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She Stoops to Conquer

Aishatu Alh Kabu Damboa (22) is the CEO of Zenith of the Girl Child and Women Initiative Support. From  Damboa town under Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State where She pursued primary and Junior secondary school education. which she completed in 2010.

While she pressed on to pursue further studies at the Government Girls Unity College Damaturu, Yobe State; Her long term dreams of becoming a journalist were shattered when she was forced into marriage in 19th April 2014 at 17. In the "marriage" she socially violated, sexually assaulted, and constantly harassed.

In July 2014 fate dealt another blow as Aisha and many others were affected by conflicts in Damboa. The entire community was raided and looted to the ground.  She was relocated to Maiduguri, to one of the  Internally Displaced Person's (IDPs) camp. 

Her humanitarian service surfaced in June 2016. When she began work with several Non-government organizations. She supported young girls who were victims of conflict.  Aishatu is an epitome of excellence and indeed a strong young woman, rising above the trauma and violence she had experienced to become a source of hope to many young girls in Borno state where she still crusades against forced marriage, Gender-based violence and equal right for the girl child.

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