Hawa Aden Mohamed
Somali teacher and activist, recipient of Nansen Refugee Award (2012)
Hawa Aden Mohamed (Somali: Xawa Aden Maxamed, Arabic: حواء عدن محمد) is a Somali social activist. She is the founder and executive director of the Galkayo Education Centre for Peace and Development.
Personal life
Nicknamed Hooyo Hawa ("Mother Hawa"), Mohamed was born in Somalia. After the start of the civil war, she moved to Canada.
Mohamed returned to her home country in 1995. She subsequently developed an educational programme, working to help women and girls that had been displaced during the conflict. She also advocated against female genital mutilation.
Career
Mohamed is the founder and executive director of the Galkayo Education Centre for Peace and Development (GECPD) in Galkayo. Established in 1999, GECPD conducts awareness raising development initiatives and education training for women and girls in three towns and five villages in the Mudug province of Puntland. Its local areas of operation include Galkayo, Galdogob and Jariban, as well as Beyra, Baacad Weyn, Bali busle, Bur Sallah and Harfo.
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