Two women were honored for advocacy and services to their communities. Here are the official, and inspiring, bios:
Dr. Shamail Azimi was the first woman physician to return to Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban in December 2001, leading a team of female doctors who delivered life-saving maternal and child health care services.
Mariatu Kamara was 12 years old when young rebels in Sierra Leone captured her and cut off both her hands. Now 22, Mariatu is a successful college student in Toronto, Canada, where she is studying to become a counselor for abused women and children. Her personal experiences of war and its aftermath are the subject of her new memoir, The Bite of the Mango.
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