Alimatu Dimonekene MBE

I need to be in Narrm (Melbourne) on 27 April @WomenDeliver 👍🏾 In the last few days, something powerful has happened. £400 raised directly. £476 through @gofundme £354.35 from @VickieRemoe . That’s over £1,200 raised because people chose to show up for this work. I am deeply grateful. But I am not there yet. I still need £1,770 and only have days to make this happen. My registration is paid. My visa is granted. My leave is booked. Everything is in place except getting there. I am a survivor of FGM, and for over 30 years I have been campaigning to end violence against women and girls. In Sierra Leone, there is still no law banning FGM, and we are seeing a rise in girls being subjected to it. This is why being in that room matters. A friend said to me, “Your voice is too important to be silenced by a plane ticket.” If you have been watching or meaning to support, this is the moment. If a small number of people give what they can, we can close this gap before Saturday. 👉 gofund.me/9f5e60c74 We are close. Let’s finish this. Thank you 🙏🏽

This song is more than music. It is a call for justice, protection, healing, and freedom for every girl in Sierra Leone and across Africa. For too long, survivors of female genital mutilation have carried pain in silence while activists and communities continue fighting for the rights, dignity, and bodily autonomy of girls. Through rhythm, culture, and powerful voices, this anthem stands with every girl whose future deserves protection, not harm. We believe culture should uplift and empower, never wound or silence. Today we say together: ✊🏾 All Gyal Pikin Matter ✊🏾 No To FGM ✊🏾 Protect Our Girls ✊🏾 End Violence Against Women and Girls We invite everyone, especially young people, artists, activists, educators, parents, faith leaders, and policymakers, to share this song and join the movement for a safer future for girls. Africa’s future cannot be built on the pain of its daughters. #AfricaDay #NoToFGM #AllGyalPikinMatter #EndFGM #ProtectTheGirlChild #AGirlAtATime #SierraLeone #GirlsRights #EndViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls

AFRICA DAY RELEASE Today, on Africa Day, A Girl At A Time proudly releases our new campaign anthem: 🎶 “NO TO FGM – All Gyal Pikin Matter” 🎶 This song is more than music. It is a call for justice, protection, healing, & freedom for every girl & woman in Sierra Leone & globally

@TheAlima @theafricandoers @tropicsbusiness Congratulations 🎉

This week in Cape Town at SA’s TJ@30, I shared lessons from 🇬🇲 TRRC, born from the inspiration of SA’s TRC. Our TRRC set a high bar, showing what political will & strong CSO commitment can achieve. May we sustain momentum & deliver a transformative post‑TRRC @Gambia_MOJ

I struggle to understand how someone like the First Lady of Sierra Leone can publicly champion the fight against violence against women and girls, while continuing to support Bondo, (FGM) a practice that involves the cutting of girls’ bodies. The audacity.

Progress. Leading economic abuse expert Dr Nicole Sharp-Jeffs and I talk about this in May's Ringleader and Lifer Live Event in the Crime Analyst Squad. Join us and learn more: patreon.com/posts/may-ring…

@martinharmer I would like to know what’s your take on the First Lady supporting of the women (Bondo women) who subject women and girls to female genital mutilation (FGM) As seen here today facebook.com/share/p/1bNLnp…

Join me and other incredible speakers now @theafricandoers and @tropicsbusiness Magazine fascinating conversation happening now 🙌🏽🙌🏽 youtube.com/watch?v=AHLGwQ…

President Bio came into office and promised to change the image of Sierra Leone all he and his wife have done is to change their image. The lies and lies and lies ….all is starting to catch up with them.

@tonkolili @julius_maadabio President Bio came into office and promised to change the image of Sierra Leone all he and his wife have done to to change their image. The lies and lies and lies ….all is catching up with them

“Dem kin lent am” Presidentiial spokesman Alpha Khan says of the private jet parked at Lungi Airport, confirming @julius_maadabio as the beneficiary of Gerald Minerals largesse, allegations previously dismissed by Gerald as “fanciful fabrications”. facebook.com/share/v/1NL1Cx…

@theafricandoers @Akwa_JHN @JUNIORMBUYI78 @PartnersJpg @oumlilr @alphanury @jamaafunding @WendaConceicao @TheAlima @CamaraTigui @VeniciaGuinot @Hatoumata_ @TropicsGroup 🌍 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT 📷 The stage is SET for the 11th #AfricanDOers Gathering — May 23rd, 2026 Meet the voices shaping next decade of Global Africa 📷 WATCH LIVE → @tropicsbusinesssummit/streams" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@tropicsbusine… #Africa #Afrique #Events #Entrepreneur #AfricanDOersGathering #AfricanDOersPowerlist

@theafricandoers @Akwa_JHN @JUNIORMBUYI78 @PartnersJpg @oumlilr @alphanury @jamaafunding @WendaConceicao @TheAlima @CamaraTigui @VeniciaGuinot @Hatoumata_ @TropicsGroup 🌍 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT 📷 The stage is SET for the 11th #AfricanDOers Gathering — May 23rd, 2026 Meet the voices shaping next decade of Global Africa 📷 WATCH LIVE → @tropicsbusinesssummit/streams" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@tropicsbusine… #Africa #Afrique #Events #Entrepreneur #AfricanDOersGathering #AfricanDOersPowerlist

@theafricandoers @Akwa_JHN @JUNIORMBUYI78 @PartnersJpg @oumlilr @alphanury @jamaafunding @WendaConceicao @TheAlima is among the Top 750 #AfricanDOers by @TropicsMagazine honorees Through her work in #GBV, she's accelerating the next decade of action for Global #Africa. 👇Meet @theafricandoers 2026-2027 Cohort - 23 may 2026 @tropicsbusinesssummit/streams" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@tropicsbusine… #SierraLeone #AfricaDay #Afrique

I am truly honoured and humbled to be recognised as one of the 2026–2027 African DOers Laureates @theafricandoers alongside some of the continent’s most inspiring sons and daughters. To be acknowledged amongst visionary leaders, changemakers, and innovators across Africa and the diaspora is a privilege I do not take lightly. This recognition is not just about me, but about every survivor, every girl, every woman, and every community that continues to fight for dignity, justice, and transformation. My journey has never been easy, but moments like this remind me why we keep pushing forward. Thank you to African DOers and TROPICS Magazine @tropicsbusiness African’s number one magazine for this incredible honour. Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 and the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 represented with pride. #AfricanDOers #Leadership #WomenAndGirls #SocialImpact #SierraLeone #AfricanExcellence #Changemaker #GlobalAdvocacy

@TropicsMagazine @VeniciaGuinot @TropicsGroup @tropicsbusiness @reyarlin @CamaraTigui @ABANAngels @NgoneDiop9 @Hatoumata_ @alphanury 🏆 @theafricandoers 2026 — 11th Edition "From Vision to Agility: Accelerating the Next Decade of Action for Africa" Meet the 50 7laureates. Hear the speakers. Shape the next decade. 👇 Watch #AfricanDOers Gathering live on Youtube 🔗 @tropicsbusinesssummit/streams" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@tropicsbusine…

@pav_akhtar @HasAhmed_ @RobertJenrick Vulnerable she definitely isn’t.

@HasAhmed_ @RobertJenrick I’m no fan of race-baiting Reform or Jenrick, but your framing of Fatima Bio, First Lady of Sierra Leone, and likely contender to be a future president, as a ‘vulnerable woman’ is so far from the reality she portrayed of herself on BBC Radio 4 last week! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

A woman escapes an abusive husband, a man with the power to make her life hell, and Robert Jenrick’s first instinct is to expose where she lives. Have you no shame, @RobertJenrick? Standing outside a vulnerable woman’s home filming for political points is beyond disgraceful. Every time, you find a new low.

Actually Being a British citizen does not automatically entitle someone to keep or inherit a council tenancy. UK social housing is governed by specific housing laws, tenancy rules, eligibility criteria, and residency requirements. I also think it is important to separate political feelings from the actual housing policy issues being discussed. At the same time, if there are others misusing social housing, the same rules and standards should apply to everyone equally.

@KBGreyhoundlady @6494david @RobertJenrick @reformparty_uk She currently lives in a Sierra Leon, however her children who are British Citizens still live in the house in London which she pays for, it’s all perfectly legal and aboveboard.

Why on earth does the First Lady of Sierra Leone get a council flat in London? @reformparty_uk would boot her out and give it to a homeless veteran. Our people must come first. Always.

Read this if you wanna understand what’s going on inside Sierra Leone’s mines lately “Everyone focused on the doom and gloom at Koidu Holdings over the past year because it felt like business as usual; that Sierra Leone had messed up in mining. We all know the script: "untapped potential" and the "resource curse." But What We Didn't Know?”

Last month, I was honored to deliver the commencement address for the 2026 graduating class in International Studies at the University of Michigan I spoke about vision, uncertainty, and the strange reality that some of the most important decisions we make in life happen long before we fully understand where we are going. In a world obsessed with performance, I wanted to remind students that ambiguity is sometimes the beginning of transformation. youtu.be/yv2KHMJkgCo?si…