Nikki Denholm
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Nicola Jane Denholm MNZM is a New Zealand photographer. In 2021 Denholm was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to humanitarian advocacy and photography.
Academic career
Denholm originally worked as a sexual health nurse.[1] She founded the National NZ FGM Education and African HIV/AIDS Programmes.[2]
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.[6]
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) - Denholm, Nikki (2004). Female Genital Mutilation in New Zealand: Understanding and Responding : a Guide for Health and Child Protection Professionals. Refugee Health Education Programme. p. 116.
- Denholm, Nikki (1999). Freedom: Prison Fellowship International's 20th Anniversary Souvenir Edition. Exposure International, Ltd. ISBN 9780473061258.
References
- ^ Collins, Simon (12 September 2018). "Sexual violence and non-consensual sex rising due to porn, finds survey". NZ Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Nikki Denholm - dftb24.com". Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ Ockhuysen, Stephanie (18 July 2024). "The growing trend of rough sex and choking among young people". www.renews.co.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ Scott, Matthew (4 April 2021). "Kiwi photographer's remarkable images shine light on sex trafficking". Newsroom. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ Wilkinson, Caryn (21 May 2021). "A picture of child trafficking". Sunday Star Times. Retrieved 25 October 2024 – via www.pressreader.com.
- ^ "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.
External links
- image gallery RNZ
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