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Isha
The Gambia
Isha is renowned for her strong voice against human trafficking. She has a finance background and has plans to start her business in the near future.
Isha was working as a cashier at a renowned enterprise and a earning a decent salary when she fell victim to a fake job abroad. She left without second thought but managed to come back in August 2017. Isatou has started a new life is planning to open a business. As a survivor, she continues to play an instrumental role in awareness raising activities.

Returned migrants play a central role as Volunteers in the development, planning and implementation of the Migrants as Messengers campaign.

Through their stories, the learnings from their migratory experiences and their creativity, MaM Volunteers are the principal authors and actors of the campaign. From 2019-2022, a community of more than 300 volunteers across 7 countries will develop and grow. This community will also have access to diversified training and capacity-building opportunities and be invited to regular activities to support the development of an organic and sustainable community. Female engagement plays an important role within the MaM Volunteer community as they will take the lead in shaping women-to-women dialogue sessions and engaging female audiences more generally.