Jaha Dukureh

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Dukureh at European Development Days in 2018

Jaha Dukureh (* 1989 or 1990) is a gambian - American feminist and activist in the fight against female genital mutilation in traditional African cultures. Dukureh herself was a victim of genital mutilation a few days after she was born. She is founder and executive director of Safe Hands for Girls , an association that campaigns for a global ban of FGM, and a leading activist in the media campaign End Female Genital Mutilation of The Guardian . In April 2016, she was listed on the Time 100 list. A film about her life was made by Accidental Pictures and The Guardian.

Life

Dukureh was born in Gambia. She suffered a type III mutilation . After her mother's death, she moved to New York City at the age of 15 . She was supposed to enter into an arranged marriage that had been planned for some time . During intercourse, she was in severe pain and then underwent surgery to reverse the infibulation . She later separated from her husband and lived with family members. However, without the consent of a legal guardian, she found it difficult to enter school. It was only after ten rejections that she found a high school that accepted her. At 17, she moved to Atlanta , where she remarried.

2013 she finished her studies at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus (Georgia) with the Bachelor in Business Administration Management . In the same year she founded Safe Hands for Girls as a human rights organization to fight against genital mutilation. She became an American citizen in 2015.

Dukureh's activities resulted in female genital mutilation being banned in The Gambia .

In 2018 she received the North-South Prize of the Council of Europe together with the French Damien Carême .

Dukureh currently resides in Atlanta.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alexandra Topping: Jaha Dukureh: 'In Washington, they don't want to talk about vaginas' . May 12, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.safehandsforgirls.org/
  3. ↑ Claire Daly: Time 100: FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh makes prestigious list . April 21, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ Fred McConnell: Jaha Dukureh: From FGM survivor to Time's 'most influential' list - video (en-GB) . In: The Guardian , April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2017. 
  5. ↑ Claire Daly: Time 100: FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh makes prestigious list (en-GB) . In: The Guardian , April 21, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2017. 
  6. ↑ Tanya Sweeney: Inspiring victim of female genital mutilation (27) is now campaigning to save other girls - Independent.ie (en) . In: Independent.ie . Retrieved April 26, 2017. 
  7. ↑ Gena Somra: One woman's journey to American Dream includes a crusade . January 4, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ Gracies Bonds Staples: Time magazine honors Atlanta woman's fight to end genital mutilation . April 21, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  9. ↑ Kate Lyons: The Gambia bans female genital mutilation . November 24, 2015. Accessed June 11, 2016.
  10. ↑ Isabelle Mourgere: La militante anti-excision, Jaha Dukureh, au top 100 du Time magazine ( French ) May 19, 2016. Accessed June 11, 2016.
  11. ↑ North-South Prize of the Council of Europe for the fight against FGM accessed on February 19, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Dukureh, Jaha
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian-American suffragette
DATE OF BIRTH 1989 or 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Gambia