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Creating Hope International | Recent News Sakena Yacoobi honored for her work in education and healthSakena Yacoobi, urged the advanced degree graduates of Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California to "reach out to others and give a gift to yourself in the process" in her 2010 Commencement speech. She has been a model of such action since 1995. In appreciation of her work, SCU honored her with an honorary Doctor of Education Honoris Causa degree. "Health and literacy are keys to human rights, empowerment and self sufficiency," says Dr Yacoobi, June 17 2010, at the Global Health Conference in Washington, DC Dr. Yacoobi received the 2010 Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights established to honor the late Jonathan Mann and to call attention to the vital links between health and human rights. The Award is bestowed annually on an individual who shows an overwhelming commitment to health and human rights, often at great personal danger. New Youtube video of AIL produced by Skoll http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7t1Xu_MwHgSpring 2010 Sakena Yacoobi featured in Stanford Social Innovation Review September 2009 Sakena Yacoobi featured in book by Kristof/DuWunn There's a new focus on women worldwide. The New York Times magazine dedicated an entire issue one week in August to women in the developing world. Of particular focus was a newly launched book written by the well-known Pulitzer prize winning couple Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl DuWunn titled: Half The Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. For more information go to this link : Half the sky National Geographic AIL and CHI mentioned under "grants awarded "in National Geograhic's Afghan Girls Fund Stewardship Report 2006 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/donate/pdf/AfghanGirlsFundStewardship.pdf
February 2008 Christian Science Monitor Article including Sakena Yacoobi thttp://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0307/p04s01-wogn.html For up to date awards news please go to AIL Awards page |