Sweden-based Gambian activist Lovette Jallow has won a prestigious Stockholm City Award for her humanitarian work. 

Ms Jallow was honoured for her humanitarian and diversity work through her NGO Action For Humanity. 

According to Stockholm City Council the prize is awarded to an association, person, institution or similar organisations that operate within Stockholm County and which in a committed way promotes a coexistence between different cultures in society. The winners efforts contributes to greater understanding and better contact between Swedes and immigrants or between different Migrant groups.

The prize jury says in its citation: “With great dedication Lovette Jallow spreads information and knowledge regarding racism and oppression, as well as shows how the harmful structures exist in our society, nationally and internationally. 

“Lovette Jallow does this partly through her social media channels and partly through lectures around Sweden and even outside Sweden’s borders. Here she meets individuals, followers, school classes, companies and organizations. In her lectures with school classes, she advocates for more sustainable change in the long term.

“Lovette Jallow inspires, touches and raise awareness for both young and old, from the north to the south of our country.

“To mark this important work the jury has unanimously agreed to award Action for Humanity and Lovette Jallow Stockholm City Councils Prize for her work against xenophobia and racism.”

Lovette Jallow through her organisation Action For Humanity recently repatriated 38 Gambian women and two children who were stranded in Lebanon for nine months to The Gambia. She was praised by Gambians of all stripes for her stellar work in the repatriation of the trafficked women. 

Political activist and campaigner Tukulorr Sey praises Lovette for the well deserved award and recognition. 

“It is said that good deeds come back to you tenfold and today, the capital city of Stockholm honored my niece with  a prestigious City Council Award because of her humanitarian and diversity work through her NGO Action For Humanity,” Ms Sey wrote on her Facebook page. 

“Those who nominated my phenomenal niece must have seen other NGOs in Sweden, but they chose Lovette because they saw something in her that they couldn’t see in others. 

“Mariama Jankeh Jallow, like I always tell you, you birthed a child who has become a goodwill ambassador to the abused and marginalized. A trailblazer who goes into missions many avoid. A brave woman who takes on projects many don’t think she can finish – and she always triumphs. The fact that you are right there by her side every step of the way makes us prouder my cousin queen. 

“Lovette, keep making all of us proud and insha Allah, moments like these will continue reining in. Ameen.”