Leymah Gbowee
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Winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, Leymah Roberta Gbowee is a Liberian peace activist, social worker and defender of women's rights.
She was awarded the Nobel Prize for her peaceful contribution to ending the civil wars taking place in Liberia until 2003. She is the founder and current president of the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa (GPFA).
She is executive director of the Women, Peace and Security Program at the Earth Institute of Columbia University in New York, USA. She is co-founder and former executive director of the Women Peace and Security Network Africa (WIPSEN-A) and founding member and former coordinator of the Women in Peacebuilding Network in Liberia (WIPNET).
She collaborates with the UN as a member of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) unit and on the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation. She is a member of many organisations, including the World Refugee Council (WRC) and the Network of African Women Leaders for Reproductive Health and Family Planning.
Last updated: April 2022
She was awarded the Nobel Prize for her peaceful contribution to ending the civil wars taking place in Liberia until 2003. She is the founder and current president of the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa (GPFA).
She is executive director of the Women, Peace and Security Program at the Earth Institute of Columbia University in New York, USA. She is co-founder and former executive director of the Women Peace and Security Network Africa (WIPSEN-A) and founding member and former coordinator of the Women in Peacebuilding Network in Liberia (WIPNET).
She collaborates with the UN as a member of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) unit and on the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation. She is a member of many organisations, including the World Refugee Council (WRC) and the Network of African Women Leaders for Reproductive Health and Family Planning.
Last updated: April 2022
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