 She was later selected to the Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) on August 29, 2004, and served until 2009.Elmi is also the founder of Save Somali Women and Children (SSWC), created in 1992 during the height of the Somali Civil War.Additionally, Asha has been acknowledged internationally for her activism against female circumcision (FGC) in Somalia and in other areas.