Facebook-f Instagram Twitter Youtube

Leyla Hussein

Global Advocacy Director

Follow Me:

Dr. Leyla Hussein is a psychotherapist specializing in supporting survivors of sexual abuse. She is an international lecturer on female genital mutilation (FGM) and a speaker on gender rights. She is recognized as one of the key experts on this issue globally and is a leading and award-winning international campaigner against all forms of violence against women and girls.

About Me:

Education & Training

Leyla Hussein

Global Advocacy Director and Deputy Team Leader

About Leyla

Dr. Leyla Hussein is a psychotherapist specialising in supporting survivors of sexual abuse. She is an international lecturer on female genital mutilation (FGM) and a speaker on gender rights. She is recognised as one of the key experts on this issue globally and is a leading and award-winning international campaigner against all forms of violence against women and girls.

Follow Leyla on social media:

Linkedin

Leyla founded The Dahlia Project, the UK’s first specialist therapeutic service for FGM survivors.

In 2020, she was elected as Rector of the University of St Andrews for a three-year term, making history as the first Black woman to hold the position. She currently works as the Global Advocacy Director and Deputy Team Leader for the Africa-led Movement to End FGM.

Members:

Team With Me

Angela Ngetich

Deputy Team Leader