About Gehad Hamdy
Born 1995. Gehad Hamdy is an Egyptian dentist, humanitarian and women's rights activist.
Gehad Hamdy is an Egyptian dentist and feminist activist working against gender based violence. She was named as one of the BBC 100 Women in 2022. She founded Speak Up and is one of the leaders of Connecting Humanity.
Hamdy received a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from October University for Modern Sciences and Arts.
Career Speak Up Hamdy founded Speak Up in 2020, a feminist initiative that works through social networks to identify aggressors of gender violence, sexual harassment and rape. Speak Up encourages women to speak out about harassment, provide legal and emotional support. It also pressures authorities to prosecute and change laws, and highlights narratives of rape culture in the media. Speak Up was involved in the criminalization of Female Genital Mutilation in Egypt in March 2021 and the prosecution of Michael Fahmy for sexually assaulting 6 girls.
Speak Up Helpline In 2024, Hamdy launched Speak Up Helpline, the first online helpline in Egypt, it is a digital reporting and support tool for individualsâparticularly womenâfacing online violence, blackmail, harassment, and Technology-facilitated gender-based violence. The helpline enables users to report harmful content on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and TikTok. Speak Up acts as a trusted escalation partner with Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and Aylo helping victims remove abusive content and access digital safety guidance, legal information, and psychological referrals. The helpline receives hundreds of messages daily and represents a core part of Speak Upâs direct support strategy.
Cultural Recognition In 2025, Gehad Hamdy was featured in the Horniman Museumâs London exhibition âAll Eyes on Her!â, which spotlights eight Egyptian women using creative and activist tools to challenge social norms in Egypt. Her work with Speak Up is highlighted in the âResistâ section of the bilingual show, celebrating her role in combating gender-based violence and advocating for womenâs rights in Egypt.
Connecting Humanity Hamdy is one of the leaders of Connecting Humanity, an activist collective which provides internet access to people in Gaza using donated eSIMs, allowing them to connect to networks outside of Gaza.
Awards
BBC 100 list of "inspiring and influential women", 2022 Gold Award Winner: Social Change Maker of the Year in Gender by The Stevie Awards, 2022 Finalist for the Equal Rights and Non-Discrimination award at the World Justice Forum, 2022 Finalist for Aidex Humanitarian Hero Award, 2022 The Changemaker and The Humanitarian awards by Women SME Leaders Awards by Entrepreneur Middle East and Mastercard, 2022 International Humanitarian award by Women4Africa, 2021 Finalist for the Women Empowerment Award by Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF), 2021
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Who is Gehad Hamdy?
Egyptian dentist and humanitarian
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Gehad Hamdy was born in 1995 in Egypt.
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Gehad Hamdy is a dentist, humanitarian and women's rights activist.
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Gehad Hamdy is Egyptian.
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