Activist

Ifrah Ahmed

Irish-Somali activist, Ifrah Ahmed is one of the world’s foremost a global FGM/C eradication advocates and is the recipient of multiple awards for her work. She campaigns relentlessly on the international stage and acts as Gender Advisor to the Government of Somalia where her Ifrah Foundation is actively engaged in the National Campaign for the elimination of FGM/C.

Her inspiring life story is the subject of the upcoming film  A Girl from Mogadishu, written and directed by Mary McGuckian, with Aja Naomi King in the title role.