Keeping Hope Alive, 9781844087884
Paperback
The inspiring true story of a female doctor in war-torn Somalia who refuses to leave her country and her people. Dr Abdi and her daughters have run a refugee camp on their farm near Mogadishu for 20 years.

Keeping Hope Alive

how one somalian woman changed 90,000 lives

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    18 March 2013

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Summary

For the last twenty years, Dr Hawa Abdi and her daughters have run a refugee camp on their family farm not far from Mogadishu which has grown to shelter 90,000 displaced Somalis: men, women, and children in urgent need of medical attention. As Islamist militia groups have been battling for control of the country creating one of the most dire human rights crises in the world, Dr. Abdi’s camp is a beacon of hope for the Somalis, most of whom have no proper access to health care. She was recentl…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781844087884
ISBN-10:1844087883
Series:Virago Press
Author:Hawa Abdi
Publisher:Little Brown
Imprint:Virago Press Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:18 March 2013
Weight:375g
Dimensions:233mm x 154mm x 27mm
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Critics Review

A remarkable story of tenacity in dire circumstances. - The Bookseller

A remarkable story of tenacity in dire circumstances. - The Bookseller

About The Author

Hawa Abdi

Dr Hawa Abdi, a Somalian human rights activist, lawyer, and doctor, specializing in gynecology, founded the Doctor Hawa Abdi Foundation. Glamour named her ‘Woman of the Year’, in 2010 and dubbed her and her daughters ‘the Saints of Somalia, equal parts Mother Teresa and Rambo’. Dr Hawa Abdi has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.

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