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| caption = Dukureh at European Development Days in 2018
| caption = Dukureh at European Development Days in 2018
| nationality = Gambian, American
| nationality = Gambian, American
| alma_mater = Georgia Southwestern State University, University of Central Florida
| alma_mater = [[Georgia Southwestern State University]], [[University of Central Florida]]
| organization = Safe Hands for Girls, UN Women, The Big Sisters Movement, The New Now
| organization = Safe Hands for Girls, UN Women, The Big Sisters Movement, The New Now
| known_for = FGM and women's rights activist
| known_for = Female genital mutilation and women's rights activism
| awards = Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Eleanor Roosevelt Medal of Honour, Times 100 Most Influential People
| awards = Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Eleanor Roosevelt Medal of Honour, [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] Most Influential People
| website = https://safehandsforgirls.org
| website = {{URL |https://safehandsforgirls.org}}
}}
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'''Jaha Dukureh''' (born 1989 or 1990)<ref name=guardian1 /><ref name=cnn /> is a [[Gambia]]n women's right activist and anti-[[female genital mutilation]] campaigner.<ref name=guardian1>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/may/12/jaha-dukureh-washington-female-genital-mutilation|title=Jaha Dukureh: 'In Washington, they don't want to talk about vaginas'|last1=Topping|first1=Alexandra|date=12 May 2014|access-date=11 June 2016|website=The Guardian}}</ref> Dukureh was subjected to female genital mutilation in The Gambia when she was a little more than a week old.<ref name=cnn /> She is the founder and executive director of Safe Hands for Girls, an organization working to end FGM,<ref>http://www.safehandsforgirls.org/</ref> and was the lead campaigner in ''The Guardian''{{'}}s End FGM Guardian Global Media Campaign.<ref name="2guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/21/time-100-fgm-campaigner-jaha-dukureh-makes-prestigious-list|title=Time 100: FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh makes prestigious list|date=21 April 2016|access-date=11 June 2016|last1=Daly|first1=Claire|website=The Guardian}}</ref> In April 2016, she was named to the [[Time 100|2016 ''Time'' 100]] list.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/video/2016/apr/22/jaha-dukureh-from-fgm-survivor-to-times-most-influential-list-video|title=Jaha Dukureh: From FGM survivor to Time's 'most influential' list – video|last=McConnell|first=Fred|date=22 April 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=26 April 2017|last2=Ochagavia|first2=Ekaterina|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|last3=Baqué|first3=Irene|last4=Carson|first4=Mary|last5=theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/21/time-100-fgm-campaigner-jaha-dukureh-makes-prestigious-list|title=Time 100: FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh makes prestigious list|last=Daly|first=Claire|date=21 April 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=26 April 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Dukureh was nominated for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in February 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unwomen.org/en/partnerships/goodwill-ambassadors/jaha-dukureh|title=Regional UN Women Ambassador Jaha Dukureh|website=[[UN Women]]|date=2018|access-date=9 March 2019}}</ref> has won the Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal,<ref name="Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal">{{Cite web|url=https://ervk.org/eleanor-roosevelt-val-kill-medal/|title=Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal|website=Eleanor Roosevelt Center|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> and is a [[UN Women]] Goodwill Ambassador for Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2018/2/press-release-un-women-announces-jaha-dukureh-as-regional-goodwill-ambassador|title=Press release: UN Women announces first Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Africa}}</ref> A feature film about Jaha's life was released by Accidental Pictures and ''[[The Guardian]]''.
'''Jaha Dukureh''' (born 1989 or 1990)<ref name=guardian1 /><ref name=cnn /> is a [[The Gambia|Gambian]] women's right activist and anti-[[female genital mutilation]] campaigner.<ref name=guardian1>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/may/12/jaha-dukureh-washington-female-genital-mutilation|title=Jaha Dukureh: 'In Washington, they don't want to talk about vaginas'|last1=Topping|first1=Alexandra|date=12 May 2014|access-date=11 June 2016|website=The Guardian}}</ref> Dukureh was subjected to [[female genital mutilation in the Gambia]] when she was a little more than a week old.<ref name=cnn /> She is the founder and executive director of Safe Hands for Girls, an organization working to end FGM,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.safehandsforgirls.org/ |title=Home |website=safehandsforgirls.org}}</ref> and was the lead campaigner in ''The Guardian''{{'}}s End FGM Guardian Global Media Campaign.<ref name="2guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/21/time-100-fgm-campaigner-jaha-dukureh-makes-prestigious-list|title=Time 100: FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh makes prestigious list|date=21 April 2016|access-date=11 June 2016|last1=Daly|first1=Claire|website=The Guardian}}</ref> In April 2016, she was named to the 2016 [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] list.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/video/2016/apr/22/jaha-dukureh-from-fgm-survivor-to-times-most-influential-list-video|title=Jaha Dukureh: From FGM survivor to Time's 'most influential' list – video|last1=McConnell|first1=Fred|date=22 April 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=26 April 2017|last2=Ochagavia|first2=Ekaterina|issn=0261-3077|last3=Baqué|first3=Irene|last4=Carson|first4=Mary|last5=theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/21/time-100-fgm-campaigner-jaha-dukureh-makes-prestigious-list|title=Time 100: FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh makes prestigious list|last=Daly|first=Claire|date=21 April 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=26 April 2017|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Dukureh was nominated for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in February 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unwomen.org/en/partnerships/goodwill-ambassadors/jaha-dukureh|title=Regional UN Women Ambassador Jaha Dukureh|website=[[UN Women]]|date=2018|access-date=9 March 2019}}</ref> has won the Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal,<ref name="Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal">{{Cite web|url=https://ervk.org/eleanor-roosevelt-val-kill-medal/|title=Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal|website=Eleanor Roosevelt Center|access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> and is a [[UN Women]] Goodwill Ambassador for Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2018/2/press-release-un-women-announces-jaha-dukureh-as-regional-goodwill-ambassador|title=Press release: UN Women announces first Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Africa|date=5 February 2018 }}</ref> A feature film about Jaha's life was released by Accidental Pictures and ''[[The Guardian]]''.


== Life ==
== Life ==


Dukureh was born in The Gambia. She was subjected to [[Female genital mutilation#Type III|Type III female genital mutilation]] when she was one week old.<ref name=guardian1 /> After her mother's death, she moved to New York City at the age of 15 for an [[arranged marriage]] that had been planned years earlier.<ref name=guardian1 /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/health-features/inspiring-victim-of-female-genital-mutilation-27-is-now-campaigning-to-save-other-girls-35512340.html|title=Inspiring victim of female genital mutilation (27) is now campaigning to save other girls - Independent.ie|work=Independent.ie|last1=Sweeney|first1=Tanya|access-date=26 April 2017|language=en}}</ref> After experiencing difficulty consummating her marriage, she underwent surgery to undo the infibulation, which she likened to "[going] through the FGM all over again".<ref name=guardian1 /><ref name=cnn>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/03/world/gambian-american-opposes-female-genital-mutilation/|title=One woman's journey to American Dream includes a crusade|date=4 January 2016|last1=Somra|first1=Gena|website=[[CNN]]|access-date=11 June 2016}}</ref> Dukureh's marriage dissolved and she moved in with family members. She managed to enroll in a New York City high school after being rejected by 10 other schools because she did not have the consent of a legal guardian.<ref name=guardian1 /> At 17, she moved to [[Atlanta, Georgia]], and remarried.<ref name=guardian1 />
Dukureh was born in The Gambia. She was subjected to [[Female genital mutilation#Type III|Type III female genital mutilation]] when she was one week old.<ref name=guardian1 /> After her mother's death, she moved to New York City at the age of 15 for an [[arranged marriage]] that had been planned years earlier.<ref name=guardian1 /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/health-features/inspiring-victim-of-female-genital-mutilation-27-is-now-campaigning-to-save-other-girls-35512340.html|title=Inspiring victim of female genital mutilation (27) is now campaigning to save other girls - Independent.ie|work=Independent.ie|last1=Sweeney|first1=Tanya|access-date=26 April 2017}}</ref> After experiencing difficulty consummating her marriage, she underwent surgery to undo the infibulation, which she likened to "[going] through the FGM all over again".<ref name=guardian1 /><ref name=cnn>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/03/world/gambian-american-opposes-female-genital-mutilation/|title=One woman's journey to American Dream includes a crusade|date=4 January 2016|last1=Somra|first1=Gena|website=[[CNN]]|access-date=11 June 2016}}</ref> Dukureh's marriage dissolved and she moved in with family members. She managed to enroll in a New York City high school after being rejected by 10 other schools because she did not have the consent of a legal guardian.<ref name=guardian1 /> At 17, she moved to [[Atlanta, Georgia]], and remarried.<ref name=guardian1 />


Dukureh earned a [[Bachelor's degree]] in business administration management at [[Georgia Southwestern State University]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local/atlanta-woman-praised-around-world-for-work-to-end/nq8NF/|title=Time magazine honors Atlanta woman's fight to end genital mutilation|last1=Bonds Staples|first1=Gracies|website=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=21 April 2016|access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> That year, she founded Safe Hands for Girls, an anti-FGM non-profit organization.<ref name=tv5 /><ref name=cnn /> Dukureh became an American citizen in late 2015.<ref name=cnn /> Dukureh also has a [[Master's degree]] in Non-Profit Management from The [[University of Central Florida]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://today.ucf.edu/nobel-peace-prize-nominee-graduate-ucf/|title=Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Jaha Dukureh to Graduate from UCF|date=2018-05-03}}</ref>
Dukureh earned a [[Bachelor's degree]] in business administration management at [[Georgia Southwestern State University]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local/atlanta-woman-praised-around-world-for-work-to-end/nq8NF/|title=Time magazine honors Atlanta woman's fight to end genital mutilation|last1=Bonds Staples|first1=Gracies|website=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=21 April 2016|access-date=13 June 2016|archive-date=10 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810170202/http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local/atlanta-woman-praised-around-world-for-work-to-end/nq8NF/|url-status=dead}}</ref> That year, she founded Safe Hands for Girls, an anti-FGM non-profit organization.<ref name=tv5 /><ref name=cnn /> Dukureh became an American citizen in late 2015.<ref name=cnn /> Dukureh also has a [[Master's degree]] in Non-Profit Management from The [[University of Central Florida]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://today.ucf.edu/nobel-peace-prize-nominee-graduate-ucf/|title=Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Jaha Dukureh to Graduate from UCF|date=3 May 2018}}</ref>


Dukureh's activism led to the banning of female genital mutilation in The Gambia.<ref name=3guardian>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/nov/24/the-gambia-bans-female-genital-mutilation|title=The Gambia bans female genital mutilation|last1=Lyons|first1=Kate|date=24 November 2015|access-date=11 June 2016|website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name=tv5>{{cite web|url=http://information.tv5monde.com/terriennes/la-militante-anti-excision-jaha-dukureh-au-top-100-du-time-108050|title=La militante anti-excision, Jaha Dukureh, au top 100 du Time magazine|last1=Mourgere|first1=Isabelle|website=[[TV5Monde]]|date=19 May 2016|access-date=11 June 2016|language=French|trans-title=Anti-FGM activist Jaha Dukureh in the Time top 100}}</ref>
Dukureh's activism led to the banning of female genital mutilation in The Gambia.<ref name=3guardian>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/nov/24/the-gambia-bans-female-genital-mutilation|title=The Gambia bans female genital mutilation|last1=Lyons|first1=Kate|date=24 November 2015|access-date=11 June 2016|website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name=tv5>{{cite web|url=http://information.tv5monde.com/terriennes/la-militante-anti-excision-jaha-dukureh-au-top-100-du-time-108050|title=La militante anti-excision, Jaha Dukureh, au top 100 du Time magazine|last1=Mourgere|first1=Isabelle|website=[[TV5Monde]]|date=19 May 2016|access-date=11 June 2016|language=French|trans-title=Anti-FGM activist Jaha Dukureh in the Time top 100}}</ref>


Dukureh currently resides in Atlanta.<ref name=guardian1 /> ''The Guardian'' developed the documentary film ''Jaha's Promise'', which premiered in 2017.<ref name=2guardian /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/mar/17/jahas-promise-fgm-film-premieres-at-copenhagen-film-festival|title=Jaha's Promise: FGM film premieres at Copenhagen film festival|last1=O'Kane|first1=Maggie|date=17 March 2017|access-date=9 March 2019|website=The Guardian}}</ref>
Dukureh currently resides in Atlanta.<ref name=guardian1 /> ''The Guardian'' developed the documentary film ''[[Jaha's Promise]]'', which premiered in 2017.<ref name=2guardian /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/mar/17/jahas-promise-fgm-film-premieres-at-copenhagen-film-festival|title=Jaha's Promise: FGM film premieres at Copenhagen film festival|last1=O'Kane|first1=Maggie|date=17 March 2017|access-date=9 March 2019|website=The Guardian}}</ref>

== 2021 presidential campaign ==
On 13 October 2021, Dukureh announced her bid to stand as a candidate in the [[2021 Gambian presidential election]] for the [[People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism]], having joined the party in March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Topping|first=Alexandra|date=4 November 2021|title='It is what girls need': the FGM activist hoping to be the Gambia's president|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/nov/04/jaha-dukureh-fgm-activist-hoping-to-be-the-gambia-president|access-date=13 November 2021|website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Dukureh's campaign was ultimately unsuccessful, with [[Halifa Sallah]] being selected to stand as the PDOIS candidate in November 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Egbejule|first=Eromo|date=10 November 2021|title=Who are the men vying for the Gambian presidency?|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/10/the-gambia-elections-meet-the-men-running-for-president|access-date=13 November 2021|website=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]}}</ref>


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== References ==
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Jaha Dukureh
Dukureh at European Development Days in 2018
NationalityGambian, American
Alma materGeorgia Southwestern State University, University of Central Florida
Organization(s)Safe Hands for Girls, UN Women, The Big Sisters Movement, The New Now
Known forFemale genital mutilation and women's rights activism
AwardsNobel Peace Prize nominee, Eleanor Roosevelt Medal of Honour, Time 100 Most Influential People
Websitesafehandsforgirls.org

Jaha Dukureh (born 1989 or 1990)[1][2] is a Gambian women's right activist and anti-female genital mutilation campaigner.[1] Dukureh was subjected to female genital mutilation in the Gambia when she was a little more than a week old.[2] She is the founder and executive director of Safe Hands for Girls, an organization working to end FGM,[3] and was the lead campaigner in The Guardian's End FGM Guardian Global Media Campaign.[4] In April 2016, she was named to the 2016 Time 100 list.[5][6] Dukureh was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in February 2018,[7] has won the Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal,[8] and is a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for Africa.[9] A feature film about Jaha's life was released by Accidental Pictures and The Guardian.

Life

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Dukureh was born in The Gambia. She was subjected to Type III female genital mutilation when she was one week old.[1] After her mother's death, she moved to New York City at the age of 15 for an arranged marriage that had been planned years earlier.[1][10] After experiencing difficulty consummating her marriage, she underwent surgery to undo the infibulation, which she likened to "[going] through the FGM all over again".[1][2] Dukureh's marriage dissolved and she moved in with family members. She managed to enroll in a New York City high school after being rejected by 10 other schools because she did not have the consent of a legal guardian.[1] At 17, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, and remarried.[1]

Dukureh earned a Bachelor's degree in business administration management at Georgia Southwestern State University in 2013.[11] That year, she founded Safe Hands for Girls, an anti-FGM non-profit organization.[12][2] Dukureh became an American citizen in late 2015.[2] Dukureh also has a Master's degree in Non-Profit Management from The University of Central Florida in 2018.[13]

Dukureh's activism led to the banning of female genital mutilation in The Gambia.[14][12]

Dukureh currently resides in Atlanta.[1] The Guardian developed the documentary film Jaha's Promise, which premiered in 2017.[4][15]

2021 presidential campaign

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On 13 October 2021, Dukureh announced her bid to stand as a candidate in the 2021 Gambian presidential election for the People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism, having joined the party in March 2021.[16] Dukureh's campaign was ultimately unsuccessful, with Halifa Sallah being selected to stand as the PDOIS candidate in November 2021.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Topping, Alexandra (12 May 2014). "Jaha Dukureh: 'In Washington, they don't want to talk about vaginas'". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e Somra, Gena (4 January 2016). "One woman's journey to American Dream includes a crusade". CNN. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Home". safehandsforgirls.org.
  4. ^ a b Daly, Claire (21 April 2016). "Time 100: FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh makes prestigious list". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  5. ^ McConnell, Fred; Ochagavia, Ekaterina; Baqué, Irene; Carson, Mary; theguardian.com (22 April 2016). "Jaha Dukureh: From FGM survivor to Time's 'most influential' list – video". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  6. ^ Daly, Claire (21 April 2016). "Time 100: FGM campaigner Jaha Dukureh makes prestigious list". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Regional UN Women Ambassador Jaha Dukureh". UN Women. 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal". Eleanor Roosevelt Center. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Press release: UN Women announces first Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Africa". 5 February 2018.
  10. ^ Sweeney, Tanya. "Inspiring victim of female genital mutilation (27) is now campaigning to save other girls - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  11. ^ Bonds Staples, Gracies (21 April 2016). "Time magazine honors Atlanta woman's fight to end genital mutilation". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  12. ^ a b Mourgere, Isabelle (19 May 2016). "La militante anti-excision, Jaha Dukureh, au top 100 du Time magazine" [Anti-FGM activist Jaha Dukureh in the Time top 100]. TV5Monde (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Jaha Dukureh to Graduate from UCF". 3 May 2018.
  14. ^ Lyons, Kate (24 November 2015). "The Gambia bans female genital mutilation". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  15. ^ O'Kane, Maggie (17 March 2017). "Jaha's Promise: FGM film premieres at Copenhagen film festival". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  16. ^ Topping, Alexandra (4 November 2021). "'It is what girls need': the FGM activist hoping to be the Gambia's president". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  17. ^ Egbejule, Eromo (10 November 2021). "Who are the men vying for the Gambian presidency?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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