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Nobel Peace Prize recipients (L-R) Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkol Karman and Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf holding hands at the Grand Hotel in Oslo.
Gbowee is a peace activist in Liberia, Karman is a women’s rights activist in Yemen and Johnson-Sirleaf is the president of Liberia.
All three women were honoured with this year’s Nobel Peace Prizes for their women’s rights activism and helping women participate in peace-building.
(Photo by Fredrik Varfjell, AP)
I look up to these women, and I hope that one day I can do works such as they have.
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Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Liberian President & Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Now that is someone to look up to.
My country’s leader and my hero.
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Grand Cape Mount, Liberia
This is a beautiful place! I visited it once with my friends; I wish I could go back!
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Monrovia, Liberia
This is a school near the orphanage I volunteer at, and many of the kids attend classes there if they are able to.
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Ex-combatants, who live together in the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia, lie down on worn out sponges on May 1, 2008. Although the country’s 14-year civil war ended in 2003, many ex-combatants struggle to survive because of a lack of jobs in a weak economy.
It makes me sad to see the people who helped to bring us out of war not be able to have even standard living conditions.
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This picture illustrates what the children of Liberia went through during the war. So many children had to grow up, too fast, and they will never get their childhood back.
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The Civil War devastated my country. What happened we cannot take back nor forget, but what we can do is move forward. Still, I miss the people that it took from me, everyday.
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On January 16, 2006, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf took office as President of Liberia, making her the first and only ever elected female head of state in Africa. In 2011, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with two other women.
President Sirleaf is one of my heroes. I admire her for her bravery to stand up to those who oppose her, and for all she has done to improve Liberia. She is a strong and just leader, and I’m proud to be part of her country.
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Christmas 2008 - This was a great time. We all had fun handing out presents; we made every single kid happy that day.
Mother Wleh’s Orphanage,
Monrovia - Liberia, West Africa
2008
I love being at the orphanage on Christmas Day! All the children are so happy, and they have the biggest smiles when they get their presents, no matter what they are! It’s a fun day for all.
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A young boy looks out of a decaying building in Monrovia. Though many buildings have been repaired since the war, much is still in disrepair.
My heart goes out to the children who still have to live like this. This is why I volunteer at the orphanage and plan to work to better lives for children such as this one.
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