Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan

Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan (* 1978 in Marsabit ) is a Kenyan lawyer and peace activist. In 2011 Adan received the Stuttgart Peace Prize .

Life

Fatuma Adan was born in Marsabit in 1978. Her parents came from two different, warring ethnic groups from the Marsabit region of northern Kenya. After completing school, Adan studied law at Moi University in Eldoret and was then licensed to work as a lawyer.

Afterwards Adan returned to her hometown with the request to bring about peace and balance between the different population groups - Borana - Oromo , Gabbra and Rendille . In 2003 Adan founded the non-governmental organization “Horn of Africa Development Initiative” to promote peace and education in the area. As part of the NGO she founded, the project “Shoot to score, not to kill” (German: “Shoot to hit the goal, not to kill”) was created, with which she encourages young Kenyans to play football and moves away from the scene of conflict.

In January 2011 Adan received the Stuttgart Peace Prize with the “Shoot to score, not to kill” initiative . SWR journalist and laudator Susanne Babilla praised Adan's commitment and courage as well as the courage to “break the silence”. The context journalist Susanne Stiefel had previously noticed Adan, accompanied her in her work and then suggested it for the award.

In 2013 the United Nations invited Adan to the “ Geneva Peace Talks ”, during which Adan was able to present the work of her initiative on the World Day of Peace .

Web links

Susanne Stiefel: Die Promkönigin , in: Context, Issue 32, September 9, 2011

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Susanne Babila, Heidi Keller: Stuttgart Peace Prize: With football from the sidelines. In: SWR International. November 17, 2011, accessed November 16, 2016 .
↑ Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan. Inclusive Security, February 2015, accessed November 16, 2016 .
^ Susanne Babila: Peace Prize Winner 2011. Stuttgart Peace Prize, 2011, accessed on November 16, 2016 .
↑ Like an Egg, Peace Needs Nurturing. Geneva Peace Talks, September 2013, accessed November 16, 2016 .

personal data
SURNAME	Adan, Fatuma Abdulkadir
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Kenyan lawyer and peace activist
DATE OF BIRTH	1978
PLACE OF BIRTH	Marsabit

[:0-1] A ^b Susanne Babila, Heidi Keller: Stuttgart Peace Prize: With football from the sidelines. In: SWR International. November 17, 2011, accessed November 16, 2016 .

[2] Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan. Inclusive Security, February 2015, accessed November 16, 2016 .

[3] Susanne Babila: Peace Prize Winner 2011. Stuttgart Peace Prize, 2011, accessed on November 16, 2016 .

[4] Like an Egg, Peace Needs Nurturing. Geneva Peace Talks, September 2013, accessed November 16, 2016 .