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
External links
Шаблон:International Women of Courage Awards Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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- ↑ Aurora Prize. 2017 finalists.
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