Author name: Sunhak Peace Prize

Waris Dirie: “I am proud to be the first African woman to receive this prestigious award, which I accept with humbleness and gratitude. Each award gives me new energy and power for my mission. I’ve already achieved a lot with my supporters, but our fight is far from over. Many thanks to the Sunkak Peace Prize

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Waris Dirie has been leading the anti- Female Gental Mutilation (FGM) campaign to eradicate FGM by raising worldwide awareness to the tragic act for the rights of girls and women. She is the first person to draw the world’s attention to FGM as a human rights issue. She was appointed as a first Special Ambassador

In 2013, the Desert Flower Foundation partnered with the Waldfriede Hospital of Berlin to open the first Desert Flower Center, which provides comprehensive treatments for victims of FGM. Currently, the centers operate in Paris, Berlin, Stockholm and Amsterdam with a medical team of 120 doctors, nurses and staff. The centers provide physiological support, reconstructive surgeries,

Waris Dirie grasped that the practice is still carried out due to the “financial benefit” to families from selling their daughters at high cost, not because of tradition or culture. Therefore, as a fundamental solution to the issue, she is at the forefront of helping victims to stand independently, by providing basic literacy education and