Gehad Hamdy
Activist | Founder, Speak Up
Focus Area: Gender-Based Violence Advocacy, Legal Reforms, Women’s Rights
Country: Egypt
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Gehad Hamdy is the founder of Speak Up, Egypt’s leading feminist initiative against gender-based violence, providing legal aid, advocacy, and survivor support. A dentist by training, she was named one of BBC’s 100 Most Influential Women in 2022. Her activism has earned her multiple global honors, including the Social Change Maker of the Year by The Stevie Awards and the International Humanitarian Award by Women4Africa. Through Speak Up, she has driven landmark legal reforms, including the criminalization of Female Genital Mutilation in Egypt. Committed to justice and empowerment, Gehad continues to amplify women’s voices and advocate for systemic change.