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Efua Dorkenoo

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Ghanaian activist (1949-2014)

PoliticiansLived 1949 to 2014 · aged 65
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Efua Dorkenoo, OBE, affectionately known as "Mama Efua", was a Ghanaian-British campaigner against female genital mutilation (FGM) who pioneered the global movement to end the practice and worked internationally for more than 30 years to see the campaign "move from a problem lacking in recognition to a key issue for...

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2013BBC 100 Women
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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Efua Dorkenoo, OBE, affectionately known as "Mama Efua", was a Ghanaian-British campaigner against female genital mutilation (FGM) who pioneered the global movement to end the practice and worked internationally for more than 30 years to see the campaign "move from a problem lacking in recognition to a key issue for governments around the world."

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Lived 1949 to 2014 · aged 65
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