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Nikki Denholm
AwardsMember of the New Zealand Order of Merit

Nicola Jane Denholm is a New Zealand academic, and is a full professor at the University of , specialising in . In 2021 Denholm was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to humanitarian advocacy and photography.

Academic career

Denholm completed a PhD titled title at the University of .[1]


Mrs Nikki Denholm is director, health professional, humanitarian, photographer and co-founder of Exposure International, a communication company with a focus on social justice issues.

Mrs Denholm has worked in more than 40 countries addressing social issues including the global refugee crisis, maternal health in Somalia, child sex trafficking, child imprisonment, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. She founded the New Zealand FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) Education Programme and the African Refugee HIV/AIDS Programme, assisting refugees living with HIV/ AIDS. She has authored national FGM guidelines, was appointed an FGM technical advisor to the World Health Organisation, and successfully lobbied for FGM legislation change in New Zealand. She undertook the Mothers of Bosaso photographic project in Somalia, raising $175,000 in New Zealand for Somali hospitals during the 2010 famine. She has worked extensively in prisons, publishing ‘Freedom’, a photographic book documenting the lives of inmates across 17 countries. She has campaigned for Tearfund and World Vision and is a Board member of LIFT International, a New Zealand-based counter sex trafficking organisation in Thailand. Mrs Denholm co-founded and is Director of ‘The Light Project’, New Zealand’s leading service addressing the impacts of pornography on youth and equipping youth professionals and communities.

Honours and awards

In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours Denholm was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to humanitarian advocacy and photography.[2]

Selected publications

  • Heather Worth; Nikki Denholm; Johanna Bannister (1 August 2003). "HIV/AIDS and the African Refugee Education Program in New Zealand". AIDS Education and Prevention. 15 (4): 346–356. doi:10.1521/AEAP.15.5.346.23819. ISSN 0899-9546. PMID 14516019. Wikidata Q43661013.
  • Fabienne Richard; Wisal Ahmed; Nikki Denholm; et al. (15 September 2017). "Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: sharing data and experiences to accelerate eradication and improve care: part 2: Geneva, Switzerland. March 13-14, 2017". Reproductive Health. 14 (Suppl 2). doi:10.1186/S12978-017-0362-X. ISSN 1742-4755. PMC 5607483. Wikidata Q47161607.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

References

  1. ^ (Thesis). {{cite thesis}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours 2021 - Citations for Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)". www.dpmc.govt.nz. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2024.

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