Folade Mutota
Folade Mutota | |
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Mutota in 2017 | |
| Occupations | Politician, arms control expert and women's rights activist |
Folade Mutota is a Trinidadian politician, arms control expert, and women's rights activist.
Biography
Mulata is an arms control expert and coordinates the Caribbean Coalition for Development and the Reduction of Armed Violence (CDRAV).[1][2] She is one of the three founders of the Women's Institute for Alternative Development (WINAD) and serves as executive director.[3][4] She has also spoken out against on fat shaming and discrimination.[5]
Mutota served as a Temporary Independent Senator in the Senate (Trinidad and Tobago) during the 11th Republican Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. She made her maiden contribution on The Firearms (Amendment) Bill (2019).[6]
References
- ^ "Folade Mutota". Forum on the Arms Trade. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ Doughty, Melissa (16 June 2025). "WINAD wants women to be part of anti-gun violence action". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Women's Institute hosts forum on gun control". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ Doughty, Melissa (1 July 2025). "Historian, women and gender groups explore causes of increased violence in women". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "In the News: DON'T FAT SHAME ME". WINAD. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Folade Mutota". Trinidad and Tobago Parliament. Archived from the original on 21 March 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.