Jemila Abdulai

Jemila Abdulai is a journalist and social media activist who is passionate about issues related to economic development, global affairs and the media. (Read on!)She was born in Nigeria to a mother and father from Northern Ghana and moved to the US for attending University. There she served as an editor for the international section of her college's newspaper while pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Economics and French. After obtaining her bachelor degrees, she moved to Senegal, where she was working as the program coordinator for AWOMI, an NGO. Jemila also spearheaded the organization of the 3rd Annual Young Women’s Knowledge & Leadership Institute (YOWLI) in Dakar, as well as the first ever YOWLI Monologues event during the UN’s 2011 Commission on the Status of Women in New York. In May 2011 she joined Esoko, an Accra-based market information system and technology company, as an assistant partner adviser. An ardent believer in the value of information and cross-cultural sharing, Jemila is an active blogger who regularly updates her personal site and she is also a member of innovative projects like Ghanablogging, BarCamp Ghana, RPC and LifestylzGH. She is currently pursuing her graduate degree in international affairs and international economics at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). A fluent French speaker, Jemila enjoys listening to music, reading, writing, traveling and meeting new people.

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