Receives Largest International Award Ever Given to Individual African Woman for Her Work to Affirm the Dignity of WomenWest Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, USA, May 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The winner
Prominent Foe of Female Circumcision Wins Prestigious $1 4 Million Templeton Prize usnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Templeton Prize goes to nurse-midwife who has long fought to end female circumcision and has strived to improve women’s healthcare in East Africa.
Edna Adan Ismail, 85, from Somaliland, won the 2023 Templeton Prize on Tuesday - the first African woman to win the prestigious award, Anadolu News Agency reports. The nurse, midwife, activist and .