Program Director
Sanctuary for Families
NY, New York, United States
Mariama Diallo is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New York. She received her Masters of Science in Social Work (MSW) from Columbia University, and her DSW from Rutgers University. Currently, Mariama is an Adjunct Professor at Hunter College (NYC) and at The Montclair State University, in New Jersey. Ms. Diallo is also a Co-Program Director at Sanctuary for Families. Her primary role at Sanctuary for Families is to provide clinical supervision to clinicians, provide trauma-informed individual and group therapy to survivors of intimate partner violence, sexual violence, civil wars/genocide, and other types of gender violence, including female genital mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), forced marriage. Conduct research project, and develop curricula and other training materials, conduct community outreach/education on the issues of FGM/C, forced marriage, and domestic violence through professional trainings to doctors, nurses, social workers, and teachers.
Ms. Diallo provides expert knowledge and testify in courts in the area of FGM, forced marriage, and domestic violence. Facilitate a leadership group training for African girls’ survivors or at risk of experiencing gender violence. Ms. Diallo is the founder and Chair of the New York Coalition to end FGM, a member of the UN working group on Girls.
Ms. Diallo started her career at UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in Paris, where she developed human rights focused educational programs that were implemented in many African countries. The programs Ms. Diallo oversaw were aimed at the education of African youth and covered the realities and rights of women and girls.
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Friday, November 11, 2022
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Saturday, November 12, 2022
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM