Safe Hands for Girls

Building a movement for change in The Gambia and USA

Gambia
2014 - 2018

Safe Hands for Girls, founded by leading women’s rights activist and anti-FGM/C campaigner Jaha Dukureh, works to protect women and girls who are at risk of FGM/C. HDF has supported a range of initiatives including media campaigns in the Gambia and USA, the promotion of the documentary film Jaha’s Promise, the End FGM Pink Bus Tour, as well as Jaha’s own journey to becoming UN Women’s first Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Africa.