Jemila Abdulai
Jemila Wumpini Abdulai | |
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| Born | Ghana |
| Education | Wesley Girls' High School; Mount Holyoke College (Economics and French); Johns Hopkins University SAIS (MA International Economics and International Relations) |
| Occupation(s) | Digital marketer, writer, blogger |
| Known for | Founder of Circumspecte.com; African Blogger Award winner (2016) |
Jemila Wumpini Abdulai is a Ghanaian digital marketer, writer, and blogger. She launched Circumspecte.com in 2007, a lifestyle platform tailored to African readers. The blog earned recognition by winning an African Blogger Award in 2016.
Abdulai's short story titled "#Yennenga" appeared in the 2015 Caine Prize Anthology, Lusaka Punk and Other Stories, which featured contributions from 16 other African writers.
Personal life
Abdulai is the daughter of Mohammed-Sani Abdulai, who serves as vice president at Madina Institute of Science and Technology in Accra.
Education
She completed her secondary schooling at Wesley Girls' High School located in Cape Coast, Ghana. Abdulai earned her undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, USA, where she majored in both Economics and French.
Additionally, she holds a Master of Arts degree in International Economics and International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) based in Washington DC, USA.
Advocacy
As an advocate for women's rights in Ghana, Abdulai actively engages on social media platforms to discuss issues related to technology, women's empowerment, and national progress. She is the organizer of #SisterhoodMatters, an annual event in Ghana that honors African women while fostering dialogue on women's health and wellbeing.
In her role as social media lead for BloggingGhana in 2016, Abdulai played a key part in the "Ghana Decides" campaign. This initiative offered impartial social media coverage of Ghana’s 2016 General Elections, aiming to reduce bias commonly found in traditional media during electoral periods by providing balanced information.
In October 2016, Abdulai was invited as a speaker at the TEDxAccraWomen event held in Accra, Ghana.