Hawa Abdi is a
notable woman that ran a hospital and refugee camp through Somalia civil war,
providing shelter and medical care to thousands. Hawa Abdi is one of the first
female gynecologist in the country of Somalia. She received an education in the
former Soviet Union and opened a clinic in an area with one of the largest
camps for displaced people. With the help of her three daughters that also
studied medicine they created the Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation that helps Somali
women have hope in getting an education in the medical field. They provide
scholarships for females that want to train how to become female doctors and
nurses, and general medical training for both men and women. Hawa and her giving
spirit have not gone unnoticed while earning the Fern Holland Award, and Vital
Voices Global Leadership Award 2013. I find this woman to be inspirational,
because not everyone in this country gets a chance to receive an education at
all, and to be able to offer others with a chance of education to better
provide for themselves and others is a selfless act. Many people in this
country die from starvation and lack of medical treatment, and this foundation
is helping provide more healthcare to save their country.
