Nimco Ali
| Nimco Ali علي نيمو | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1982/1983 (age 33–34) Somalia |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol |
| Occupation | social activist, independent training consultant |
| Title | Co-founder and Director of Daughters of Eve |
| Religion | Islam |
Nimco Ali (Somali: Nimco Cali, Arabic: علي نيمو) is a Somali social activist and independent training consultant. She is a co-founder and the Director of the Daughters of Eve non-profit organization.
Personal life
Ali was born between 1982 and 1983 in Somalia. When she was four, her family moved to Manchester, England, where she was raised.[1][2]
For her post-secondary education, Ali attended the University of the West of England, Bristol.[3]
Career
Ali previously worked as a civil servant. She also served as a women's rights activist and an independent training consultant for a number of years.[3]
In 2010, Ali along with psychotherapist Leyla Hussein founded Daughters of Eve.[1][4] The non-profit organization was established to help young women and girls, with a focus on providing education and raising awareness on female genital mutilation (FGM).[5] Ali underwent the procedure at age seven at a hospital in Djibouti while on vacation with her family.[1][6] She later suffered health complications and had to undergo reconstructive surgery.[7] The experience and meeting other females who had been incised inspired her to assist at risk girls and to call for the practice's eradication.[1][2]
Additionally, Ali serves as a Network Coordinator for the End FGM/C Social Change Campaign. The program is sponsored by the UK government, with a mandate to eliminate FGM. She has also written extensively on national gender rights.[3]
On 18 April 2015, Ali spoke at one of the early meetings of a new political party, the Women's Equality Party.[8]
Awards
In 2014, Ali and Hussein received a community/charity award at the 2014 Red Magazine Woman of the Year awards for their work with Daughters of Eve.[5] They also placed sixth in the Woman's Hour Power List 2014.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Onyanga-Omara, Jane (29 July 2011). "Men 'must help stop female genital mutilation'". BBC. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- 1 2 Poon, Linda (5 August 2014). "Fighting Genital Cutting Of British Girls: A Survivor Speaks Out". NPR. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 "6. Leyla Hussein and Nimco Ali". BBC. 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- 1 2 British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (May 2014). "Towards ending female genital mutilation" (PDF). CBT Today. 42 (2): 16–17. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- 1 2 Powell, Emma (4 September 2014). "Lauren Laverne, Sadie Frost and Olivia Inge attend the Red Woman of the Year Awards". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ Bentham, Martin (18 February 2013). "Met will prosecute parents who send their girls abroad to be 'cut'". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ Banneman, Lucy (13 January 2014). "'It's child abuse that has gone mainstream'". The Times. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ Milligan, Becky (23 April 2015). "The brand new Women's Equality Party: 'not standing in this election'". PM. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 21 September 2015.