They walked so I could run, and I will run so that the next… - Ilwad Elman

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They walked so I could run, and I will run so that the next generation of Somalis can soar.

Ilwad Elman

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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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They walked so I could run, and I will run so that the next generation of Somalis can soar. - Ilwad Elman

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