It's encouraging to see that women are fighting against so … - Ilwad Elman

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It's encouraging to see that women are fighting against so many different barriers to participate because they know what their participation means for other girls that are marginalised.

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Ilwad Elman is a Somali-Canadian social activist. She works at the Elman Peace and Human Rights Center in Mogadishu alongside her mother Fartuun Adan, the NGO's founder.

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