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    Keeping Hope Alive: One Woman: 90,000 Lives Changed
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    Keeping Hope Alive: One Woman: 90,000 Lives Changed
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    Keeping Hope Alive: One Woman: 90,000 Lives Changed

    Written by Hawa Abdi and Sarah J Robbins

    Narrated by Robin Miles

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    About this audiobook

    The moving memoir of one brave woman who, along with her daughters, has kept 90,000 of her fellow citizens safe, healthy, and educated for over 20 years in Somalia.

    Dr. Hawa Abdi, "the Mother Teresa of Somalia" and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, is the founder of a massive camp for internally displaced people located a few miles from war-torn Mogadishu, Somalia. Since 1991, when the Somali government collapsed, famine struck, and aid groups fled, she has dedicated herself to providing help for people whose lives have been shattered by violence and poverty. She turned her 1300 acres of farmland into a camp that has numbered up to 90,000 displaced people, ignoring the clan lines that have often served to divide the country. She inspired her daughters, Deqo and Amina, to become doctors. Together, they have saved tens of thousands of lives in her hospital, while providing an education to hundreds of displaced children.

    In 2010, Dr. Abdi was kidnapped by radical insurgents, who also destroyed much of her hospital, simply because she was a woman. She, along with media pressure, convinced the rebels to let her go, and she demanded and received a written apology.

    Dr. Abdi's story of incomprehensible bravery and perseverance will inspire listeners everywhere.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateApr 2, 2013
    ISBN9781619696389
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    Keeping Hope Alive: One Woman: 90,000 Lives Changed

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    • 5/5
      This book is amazing and I will recommend it to everyone I know
    • 5/5
      The story of the strength and love of one woman for her country and its people.
    • 4/5
      Prior to this book I knew only that Somalia was on the African continent and that they had pirates so it was advised to not sail anywhere near there as these pirates were killing people. If ever anyone has any doubt that one person can make a difference they should read this book. Her love for her country, the land and her people are so evident in every word written. I cannot begin to tell you the things this remarkable woman has gone through, suffered and yet still fought on, making inroads in a political system that is sorely stacked against her. Not only does one learn about her life, but also about the culture and political make-up of the Somalians. Tirelessly she soldiers on, fund raising, trying to get supplies and food to a drought stricken area. I can't even begin to express how much I admire this woman. Amazing.