Английская Википедия:Fartuun Adan

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Fartuun Abdisalaan Adan (Шаблон:Lang-so, Шаблон:Lang-ar) is a Somali social activist. She is the executive director of the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre.

Personal life

Adan grew up in Somalia. She was married to Elman Ali Ahmed, a local entrepreneur and peace activist.[1][2] The couple had four daughters.[2]

In 1996, during the height of the civil war, Adan's husband was killed near the family's home in southern Mogadishu.[2] Adan subsequently emigrated to Canada in 1999.[1]

In 2007, she returned to Somalia to advocate for peace and human rights.[1]

On November 20, 2019, local authorities confirmed her daughter Almaas Elman, who had also returned to Somalia as an aid worker, had been shot and killed in a car, near the Mogadishu airport.[3]

Career

Adan is the executive director of the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre, a Mogadishu-based NGO established in honour of her late husband.[4] She serves as the organization's Executive Director, while their daughter Ilwad works alongside her.[5]

Through the center, she also co-founded Sister Somalia, the country's first program for assistance of victims of sexual violence.[1]

Awards

In 2013, Adan was presented an International Women of Courage Award from the United States Department of State.[4]

In 2014, she also received an award from the government of Germany for her work with the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre.[6]

Fartuun Adan, together with her daughter Ilwad Elman was among the finalists nominated for the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity in 2017.[7]

References

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  7. Aurora Prize. 2017 finalists.