Brownkey Abdullahi | |
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Born | Brownkey Abdullahi |
Organization | Brownkey Organization. |
Honours | Akili Dada Fellow. |
Brownkey Abdullahi is an activist and blogger who was born to Somali parents in Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. [1] She is the founder of the Brownkey Organization.
Abdullahi was born to a Somali parents, who fled the Somalia Civil War in 1991, [2] in Dadaab refugee camp. [1] [3] [4]
She started school while aged three. [2]
Abdullahi considers herself "Dadaabbian" neither Kenyan nor Somali. [1] [2]
In 2013, Abdullahi started blogging, making her the first person to blog from Dadaab. [1] Her blogging originally focused on countering negative rhetoric about Somali refugees before focusing on women's rights. [1] [5]
Abdullahi founded the Brownkey Organization, based in Dadaab, which advocates against female genital mutilation and gender based violence. [6] In 2017, the foundation campaigned for better living conditions and for reform to camp policy. [7]
Abdullahi is an Akili Dada Fellow. [6]
Brownkey Abdullahi | |
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Born | Brownkey Abdullahi |
Organization | Brownkey Organization. |
Honours | Akili Dada Fellow. |
Brownkey Abdullahi is an activist and blogger who was born to Somali parents in Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. [1] She is the founder of the Brownkey Organization.
Abdullahi was born to a Somali parents, who fled the Somalia Civil War in 1991, [2] in Dadaab refugee camp. [1] [3] [4]
She started school while aged three. [2]
Abdullahi considers herself "Dadaabbian" neither Kenyan nor Somali. [1] [2]
In 2013, Abdullahi started blogging, making her the first person to blog from Dadaab. [1] Her blogging originally focused on countering negative rhetoric about Somali refugees before focusing on women's rights. [1] [5]
Abdullahi founded the Brownkey Organization, based in Dadaab, which advocates against female genital mutilation and gender based violence. [6] In 2017, the foundation campaigned for better living conditions and for reform to camp policy. [7]
Abdullahi is an Akili Dada Fellow. [6]