When was zainab salbi born

I was 23 years old and horrified by what I was seeing in the news about rape camps in Bosnia. I couldn't find anyone doing something about the astounding injustices women were experiencing, so I decided to do something myself.

I cannot tell you how many people ridiculed my efforts. I was not getting paid, and a lot of people said: 'Stop doing that. Go get a real job, and get paid. At 25 years old, I was honored by President Clinton at a White House ceremony for my grass roots work.

Even then I would not have imagined that 15 years later, Women for Women would be assisting hundreds of thousands of women in countries all around the world Salbi grew to hold the philosophy that access to education plus access to resources lead to lasting change in women's lives. Salbi has written and spoken extensively on the use of rape and other forms of violence against women during war.

Her work has been featured in major media outlets including several times on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She was also identified as one of the most influential women in the world in various outlets from Time Magazine to The Guardian. After nearly 20 years of work with women survivors of wars from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Afghanistan, Salbi came to realize that the secret sauce for change in women's lives is inspiration.

Salbi was recently selected as a jury of The Hilton Humanitarian Prize - the biggest award for humanitarian work throughout the world.

She dedicated the show, which aired across 22 countries in the Arab World, to the acknowledgment of Arab and Muslim women, their narratives, challenges and accomplishments, and started it with the historic first interview of Oprah Winfrey in the Arab world. News Zainab Salbi. Watch TED Talks. Zainab Salbi Activist and social entrepreneur. TED Speaker Personal profile.

Iraqi-born Zainab Salbi founded and runs Women for Women International, and has dedicated her life to helping women in war-torn regions rebuild their lives and communities.

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