Anti FGM Activist, Former Deputy Minister, Former Deputy Chairperson
Rugiatu Neneh Turay is the founder of Amazonian Initiative Movement (AIM) and chairperson for the Forum Against Harmful Practices (FAHP), as well as being one of the leading anti-FGM activists for 20 years and later becoming a politician. She has transformed initiation bushes into schools and her organisation has been the first one to organise a public declaration of cutters and the only organisation to have organised alternative rites of passage with women in Sierra Leone. Rugiatu has served as Deputy Minister and Deputy Chairperson on her local council and is the only anti-FGM campaigner to have won an election.
Secretary GeneralOrganisation pour de Nouvelles Initiatives en Développement et Santé (ONIDS) [Organisation for New Initiatives in Development and Health]
Executive DirectorOrganisation pour de Nouvelles Initiatives en Développement et Santé (ONIDS) [Organisation for New Initiatives in Development and Health]
President of the Senegal branch of ROAJELFRéseau Ouest Africain des Jeunes Femmes Leaders (ROAJELF) [West African Network of Young Women Leaders] Senegal branch
Youth Focal Point for Partenariat de Ouagadougou [Ouagadougou Partnership] / Family Planning FP 2030Partenariat de Ouagadougou [Ouagadougou Partnership] / Family Planning 2030
We collect cookies necessary for the operation of the website. Your consent to our privacy policy including cookies’ collection and utilization will be required upon your registration only. For further information, check the privacy policy.