Wikipedia Draft:Gehad Hamdy

Gehad Hamdy (Arabic: جهاد حمدي‎; born 01 January 1995) is a feminist activist from Egypt who created Speak Initiative that highlights problems of sexual harassment and Gender based Violence in the streets of Egypt. Since July 2020 a public outrage over sexual assault has been growing in Egypt.

Speak Up
In 6 July 2020 Gehad founded Speak Up (a feminism initiative to support victims of violence in all its forms).

Egypt has been experiencing a strong popular mobilization against cases of Sexual harassment and gender based violence since 2020, when a university student was arrested after around 100 girls and women accused him of harassment, rape and blackmail. A 2013 UN report cites a survey in which 83% of Egyptian women reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment – ​​among foreign women, the percentage was 99%.

Speak Up, is one of such initiative, that has garnered much traction despite being founded only two years ago. Exposing sexual molesters, rapists and culprits of other such crimes, the initiative encourages victims to speak out, and provides legal and emotional support when needed.

Recognition and Awards

 * In November 2021, Gehad was selected as one of the 3 Finalists for the Empowerment Award category of the 2021 AWIEF Awards.
 * Humanitarian in Women4Africa2022.
 * A World Justice Project 2022 finalist in the Equal Rights and Non-Discrimination category.
 * ”The Humanitarian Award in Women SME Leaders Awards 2022 by Mastercard and Entrepreneur (magazine)
 * "The Change Maker” Award in Women SME Leaders Awards 2022 by Mastercard and Entrepreneur (magazine)