Hafsat Abiola
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Hafsat Abiola (born 1974 in Lagos) is a Nigerian human rights and democracy activist. She was the seventh child of Moshood Abiola.
Hafsat Abiola is a human and civil rights campaigner. She is founder of the Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND), which seeks to strengthen civil society and promote democracy in Nigeria. She is the daughter of the late Chief Moshood Abiola, President Elect of Nigeria who died in prison in 1995.
In 2003 Abiola was elected as an Ashoka Fellow recognising her international status as a social entrepreneur. In 2006 she was nominated for councillor at the World Future Council.
In 2006 she raised funds by organising performances of The Vagina Monologues in Nigeria. [1][2]
[edit] Awards
- Youth Peace and Justice Award of the Cambridge Peace Commission, 1997
- State of the World Forum Changemaker Award, 1998
- Woman to Watch for Award, 1999
- Global Leader of Tomorrow Award, 2000
- Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Global Award, 2001
[edit] Notes
- ^ Allure : Hasfat's new war, Vanguard, Feb 19, 2006
- ^ KIND brings back Vagina Monologues to Nigeria, Business Day, Feb 22, 2007
[edit] External Links
- KIND
- World Future Council
- Ashoka Fellow (2003)
- Nigeria's Orphan (profile), Time magazine, June 22, 1998
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