Asha Said Jama (Somali: Caasha Saciid Jamaac, Arabic: عائشة سعيد جامع) (born on November 15, 1960) is a Somali-Canadian social activist, and former TV reporter and journalist.
There, she attended the Somali National University's Lafoole Campus and obtained a degree in journalism.
Soon after graduation, Jama began working at the state-run Xidigta Oktobar newspaper.
Due to civil unrest in Somalia, Jama decided to leave the country in the late 1980s.
[1] In this capacity, she has led numerous social initiatives, working closely with the Canadian Somali Congress among other organizations.