Our 2021 Grant Recipients
Angela Peabody
Angela Peabody is a humanitarian, author, and educator who has dedicated her life's work to preventing female genital mutilation (FGM). She is the Executive Director and Founder of the Global Woman P.E.A.C.E. Foundation (GWPF), a non-profit founded on the principles of eliminating violence and injustices against women and girls. She and her organization were instrumental in passing state legislation in Virginia to criminalize FGM.
Joanna Vergoth, LCSW, NCPsyA
Joanna Vergoth LCSW, NCPsyA, a psychotherapist specializing in trauma, has been a committed activist helping those affected by FGM/C for over 20 years. In addition to her public service, private practice, clinic and advocacy work, she is the founder of forma—a non-profit organization dedicated to providing culturally-sensitive clinical services to women affected by FGM/C—and one of Apolitical's 2021 Most Influential People in Gender Policy.