Traoré Roukiatou S. Maiga, recently more commonly known as Roukiatou Maiga, (born 1965 or 1966) is a
Burkinabé organization founder and humanitarian. Along with
Diambendi Madiega, she was the regional co-winner of the
Nansen Refugee Award
The Nansen Refugee Award is awarded annually by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to an individual, group, or organization in recognition of outstanding service to the cause of refugees, Internally displaced person, displac ...
in 2021.
Career
Maiga joined the
Mali Red Cross in 1966 as a community outreach worker, meeting people at events and on the streets of
Bamako
Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2022 population of 2.81 million. It is located on t ...
. She became a first aid instructor in 2000, and was working as a training officer through 2016 to 2018.
Maiga set up a refugee support program in her home town of
Dori when 35,000 displaced people arrived. She provides displaced people with food, shelter and support in navigating the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integrati ...
' support mechanisms.
Maiga launched an agricultural cooperative.
She was the regional co-winner of the
Nansen Refugee Award
The Nansen Refugee Award is awarded annually by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to an individual, group, or organization in recognition of outstanding service to the cause of refugees, Internally displaced person, displac ...
in 2021.
Personal life
She was aged 55 in 2021.
References
External links
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Roukiatou S Maiga National First Aid Instructor',
Mali Red Cross, 2010.
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1960s births
21st-century Burkinabé people
Living people
Women founders