Our 2022 Grant Recipients
Dr. Mariama Diallo
Dr. Mariama Diallo is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), an Adjunct Professor at Hunter College and Montclair State University, and the founder and Chair of the New York Coalition to End FGM/C. She has over 20 years of experience in the field of FGM, providing trauma-informed individual group therapy and working on policy changes on behalf of survivors.
Djessou Kouyate
Djessou Kouyate is an advocate, public speaker, and organizer for women’s and children’s rights in the fight to end female genital mutilation. She is the executive director of The Inter-African Committee (USA) on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children, as well as the Co-Founder of “Vacances Sans Excision” (Summer Without FGM), a summer camp for survivors. Currently, Djessou is working on a bill to amend FGM law in the state of Maryland.