Leslie Ibeanusi (Italy)


Leslie Ibeanusi

Leslie Ibeanusi (Transnational AIDS Prevention among Migrant Prostitutes in Europe Project – TAMPEP): Leslie earned her BS in biology at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia (2001-2005). In 2005, she was crowned as the inaugural Miss Nigeria in America, where she represented young Nigerian women of the diaspora. Since then, she has become passionately involved in global health and social justice issues affecting women and children in African countries. She had also co-founded a nonprofit called Making Noise Inc, which uses the arts and media to raise awareness of social justice issues in Africa countries. At the time of her fellowship, Leslie had just graduated from the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the George Washington University in Washington, DC, where she received her Master's in public health with a concentration in global health promotion.



29 Jun

(VIDEO) Unita d’ Strada: Speaking w/ Sex Workers in Turin

This is a clip of my dialogue during the afternoon street units in Turin. Each

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Posted Jun 29, 2007

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29 Jun

(VIDEO) Speaking with Sex Workers in Turin (Part 2)

(While watching my TAMPEP colleagues eat ice cream)This is my follow up of a young

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Posted Jun 29, 2007

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29 Jun

(VIDEO) Renal Failure…and Stll on the Street (part 3)

We met a girl who had been diagnosed with kidney failure 2 months ago. When

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Posted Jun 29, 2007

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29 Jun

Working in the Corn Fields: Juliet and Sylvia

Working in the Corn Fields: Juliet and Sylvia My little naive eyes are seeing much,

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Posted Jun 29, 2007

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27 Jun

So you wanna know more about sex trafficking?

I’m psyched that some of you are interested in learning more about the issue of

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Posted Jun 27, 2007

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26 Jun

Renting in Turin: Race in Italy (Part III)

This is a quick video blog recounting a conversation I had about renting to Africans

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Posted Jun 26, 2007

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21 Jun

Update on Angel

Yes! The day had come. Angel had reclaimed her wings and she was beginning to

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Posted Jun 21, 2007

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18 Jun

Delicate Issues

(Occurred June 11) This was soooo cool! It was after an awesome church service at

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Posted Jun 18, 2007

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15 Jun

Nigerian- Italian Love: Race in Italy (Part II)

Ok, so I knew trafficking was a complex issue, causing complex consequences, but this one

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Posted Jun 15, 2007

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14 Jun

“Too Many Italians”- Angel’s Story (Part 2)

Shortly after Angel’s last counselling session, she was taken by two TAMPEP social workers to

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Posted Jun 14, 2007

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14 Jun

Gelatto and Piazza’s

I love gelato! Almost everyday since I arrived in Turin, I’ve purchased a cone of

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Posted Jun 14, 2007

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11 Jun

Angel’s Story

Last week, I had a chance to sit in on my first counselling session with

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Posted Jun 11, 2007

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11 Jun

Trafficking in Turin

Last Thursday (June 7- my third day in Italy), I attended “Luna e I falo”,

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Posted Jun 11, 2007

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11 Jun

Race in Italy- Part I

Before arriving in Torino, I thought I would be one of the few Black women

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Posted Jun 11, 2007

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11 Jun

Italy. I’ve Arrived.

I now know that traffic, MoTown, and rain are universal things. Here I was, newly

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Posted Jun 11, 2007

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22 May

Heading Out

It’s hard to believe that in exactly 2 weeks, I will be flying to Torino.

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Posted May 22, 2007

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