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Ilwad Elman

Somali activist · Somalia · On the map · Born 1990 · age 36

Ilwad Elman is a Somali-Canadian social activist. She works at the Elman Peace and Human Rights Center in Mogadishu alongside her mother Fartuun Adan, the NGO's founder. She was voted the African Young Personality (Female) of the Year during the 2016 Africa Youth Awards.

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2022Right Livelihood AwardAward2020BBC 100 WomenAwardGerman Africa PrizeAward2018OkayAfrica 100 WomenAward2017OkayAfrica 100 WomenAward1990Born

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Right Livelihood Award2022
BBC 100 Women2020
German Africa Prize2020
OkayAfrica 100 Women2018
OkayAfrica 100 Women2017

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Born 1990 · age 36