Isatu Bokum
Biography
Isatu M. Bokum is a Media Professional with over five years of experience in the media industry. She is a videographer, editor, content creator and filmmaker. She is currently the Communications Officer at State of Mic Multimedia, one of the biggest multimedia companies in The Gambia. She is a women and girl’s rights advocate and started her non-profit organisation dubbed Girls Talk Organisation at age 21, which advocates for the rights and wellbeing of girls and young women in society. In a bid to eradicate cultural norms and traditional beliefs that continuously daunt their growth and limit their ability to reach their fullest potentials, Isatu has reached over 10,000 women and girls throughout the country. She has achieved this through social media campaigns, sensitisation, mentorship, leadership, and capacity building programs for adolescent girls and young women from vulnerable homes. Isatu is a Mandela Rhodes Scholar, making her the first to be selected from her country.
She is an exceptional leader and has in many ways impacted her community and those around her. She is committed to starting a recreational hub to provide safe spaces for girls and young women to achieve their aims, learn skills to empower them and enable them to grow spiritually, mentally, psychologically and physically. Aside from being a committed activist, she is also a Youtuber and produces interesting vlogs on YouTube promoting The Gambia, its people, places and culture. She loves listening to motivational podcasts, hanging out with friends, teaching and making films and videos for her Youtube channel in her free time. Fun fact: Isatu is a shoe fanatic and loves the water.
伊萨图-博库姆
选举年份: 2022年
选举选区。西非
学者身份。当选学者
罗德标识符。冈比亚2022年
伊萨图-博库姆
传记
Isatu M. Bokum是一名媒体专业人士，在媒体行业有超过五年的经验。她是一名摄像师、编辑、内容创作者和电影制片人。她目前是冈比亚最大的多媒体公司之一State of Mic Multimedia的通讯官。她是一个妇女和女孩权利的倡导者，在21岁时就开始了她的非营利组织，名为女孩对话组织，倡导社会中女孩和年轻女性的权利和福祉。为了消除不断阻碍她们成长和限制她们发挥最大潜力的文化规范和传统观念，伊莎图已经在全国范围内接触了1万多名妇女和女孩。她通过社会媒体活动、宣传、导师制、领导力以及为来自弱势家庭的少女和年轻女性提供的能力建设计划实现了这一目标。伊莎图是曼德拉罗德奖学金获得者，使她成为第一个从她的国家被选中的人。