Deqo Mohamed

Dr Deqo Aden Mohamed is a Somalia-born obstetrician-gynaecologist who is CEO of the Dr Hawa Abdi Foundation. The operations of the foundation is based in Hope Village, a complex in Mogadishu, Somalia, providing healthcare, education and shelter to thousands of displaced people. The village was founded by Mohamed's mother Dr Hawa Abdi and is run alongside her sister, Dr Amina Mohamed. In addition to her executive role, Deqo Mohamed works as a doctor in the Dr Hawa Abdi General Hospital.

Deqo Aden Mohamed
Born
Mogadishu, Somalia
CitizenshipUS
OccupationObstetrician-gynaecologist
EmployerDr Hawa Abdi Foundation
Parents
  • Aden Mohamed (father)
  • Dr Hawa Abdi (mother)
RelativesDr Amina Mohamed (sister)

Early life and education

Mohamed was born in Mogadishu, Somalia [1] to Dr Hawa Abdi and Aden Mohamed.[2] She went to college and medical school in Russia, helping her mother in the camp in between studying.[3] Mohamed was chosen as a Yale Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellow in 2016.[4]

Career

After her studies, Mohamed immigrated to the US as a refugee in 2003.[5] During this time she worked in multiple labs and was granted US citizenship in 2008.[3][5] In 2010 she gave a TEDtalk alongside her mother Dr Hawa Abdi about their medical clinic.[6] She returned to Somalia in 2011, feeling a sense of responsibility to help the situation in the country.[7] She was chosen as a mentee for the Bank of America Global Ambassadors Program in 2014. [8][9]

Mohamed is currently CEO of the Dr Hawa Abdi Foundation in the US and works on the ground at Hope Village.[1] The foundation aims "to create access to basic human rights in Somalia through building sustainable institutions in healthcare, education, agriculture, and social entrepreneurship".[10] Hope Village consists of a hospital, a primary school, a high school, a women's education centre, agricultural projects, a sanitation program and a refuge for families.[11][12][13] Mohamed is also a visiting lecturer at the African Leadership University School of Business, Rwanda.[14]

Awards and honours
  • BET Social Humanitarian Award (2012) - awarded to Dr Hawa Abdi, Dr Amina Mohamed and Dr Deqo Mohamed[15]
  • Glamour Women of the Year (2010) - awarded to Dr Hawa Abdi, Dr Amina Mohamed and Dr Deqo Mohamed[16]
  • Chatham University Commencment Speaker (2017)[13]

Personal life

Mohamed married her husband, a physician, in 2012.[3] Her father died in 2012.[3]

References
  1. "Our Team". Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  2. Hawa Abdi; Robbins, Sarah J (2013). Keeping hope alive: one woman: 90,000 lives changed. New York, NY: Grand Central Pub. ISBN 9781455503766. OCLC 806015186.
  3. Pesta, Abigail (2012-10-21). "Somalia's Fierce Daughter: Dr. Deqo Mohamed". Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  4. "Class of 2016 | Yale Greenberg World Fellows". worldfellows.yale.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  5. Beast, The Daily (2011-03-01). "Participants in the 2011 Women in the World Summit". Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  6. Mohamed, Hawa Abdi + Deqo, Mother and daughter doctor-heroes, retrieved 2019-04-22
  7. Mohamed, Dr Deqo; Abdi, daughter of Dr Hawa. "In Somalia, Mother And Daughter Are 'Keeping Hope Alive'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  8. "Dr. Deqo Aden Mohamed | The Global Ambassadors Program". www.global-ambassadors.org. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  9. "Northern Ireland 2014 | Women's leadership in post-conflict and peacebuilding countries from Bank of America". About Bank of America. 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  10. "Our Foundation". Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  11. "Sanitation". Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  12. "Education". Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  13. Nuzum, Lydia (2017-03-07). "Somali doctor, foundation leader to serve as Chatham's commencement speaker". Pittsburgh Business Times. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  14. "Faculty". ALU School of Business. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  15. "Television". IndieWire. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  16. Nast, Condé. "Dr. Hawa Abdi & Her Daughters: The Saints of Somalia". Glamour. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
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