Memunatu Team
Working together to empower
“What if media could do more?” That is what Mariama and Fatmata Kabia asked themselves as undergraduate students, when thinking about girls in their parents’ home country of Sierra Leone. Since then, the sisters have taken Memunatu Magazine from ideation to implementation with the goal of empowering girls across Africa.
Our story
Who is Memunatu?
For us, Memunatu is our mom. She grew up in Sierra Leone, West Africa and was always curious about the world around her. She read stories–from greek mythology to biology. Years, a country, and several experiences later, she has continued to share that love of reading and learning with us.
For you, we hope Memunatu is a platform: for building community, fostering a culture of reading, and improving women’s outcomes. What started as a journey of sisters is becoming an opportunity where stories and information can inspire girls across Africa and beyond.
Meet the team
Mariama Kabia
Co-Founder and President
Fatmata Kabia
Co-Founder
Memuna Konteh
Editorial Council
Hind Hassan
Editorial Council
Annette McGee Johnson
Editorial Fellow
Fatou Wurie
Editorial Council
Reanne Olivier
Editorial Council
Her Excellency Joyce Banda
Leadership Council
Alice Qin
Editorial Fellow
Past team Members
Leadership
- Chidi Blyden (Board and Leadership Council)
- Stacey EV Jackson Wood (Leadership Council)
- Annette McGee Johnson (Leadership Council)
- Linda Etim (Leadership Council)
- Lisa Leander (Leadership Council)
2016
- Adrianna Soto-Wright
- Elsa Lazo-Vasquez
- Hanna Galvin
- Maggie Chaquette
- Matilde Calderon
- Sally Chung
- Sytonia Reid
- Taylor Sorgel
- Arissa Morrell
2015
- Crystal Chiglinsky
- Trishula Patel
- Pavani Monogna Bathini
- Symone Fogg
- Olivia Seideman
- Rachel Snead
- Christina Washington
- Martha Lee
- Martha Lee
2014
- Steven Murphy
- Eleni Skoutakis
- Julia Ferragamo
- Erika Beidelman
- Julia Ferragamo
- PaMomodu “Papsi” Kabia
