HERstory: Amina Salahou

Welcome back to the She Shall Speak Series! We are excited to kick off the fourth episode of our HERstory series, a collection of stories of young Black women and girls who are leading the way for positive social change in their communities. Tune in to hear us discuss Amina's advocacy journey, future plans, and her advice for gender equality activists. Learn more about Amina below!  Amina Salahou is a graduate from Nottingham High School in Syracuse, New York. She is passionate about gender equality and racial equality, specifically education justice. Amina is currently a first-year student at Harvard. She is lucky to have the chance to collaborate with other passionate students. Amina is also a teen advisor alumn of Girl Up, a United Nations foundation that strives to promote gender equality. She co-founded the first Girl Up club at her high school and served as co-leader of her chapter. Along with her Girl Up club, much time was dedicated toward their campaign towards menstrual justice.