About

Nyima Jadama

From The Gambia in West Africa to Germany, Nyima Jadama’s journey is one of courage, resilience, and purpose. Trained in law and journalism, she began her career as a reporter in The Gambia before moving to Germany in 2015. Instead of letting displacement silence her, she transformed it into a powerful platform—using media to amplify voices that are too often unheard.
As a journalist, public speaker, media trainer, and storyteller, Nyima has worked across radio, television, and digital platforms. From producing refugee-focused programs on Radio Dreyeckland in Freiburg to completing her professional journalism training at the Berlin School of Journalism (BJS), she has consistently built bridges across cultures, communities, and generations.
She is also an expert advisor on migration. In both fields, her voice was noted early on: Selected as one of the top students of Kiron University Online, she found herself on a public panel with Germany’s former Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2017 to discuss displacement and higher education for refugee women.

Alex Berlin TV

Today, Nyima hosts her own TV programme for migrants and refugees on Alex Berlin Offener Kanal (Alex Berlin TV / Radio) in Berlin. And she loves to turn the public image of refugees as “takers” in society upside down: “We are all part of society. Everyone has something to give”, she says. In 2021, she was nominated by the German Foreign Office and Refugees Seeking Equal Access at the Table (Rseat) as the first refugee delegate to advise the German government at the High-Level Officials Meeting (HLOM), now GRF-Progress Review of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Nyima’s Bantaba

2020

In 2020, she founded “Nyima’s Bantaba”, a bilingual talk show inspired by her roots and driven by her vision. Broadcasting in German and English, the show connects migrants and diaspora communities worldwide, tackling vital topics such as migration, women’s empowerment, identity, and culture. Through heartfelt conversations and fearless storytelling, Nyima creates a space where lived experiences become sources of strength and change. Under a wide, welcoming tree in The Gambia, stories were once shared, problems were debated, and communities were built through conversation. That spirit of open dialogue—known as Bantaba—still lives today in the voice of Nyima Jadama. And again she says: “Every person stands for something.”

German Refugee Advisory Board (RAB)

2024

In October 2024, she took up the role of board member of the ‘so-called expert advisors to the German government on refugee policies,’ the German Refugee Advisory Board (RAB), which is the first in Europe to advise Germany on policy issues led by people with displaced backgrounds. https://rab-germany.de/

Unfiltered Podcast

2025

Inspired by changing narratives about inclusion and diversity, Nyima started the ‘Unfiltered Podcast’ in 2023 on Alex Berlin Offener Kanal. The podcast portrays success stories of people from all walks of life across the globe. In Africa, she collaborated with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in South Africa, where she profiled four young entrepreneurs across East and South Africa from FinTech, E-Commerce, and Clean Energy in summer 2025.

Beyond the screen, Nyima is deeply engaged in community work. As a committed social advocate and media trainer, she supports migrants, refugees, and marginalised communities—both on the ground and in public discourse. Whether hosting live discussions with African entrepreneurs, speaking on international panels, or mentoring emerging journalists, her mission remains the same: to empower, inform, and inspire. This led her to initiate the ‘Bantaba Academy’, a monthly workshop and mentoring program for migrants and refugees with media and journalism backgrounds in Germany. With partners, Nyima supports the target group to further their careers in media and journalism through training and internships in various media institutions across Germany. In 2024, she initiated the ‘Young Women in Media and Information Literacy’ project #YoMILGambia, now a registered NGO in The Gambia. #YoMIL aims to build a free, diverse & independent media landscape for women and girls in The Gambia: https://yomil.org/
Due to her commitment and enthusiasm in community empowerment and advocacy, Nyima was nominated in 2025 for the most influential woman of the year in Germany and also bagged awards in Germany and beyond, including the 2023 Silvio Meier Prize, awarded by the Mayor of the district of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin.
Currently studying for a BA in Media and Communication at the Macromedia University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, Nyima is passionate about amplifying marginalized voices and skills. When she is not studying, writing, broadcasting, or speaking at the UN or EU, she is busy building Teranga Bantaba e.V., an NGO she founded in 2026 that is committed to supporting refugee inclusion through media training, social inclusion and cultural mediation. Teranga (hospitality), the spirit of sharing and giving back, is also active in The Gambia, with a particular focus on education, women’s health and community development.

Supporting Nyima Jadama’s work means joining a movement rooted in truth, resilience, and collective growth. It means being part of conversations that matter. It means standing with voices that deserve to be heard; it means building or strengthening skills that deserve life.
If you believe in storytelling that transforms lives, journalism that builds bridges, dialogue that creates belonging and inclusion, entrepreneurship that creates financial independence—then you are in the right place.