Nottingham connected
Mojatu in Parliament
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Veronica Pickering Chair of The Panel Dr Phoebe Abe
Veronica is an Executive Coach and Mentor, a Deputy
Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire and Patron of the
Nottingham Community FGM Steering Group and
Trustee of Mojatu Foundation. Dr Abe was born in Uganda and attended Medical
School at Makerere University. She completed her
medical degree at Manchester University Medical
School as a refugee. Dr Abe is an associate member of
the All Parliamentary Party Group on FGM and an FGM
specilialist and activist supporting FGM survivors. She
advises FGM organisations within and outside the UK.
She has worked for over 25 years to support children,
families and communities in difficult social and personal
difficulties thus improving their overall welfare.
Hilary Burrage
Hilary Burrage is a sociologist, consultant, teacher
and writer with wide experience in regeneration, the
knowledge economy, sustainable communities and the
delivery of social policy. Hilary has published two books
on Female Genital Mutilation FGM. She is a Fellow of
the Royal Society of Arts.
Councillor Jackie Morris
Councillor Jackie Morris is the current Sheriff of Nottingham
and Councillor of Bulwell. She is the former Lord Mayor
of Nottingham and is the Mojatu’s Nottingham FGM
Ambassador and women’s rights activist. She recently
moved a motion declaring Nottingham a “Zero Tolerance
to FGM City”, the first in the UK.
Sarah Champion MP
Sarah was elected the first woman MP for Rotherham
in 2012. Passionate about working with communities
as well as young people to give them better access to
opportunities. She has led high-profile inquiries into
the effectiveness of current child sexual exploitation
legislation, which has resulted in a change in the
law. Furthermore she has openly challenged the
government on its record on preventing FGM in the UK.
Kinsi Clarke
Into the Mainstream Refugee Services manager at
Nottingham Refugee Forum, an activist and campaigner
against FGM. She is an FGM Trainer and Consultant and
a Trustee of Mojatu Foundation.