Dahabo Ahmed

Dahabo was a passionate and powerful member of WILPF UK for many years. She founded Mudnaan.org in 2006 which empowered women in the diaspora and in Somalia and in 2012 she founded the” Voice of Somali Women” movement which advocated for peace in Somalia and gave a voice to women and enabled participation in women’s political movement. She worked tirelessly to improve human rights in Somalia.

Dahabo was an active member of the Voices of African Women campaign and joined in lobbying and taking part in many demonstrations. She was an inspiring speaker and gave her time generously.

In 2014 Dahabo contributed to the autumn seminar about sexual violence in conflict.

Dahabo was immortalised by Cynthia Cockburn in her excellent book Looking to London where the chapter on Tower Hamlets was based on her interviews with Dahabo.

From 2018 Dahabo worked with the Somali Government to have more women active in politics. She persisted in spite of any obstacles that she frequently encountered.

Dahabo was helping to deliver food to flood victims in Somalia in October 2019 when there was a boating tragedy and Dahabo was lost. WILPF members who knew Dahabo were devastated by the loss of this warm, generous, inspiring and wonderful woman.