Omar Bah is a Gambian American psychologist, author, former journalist, refugee, and global survivor leader residing in the United States.

[1] At the age of 21, while the country was under the control of dictator Yahya Jammeh, Bah sought to become a human rights lawyer to fight political corruption and injustice.

[1] During his first year of work at The Independent newspaper, Bah was kidnapped while reporting on a secret trial taking place at a military barracks.

Bah then began publishing articles anonymously on the oppressive regime's murders and torture practices in an online news site called Freedom Newspaper, which was operated by a Gambian exile in the U.S.[citation needed] In May 2006, Freedom Newspaper's website and emails were hacked by the government and Bah's identity was exposed, which led to The Gambia Police Force declaring a national manhunt to find him, as they circulated his name and photograph in the media.

[3] On May 29, 2006, at the age of 26, Bah undertook the dangerous journey to escape the country, first passing through Senegal with the help of human rights activists from the Media Foundation for West Africa to arrive at a refugee camp in Ghana, where he was accepted to be resettled in the United States.

[5] Despite the challenges of navigating his new life in the United States, Bah found it easier than most refugees because he could already speak, read, and write English as a result of his former career as a journalist.

The Center partnered with various health and educational institutions to promote integration, cultural bridge-building, research, and social services for refugees.

From 2010 to 2015, Bah was invited to serve on the board of the Childhood Lead Action Project to strengthen safe housing for the refugee community.

[citation needed] During his first few years in the United States, Bah questioned why government support for resettled refugees lasted for only 6–8 months.

[11] In an opinion piece published in The Providence Journal, he wrote, "As this administration rejoices about this ruling, let us remind them of the millions of people suffering across the globe, who ask for only one thing — to be helped to survive, to eat and drink, to live in safety.

In response to such struggles, Bah and the RDC continued offering online English classes; made hundreds of calls each week to help clients access health and employment resources; delivered over $100,000 worth of food, supplies, and cash assistance to refugee families; kept the community informed about social distancing, vaccination, unemployment benefits, and more.

The latter will offer direct services and interventions on leadership, human rights, health care, education, and basic needs for communities around the world.

[13][14][15] If elected, Bah planned to push forward legislation to enact a major overhaul of the immigration system, provide more funding for early childhood education and support affordable housing.

Bah analyzed 46 participants' "physiological response to thinking about and narrating trauma, resilience, belonging, and experiencing a sense of well-being in life."