Daqui: quando a compaixão se transforma em ação | Maryam Alkali | TEDxJimeta

Em uma palestra do TEDxJimeta, Maryam Alkali conta como conheceu, em uma unidade de saúde comunitária, uma menina de 13 anos. Sem condições de pagar produtos de higiene, a família fazia com que ela usasse pedaços de tecido durante a menstruação, e a menina acabou com uma infecção grave. A fala situa essa história na pobreza e nos anos de insegurança que afetam comunidades e meninas no nordeste da Nigéria. Alkali descreve esse encontro como o início de uma missão de vida, realizada por meio da Fundação Ahmad Alkali de Ajuda Humanitária (AlkHAF).

• O encontro com uma menina em uma unidade de saúde comunitária
• Pobreza e insegurança que afetam meninas no nordeste da Nigéria
• O trabalho da Fundação Ahmad Alkali de Ajuda Humanitária (AlkHAF)

Imagine a 13-year-old girl who has to use pieces of cloth during her period because her family cannot afford sanitary products, eventually falling ill with a severe infection. How would you respond if she were sitting right in front of you? In this moving TEDxJimeta talk, Maryam Alkali shares how an encounter at a community healthcare facility—compounded by the broader challenges of poverty and years of insecurity affecting communities and the girl child in Northeast Nigeria—transformed into a lifelong mission. Through the Ahmad Alkali Humanitarian Aid Foundation (AlkHAF), she highlights how regional hardships should not limit our humanity, but rather inspire us to act. Discover why true compassion goes beyond feeling someone's pain and requires stepping up to become part of the solution. Learn how to stop waiting for ideal conditions and start creating meaningful changes right where you stand. Maryam A. Alkali is a dedicated public health professional and humanitarian based in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria. Passionate about transforming compassion into tangible action, she works at the intersection of community development, health advocacy, and social impact. Through her engagement with young people, community leaders, and NGOs, she champions initiatives that empower individuals and strengthen communities across Northern Nigeria. Her work spans public health, humanitarian response, entrepreneurship, education, and business development. Driven by a clear vision of creating sustainable change from the ground up, Maryam remains committed to building healthier, more resilient communities through purpose-driven leadership and collaborative action. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx