Jeminatu
Sierra Leone
Duped into embarking on a journey to Kuwait, faced hardship and abused. Taken to Sierra Leone Embassy in Kuwait but had no assistance. Was able to return to Sierra Leone, but undertake another journey to Libya before she was repatriated to Sierra Leone
Ms. Jeminatu Sheriff was born 3rd February 1997, in Freetown. She attended the Richard Allen High School in Freetown. She holds a certificate of participation on advocacy and community engagement from Save the Children and Action for Youth and Children Network. Ms. Sheriff is a volunteer at the Advocacy Network against Irregular Migration. Apart of her advocacy work for children and young people, Ms. Sheriff is a businesswoman. She is an easy going and approachable person.
February

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.