Galkayo, Somalia — When Hawa Aden Mohamed was a young girl, her father made a decision that would change her life - and through her, transform the lives of thousands of Somali girls. He sent her to school.
Mohamed went on to earn two university degrees before launching an ambitious programme to educate and empower Somali women and girls, many of them displaced by conflict or famine. Today, UNHCR announced that she has won the 2012 Nansen Refugee Award, which honours extraordinary service to those who flee war or persecution.
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