2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate Waris Dirie, ‘Desert Flower’ Book Signing Date & Time : February 10, 2019 3pm Venue : Gwanghwamun Kyobo Bookstore <About Waris Dirie> Borin into a goat-herding nomad family in Somalia, she underwent female circumcision at the age 0f 5. In 1997, when her fashion career ad a world-class supermodel […]
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<Saving Safa, Child Actor of the Movie, ‘Desert Flower’> A film called Desert Flower, based on Waris Dirie’s life story, has enlightened people about the cruelty of female circumcision around the world. Waris Dirie earned a signed contract from Safa Idriss Nour’s parents, a little girl who played a young Waris Dirie in the film,
<Waris Dirie, A Human Rights Activist and World-Class Supermodel> Born into a goat-herding nomad family in Somalia, she went to London with her uncle and worked at McDonald’s as a janitor. Then, she was noticed by a world-famous photographer Terrence Donovan. She soon became a top model Became the elite corps of models regularly requested by
African activists share prestigious Sunhak Peace Prize Tuesday, November 27, 2018 A Somali-born activist and supermodel who led the fight against the practice of female genital mutilation and a Nigerian physician who has taken on Africa’s food crisis through his work supporting small farmers will share this year’s third Sunhak Peace Prize and its $1
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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,
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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
The Sunhak Peace Prize for 2019 Awarded to Waris Dirie and Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina NOVEMBER 23, 2018 11:20 AM The Sunhak Peace Prize Committee announced Laureates for the Sunhak Peace Prize for 2019 – Waris Dirie and Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina. Waris Dirie, a human rights activist and super-model, is widely acclaimed for raising
