Nimo Ahmed

Nimo Ahmed was born and raised in Somalia, and her journey has taken her from displacement to leadership. She is a feminist advocate committed to justice, equity, and inclusion for displaced women and girls. In 2018, while living as a refugee in Indonesia, Nimo founded The Sisterhood, the first and only safe space for women refugees in Indonesia. Today, from her new home in Aotearoa New Zealand, she continues to lead The Sisterhood’s work across Southeast Asia and region supporting a growing movement of refugee women rising together to claim their rights and shape their own futures.

Nimo currently serves as a member of the New Zealand Refugee Advisory Panel (NZRAP), where she brings lived experience and community leadership into national policy discussions. and she is a student completing social service study. 

Alongside her leadership role, Nimo is a social service student and is now pursuing her Master of Social Service, further strengthening her ability to support vulnerable communities. Her work is grounded in the belief that upholding refugee rights is essential to building safe, inclusive, and resilient societies.