Leymah Gbowee born on February 1, 1972, in Monrovia, Liberia. She one of her best books named Sex Changed a Nation at War. She got her education at Eastern Mennonite University and in 2007 she got her Master's degree in Conflict Transformation same university . She received the Noble Peace price in 2011 category of leading women’s peace movement which bought an end to the second Civil War in 2003. She also has her own foundation called Gebowee Peace Foundation Africa which is based in Liberia. Through the foundation, she provides education and leadership skills to youth and young women in West Africa. As she growing up seeing child soldiers, she decided to help those child soldiers. So, she become a trauma counselor to help former child soldiers. One of her inspiring quote is "It is time to stand up, sisters, and do of the most unthinkable things. We have the power to turn our upside world right"
https://nobelwomensinitiative.org/laureate/leymah-gbowee/
She sounds like a very strong and inspirational woman. The part of your research that really stood out to me is how much help she has brought especially with starting her foundation in helping former child soldiers.
ReplyDeleteI think that a important thing to mention is that she stood up to Charles Taylor, this woman is incredible. I would definitely want to meet her!
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