International Women of Courage Award
The International Women of Courage Award is an American award. Every year the United States Department of State gives the award to women around the world who have shown the ability to lead other people, the ability to do something that they know is difficult or dangerous, the ability to deal well with new or difficult situations and to find solutions to problems, and who are ready to give up something to help to make people aware of women's rights.
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History
U. S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice started the award in 2007, on March 8, International Women's Day.[1] In many countries in the world, people do something special on this day. Each United States embassy can recommend one woman to be considered for this award.[2]
Award recipients by year
- 2018[3]
- Roya Sadat of Afghanistan
- Aura Elena Farfan of Guatemala
- Julissa Villanueva of Honduras
- Aliyah Khalaf Saleh of Iraq
- Maria Elena Berini of Italy
- Aiman Umarova of Kazakhstan
- Feride Rushiti of Kosovo
- L’Malouma Said of Mauritania
- Godeliève Mukasarasi of Rwanda
- Sirikan Charoensiri of Thailand
- 2017[4]
- Sharmin Akter of Bangladesh
- Malebogo Molefhe of Botswana
- Natalia Ponce de Leon of Colombia
- Rebecca Kabugho of Democratic Republic of Congo
- Jannat Al Ghezi of Iraq
- Aichatou Ousmane Issaka of Niger
- Veronica Simogun of Papua New Guinea
- Cindy Arlette Contreras Bautista of Peru
- Sandya Eknelygoda of Sri Lanka
- Carolin Tahhan Fachakh of Syria
- Saadet Ozkan of Turkey
- Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh of Vietnam
- Fadia Najib Thabet of Yemen
- 2016
- Sara Hossain of Bangladesh
- Debra Baptist-Estrada of Belize
- Ni Yulan of China
- Latifa Ibn Ziaten of France
- Thelma Aldana of Guatemala
- Nagham Nawzat Hasan of Iraq
- Nisha Ayub of Malaysia
- Fatimata M’baye of Mauritania
- Zhanna Nemtsova of Russia
- Zuzana Stevulova of Slovakia
- Awadeya Mahmoud of Sudan
- Vicky Ntetema of Tanzania
- Rodjaraeg Wattanapanit of Thailand
- Nihal Naj Ali Al-Awlaqi of Yemen
- 2015
- Niloofar Rahmani of Afghanistan
- Nadia Sharmeen of Bangladesh
- Rosa Julieta Montaño Salvatierra of Bolivia
- May Sabe Phyu of Burma
- Emilie Béatrice Epaye of the Central African Republic
- Marie Claire Tchecola of Guinea
- Sayaka Osakabe of Japan
- Arbana Xharra of Kosovo
- Tabassum Adnan of Pakistan
- Majd Izzat al-Chourbaji of Syria
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- Aneesa Ahmed of the Maldives
- Zin Mar Aung of Burma
- Samar Badawi of Saudi Arabia
- Shad Begum of Pakistan
- Maryam Durani of Afghanistan
- Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo of Brazil
- Hana Elhebshi of Libya
- Jineth Bedoya Lima of Colombia
- Şafak Pavey of Turkey
- Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih of Sudan
- Gabi Calleja of Malta
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- Jennifer Louise Williams of Zimbabwe
- Siti Musdah Mulia of Indonesia
- Ilze Jaunalksne of Latvia
- Samia al-Amoudi of Saudi Arabia
- Mariya Ahmed Didi of the Maldives
- Susana Trimarco de Veron of Argentina
- Aziza Siddiqui of Afganistan
- Sundus Abbas of Iraq
- Shatha Abdul Razzak Abbousi of Iraq
- Mary Akrami of Afghanistan
International Women Of Courage Award Media
(nine of the ten) 2018 International Women of Courage Awardees. 1.Julissa Villanueva 2.Sirikan Charoensiri 3.Godelive Mukasarasi, 4.
2019 International Women of Courage Awardees.
In the back row. left to right. 1. Zarifa Ghafari, 2. Lucy Kocharyan, 3. Kelley Eckels Currie, 4. Melania Trump, 5. Mike Pompeo, 6. Marie Royce,7. Shahla Humbatova, 8.Ximena Galarza, 9. Claire Ouedraogo of Burkina Faso. In the front row: 1. Sayragul Sauytbay, 2. Susanna Liew, 3. Amaya Coppens, 4. Jalilah Haider, 5. Amina Khoulani, 6. Yasmin al Qadhi, 7.Rita Nyampinga.
17th annual International Women of Courage Award Ceremony in the East Room of the White House, March 2023
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References
- ↑ Perkins, Dan (May 2007). "U.S. Secretary of State Salutes 10 International Women of Courage – The Women Were Nominated by U.S. Embassies for Their Exceptional Courage and Leadership in Advocating for Women's Rights and Advancement". Diversityinbusiness.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ↑ "Secretary's International Women of Courage Award". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ↑ "2018 International Women of Courage Award". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ↑ "2017 International Women of Courage Award". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
Other websites
- 2017 International Women of Courage Awards, U. S. State Department album on Flickr
- 2016 International Women of Courage Awards, U. S. State Department photostream on Flickr
- 2015 International Women of Courage Awards, U. S. State Department photostream on Flickr
- 2014 International Women of Courage Awards, U. S. State Department photostream on Flickr
- 2013 International Women of Courage Awards, U. S. State Department photostream on Flickr
- 2012 International Women of Courage Awards, U. S. State Department photostream on Flickr
- 2011 International Women of Courage Awards, U. S. State Department photostream on Flickr
- 2010 International Women of Courage Awards, U. S. State Department photostream on Flickr
- U.S. Department of State International Women of Courage Award (Archived)