International Women of Courage Award
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The honorees, presenters and guests at the 2012 International Women of Courage Awards, March 8, 2012. Back row, from left: Melanne Verveer (guest), Leymah Gbowee (guest), Shad Begum, Aneesa Ahmed, Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih, Samar Badawi, Tawakel Karman (guest). Front row, from left: Maryam Durani, Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo, Zin Mar Aung, Michelle Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Jineth Bedoya Lima, Hana Elhebshi, Şafak Pavey | |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | United States Department of State |
| First awarded | Annually starting in 2007 |
| Last awarded | 2014 |
The International Women of Courage Award is an American award presented annually by the United States Department of State to women around the world who have shown leadership, courage, resourcefulness, and willingness to sacrifice for others, especially in promoting women's rights.
History
The award was established in 2007 by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice[1] on International Women's Day, an annual celebration observed each March 8 in many countries worldwide. Each U.S. embassy has the right to recommend one woman as a candidate.[2]
Award recipients by year
- 2007
- Jennifer Louise Williams of Zimbabwe[3]
- Siti Musdah Mulia of Indonesia[3]
- Ilze Jaunalksne of Latvia[3]
- Samia al-Amoudi of Saudi Arabia[3]
- Mariya Ahmed Didi of the Maldives[3]
- Susana Trimarco de Veron of Argentina[3]
- Aziza Siddiqui of Afganistan[3]
- Sundus Abbas of Iraq[3]
- Shatha Abdul Razzak Abbousi of Iraq[3]
- Mary Akrami of Afghanistan[3]
- 2008
- Suraya Pakzad of Afghanistan[4]
- Virisila Buadromo of Fiji[4]
- Eaman al-Gobory of Iraq[4]
- Valdete Idrizi of Kosovo[4]
- Begum Jan of Pakistan[4]
- Nibal Thawabteh of the Palestinian Authority[4]
- Cynthia Bendlin of Paraguay[4]
- Farhiyo Farah Ibrahim of Somalia[4]
- 2009
- 2010
- Shukria Asil of Afghanistan[7]
- Shafiqa Quraishi of Afghanistan[7]
- Androula Henriques of Cyprus[7]
- Sonia Pierre of the Dominican Republic[7]
- Shadi Sadr of Iran[7]
- Ann Njogu of Kenya[7]
- Lee Ae-ran of South Korea[7]
- Jansila Majeed of Sri Lanka[7]
- Marie Claude Naddaf of Syria[7]
- Jestina Mukoko of Zimbabwe[7]
- 2011
- Maria Bashir of Afghanistan[8]
- Henriette Ekwe Ebongo of Cameroon[8]
- Guo Jianmei of China[8]
- Eva Abu Halaweh of Jordan[8]
- Marisela Morales Ibañez of Mexico[8]
- Ágnes Osztolykán of Hungary[8]
- Roza Otunbayeva of the Kyrgyz Republic[8]
- Ghulam Sughra of Pakistan[8]
- Yoani Sanchez of Cuba[8]
- Nasta Palazhanka of Belarus[8]
- 2012
- Aneesa Ahmed of the Maldives[9]
- Zin Mar Aung of Burma[9]
- Samar Badawi of Saudi Arabia[9]
- Shad Begum of Pakistan[9]
- Maryam Durani of Afghanistan[9]
- Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo of Brazil[9]
- Hana Elhebshi of Libya[9]
- Jineth Bedoya Lima of Colombia[9]
- Şafak Pavey of Turkey[9]
- Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih of Sudan[9]
- Gabi Calleja of Malta[10]
- 2013
- Malalai Bahaduri of Afghanistan[11][12]
- Tsering Woeser of China[12]
- Julieta Castellanos of Honduras [12]
- Nirbhaya "Fearless" of India [12]
- Josephine Obiajulu Odumakin of Nigeria[12]
- Elena Milashina of Russia[12]
- Fartuun Adan of Somalia[12]
- Razan Zeitouneh of Syria[12]
- Ta Phong Tan of Vietnam[12]
- 2014
- Nasrin Oryakhil of Afghanistan[13]
- Roshika Deo of Fiji[13]
- Rusudan Gotsiridze of Georgia[13]
- Iris Yassmin Barrios Aguilar of Guatemala[13]
- Laxmi of India[13]
- Fatimata Touré of Mali[13]
- Maha Al Muneef of Saudi Arabia[13]
- Oinikhol Bobonazarova of Tajikstan[13]
- Ruslana Lyzhychko of Ukraine[13]
- Beatrice Mtetwa of Zimbabwe[13]
- 2015
- Niloofar Rahmani of Afghanistan[14]
- Nadia Sharmeen of Bangladesh[14]
- Rosa Julieta Montaño Salvatierra of Bolivia[14]
- May Sabe Phyu of Burma[14]
- Emilie Béatrice Epaye of the Central African Republic[14]
- Marie Claire Tchecola of Guinea[14]
- Sayaka Osakabe of Japan[14]
- Arbana Xharra of Kosovo[14]
- Tabassum Adnan of Pakistan[14]
- Majd Izzat al-Chourbaji of Syria[14]
References
- ↑ Perkins, Dan (May 2007). "U.S. Secretary of State Salutes 10 International Women of Courage – The Women Were Nominated by U.S. Embassies for Their Exceptional Courage and Leadership in Advocating for Women's Rights and Advancement". Diversityinbusiness.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Secretary's International Women of Courage Award". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Honorees
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 International Women of Courage Award Ceremony: 2008
- ↑ Aktalov, Askar (2 February 2012). "The Uzbek Journalist Tadjibayeva Partook in the Making of the Book and Film "The Hour of the Jackal" (in Russian)". Knews. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 The Secretary of State's 2009 International Women of Courage Awards
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 2010 International Women of Courage Award
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 International Women of Courage Awards | The White House
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 Staff (March 5, 2012). "2012 International Women of Courage Award Winners". Office of Global Women's Issues of the U.S. Department of State. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ↑ Latest Embassy News and Recent Events | Embassy of the United States Valletta, Malta
- ↑ "2013 International Women of Courage Award Winners" Retrieved March 9, 2013
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 2013 International Women of Courage Award Winners
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 Bios of 2014 Award Winners
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 "Biographies of 2015 Award Winners". State.gov. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
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- Secretary's International Women of Courage Award
- 2010 International Women of Courage Awards, U.S. State Department photostream on Flickr
- 2011 International Women of Courage Awards, U.S. State Department photostream on Flickr
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