Fartuun Adan فرتون آدن | |
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![]() Adan in 2015 | |
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Occupation | Activist |
Title | Executive Director of the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre |
Spouse | Elman Ali Ahmed |
Children | 4: Almas, Ilwad and Iman |
Fartuun Abdisalaan Adan ( Somali: Fartuun Aadan, Arabic: فرتون آدن) is a Somali social activist. She is the executive director of the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre.
Adan grew up in Somalia. She was married to Elman Ali Ahmed, a local entrepreneur and peace activist. [1] [2] The couple had four daughters. [2]
In 1996, during the height of the civil war, Adan's husband was killed near the family's home in southern Mogadishu. [2] Adan subsequently emigrated to Canada in 1999. [1]
In 2007, she returned to Somalia to advocate for peace and human rights. [1]
On November 20, 2019, local authorities confirmed her daughter Almaas Elman, who had also returned to Somalia as an aid worker, had been shot and killed in a car, near the Mogadishu airport. [3]
Adan is the executive director of the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre, a Mogadishu-based NGO established in honour of her late husband. [4] She serves as the organization's Executive Director, while their daughter Ilwad works alongside her. [5]
Through the center, she also co-founded Sister Somalia, the country's first program for assistance of victims of sexual violence. [1]
In 2013, Adan was presented an International Women of Courage Award from the United States Department of State. [4]
In 2014, she also received an award from the government of Germany for her work with the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre. [6]
Fartuun Adan, together with her daughter Ilwad Elman was among the finalists nominated for the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity in 2017. [7]
Elman comes from a prominent family of activists whose work has focused on social justice, women's rights and rehabilitating children affected by Somalia's decades-long war.
Fartuun Adan فرتون آدن | |
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![]() Adan in 2015 | |
Born | |
Occupation | Activist |
Title | Executive Director of the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre |
Spouse | Elman Ali Ahmed |
Children | 4: Almas, Ilwad and Iman |
Fartuun Abdisalaan Adan ( Somali: Fartuun Aadan, Arabic: فرتون آدن) is a Somali social activist. She is the executive director of the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre.
Adan grew up in Somalia. She was married to Elman Ali Ahmed, a local entrepreneur and peace activist. [1] [2] The couple had four daughters. [2]
In 1996, during the height of the civil war, Adan's husband was killed near the family's home in southern Mogadishu. [2] Adan subsequently emigrated to Canada in 1999. [1]
In 2007, she returned to Somalia to advocate for peace and human rights. [1]
On November 20, 2019, local authorities confirmed her daughter Almaas Elman, who had also returned to Somalia as an aid worker, had been shot and killed in a car, near the Mogadishu airport. [3]
Adan is the executive director of the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre, a Mogadishu-based NGO established in honour of her late husband. [4] She serves as the organization's Executive Director, while their daughter Ilwad works alongside her. [5]
Through the center, she also co-founded Sister Somalia, the country's first program for assistance of victims of sexual violence. [1]
In 2013, Adan was presented an International Women of Courage Award from the United States Department of State. [4]
In 2014, she also received an award from the government of Germany for her work with the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre. [6]
Fartuun Adan, together with her daughter Ilwad Elman was among the finalists nominated for the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity in 2017. [7]
Elman comes from a prominent family of activists whose work has focused on social justice, women's rights and rehabilitating children affected by Somalia's decades-long war.