Saffiatou Singhateh

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Saffiatou Kassim Singhateh (also Safiatou or Safiatu , born in Gambia ) is a Gambian women's rights activist .

Life

Singhateh studied Women's Studies, Social Policy and Administration in Canterbury and Swansea University .

From the early 1980s she was active in the women's movement and headed a pilot project for Women in Development at the World Bank . By 1989 she was the director of the Women's Bureau . From the mid-1980s she became involved in the women's rights organization GAMCOTRAP ( Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children ), which campaigns against female genital mutilation , among other things .

In 1991 she co-founded the Foundation for Research on Women's Health, Productivity and the Environment (BAFROW) and became its director around 1994. From 1994 she worked for the women's rights organization FEMNET (also known as the African Women's Development and Communication Network ) as a coordinator. From 1995 to 1997 or 1998 she was its director.

Around 1998 she was Regional Coordinator for Women's Health for the World Health Organization (WHO). From about 2002 until at least 2008, it was for the Population Fund of the United Nations ( English United Nations Population Fund , UNFPA) operates.

The fight against female genital mutilation is a focus of her activities .

Awards

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ a b Awa: Gambia Women's Development Journal . Women's Bureau, 1989 ( google.de [accessed January 24, 2019]).
  3. ↑ a b TheWomensTorch: PERSPECTIVES ON LEGISLATION AND THE ABANDONMENT OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION / CUTTING (FGM / C) | TheWomensTorch. Retrieved January 24, 2019 (UK English).
  4. ^ Women's International Network News . Women's International Network, 1989 ( google.de [accessed January 24, 2019]).
  5. ↑ Fatoumatta Jah - laudable Woman Entrepreneur. April 5, 2003, accessed January 23, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Dossier 3: Sexual Mutilations: Case studies presented at the workshop African women speak on female circumcision Khartoum (October 21-25, 1984) | Women Reclaiming and Redefining Cultures. Retrieved January 23, 2019 .
  7. ↑ BAFROW, Gambia | Foundation for Research on Women's Health, Productivity & the Environment. Retrieved January 24, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Green CO Environmental Education and Communication Project - PDF. P. 106 , accessed on January 24, 2019 .
  9. ↑ FEMNET: Her Story. Retrieved January 24, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Plan to eradicate female 'cut'. Retrieved January 24, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Engendering population and reproductive health policy formulation and programming processes: report of a regional gender training workshop for English speaking countries in Southern African Region | National HIV and AIDS Information and Training Center. Retrieved January 24, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Global Consultation on Female Genital Mutilation. Retrieved January 24, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Global Consultation on Female Genital Mutilation / Cutting. Retrieved January 24, 2019 .
  14. ^ Gambia: Preparations Under Way for Annual Investiture Ceremony. Retrieved January 24, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Gambia: President Confers Awards On Over 700 Personalities Celebration of the Prestigious Awards Conferred On His Excellency & Awards Ceremony of the July 22nd Revolution - allAfrica.com. September 23, 2016, accessed January 24, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Singhateh, Saffiatou
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Singhateh, Saffiatou Kassim (full name); Singhateh, Safiatou; Singhateh, Safiatu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian suffragette
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Gambia