Mariama Sidibe is a sophomore student at the University of Washington, Seattle, studying International Studies with a Human Rights concentration. She is also planning to attain a degree in American Ethnic Studies and graduate with a minor in French. She is originally from Guinea and is passionate about going back to Sub-Saharan Africa to do advocacy with women’s rights organizations. Her passions include social justice, human rights, and community-building work in marginalized communities. In her free time, she writes poetry and listens to podcasts.