Brownkey Abdullahi Explained

Brownkey Abdullahi
Birth Name:	Brownkey Abdullahi
Birth Place:	Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya.
Organization:	Brownkey Organization.
Honours:	Akili Dada Fellow.

Brownkey Abdullahi is an activist and blogger who was born to Somali parents in Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya.^[1] She is the founder of the Brownkey Organization.

Early life

Abdullahi was born to a Somali parents, who fled the Somalia Civil War in 1991,^[2] in Dadaab refugee camp.^{[3] [4]}

She started school while aged three.

Abdullahi considers herself "Dadaabbian" neither Kenyan nor Somali.

Activism

In 2013, Abdullahi started blogging, making her the first person to blog from Dadaab. Her blogging originally focused on countering negative rhetoric about Somali refugees before focusing on women's rights.^[5]

Career

Abdullahi founded the Brownkey Organization, based in Dadaab, which advocates against female genital mutilation and gender based violence.^[6] In 2017, the foundation campaigned for better living conditions and for reform to camp policy.^[7]

Awards

Abdullahi is an Akili Dada Fellow.

References

1. Web site: Dumbuya. Mustapha. 2016-10-10. Meet Brownkey Abdullahi: Dadaab refugee camp's first female blogger. 2022-02-23. ONE. en-US.
2. Web site: Klein. Rachel. 11 Jan 2017. Dadaab-born blogger: 'My nationality is refugee' DW 11.01.2017. 2022-02-23. DW.COM. en-GB.
3. News: Vogt. Heidi. 2016-05-14. Kenya's Push to Close World's Largest Refugee Camp Fuels a Sense of Displacement. en-US. Wall Street Journal. 2022-02-23. 0099-9660.
4. Web site: Abdullahi. Brownkey. 6 July 2016. I was born and raised in a refugee camp: the world isn't as globalized as you think. 2022-02-23. World Economic Forum. en.
5. Web site: Brownkey Abdullahi - Agenda Contributor. 2022-02-23. World Economic Forum. en.
6. Web site: Akili Dada - African. Women. Lead Meet Brownkey, a Voice for Refugees. 2022-02-23. en-US.
7. Web site: Kenya. Amnesty. 2017-06-30. The Forgotten Refugees of Dadaab –Warehoused. 2022-02-23. Amnesty International Kenya. en-US.