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Brownkey Abdullahi

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Brownkey Abdullahi
Born
Brownkey Abdullahi

OrganizationBrownkey Organization.
HonoursAkili 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.

Early life

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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]

Activism

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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]

Career

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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]

Awards

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Abdullahi is an Akili Dada Fellow.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Dumbuya, Mustapha (2016-10-10). "Meet Brownkey Abdullahi: Dadaab refugee camp's first female blogger". ONE. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  2. ^ a b c Klein, Rachel (11 Jan 2017). "Dadaab-born blogger: 'My nationality is refugee' | DW | 11.01.2017". DW.COM. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  3. ^ Vogt, Heidi (2016-05-14). "Kenya's Push to Close World's Largest Refugee Camp Fuels a Sense of Displacement". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  4. ^ Abdullahi, Brownkey (6 July 2016). "I was born and raised in a refugee camp: the world isn't as globalized as you think". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  5. ^ "Brownkey Abdullahi - Agenda Contributor". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  6. ^ a b "Akili Dada - African. Women. Lead | Meet Brownkey, a Voice for Refugees". Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  7. ^ Kenya, Amnesty (2017-06-30). "The Forgotten Refugees of Dadaab –Warehoused". Amnesty International Kenya. Retrieved 2022-02-23.