Catégorie : 1000 women Peace Nobel 2005

Linked to our presentation of the Rural Agency for Social & Technological Advancement RASTA.

She is one of the 1000 women proposed fort the Nobel Peace Price 2005.

Starting her social work at an early age, T.K. Omana has made life better for hundreds of women, writes R. Madhavan Nair (Read on The Hindu).

Omana T K (India), Tilonia and Wayanad district are hundreds of miles and cultures apart. Yet, one informed the other to the extent that Omana took economic empowerment to one of India’s poorest districts.

Thakaraprambil Kochukuttan Omana – India

She works for the Rural Agency for Social and Technological Advancement.

When she was 18 years old, Omana T K (born 1959) ran away from home to work in an NGO in Rajasthan. Returning to Kerala eight years later, she sold off all her assets to set up the Rural Agency for Social and Technological Advancement in 1989. That was the start of a veritable revolution in the villages of the backward Wayanad district; today, it has several women’s self-help groups and sees active participation by women in village-level activities. She also established a highly successful rainwater-harvesting movement.

Omana T K (born 1959) comes from an impoverished farming family in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district. The youngest of eight children, she grew up witness to the problems of peasant women. She did what she could at a very young age, including participating in the social forums in her neighborhood. What she was certain about was that social work was to be her life’s vocation.

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Linked with our presentation of The ‘Pastoral’ of the Child / Pastoral da Criança – Brazil.

And linked with our presentation on Improving Children’s Environmental Health.

She is one of the 1000 women proposed fort the Nobel Peace Price 2005.

She says: “When I believe in something that could benefit humanity, I go to the end.”

Zilda Arns Neumann – Brazil

She works for the Pastoral da Criança (Pastoral of the Child)

Doctor Zilda Arns Neumann (born 1943) is a pediatric and sanitary doctor. Founder and national coordinator of Pastoral of the Child, an ecumenical organism of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (BNCB). She is also the president of the Intersectorial Commission of Indigenous Health. Recently, she took on the coordination of the elderly. Mother of five children, she is a collector of national and international prizes, granted in recognition to her work in Pastoral of the Child.Zilda Arns Neumann (1943), a pediatric and sanitary doctor, is the founder and national coordinator of the Pastoral of the Child, an ecumenical organism of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (BNCB). She is also president of the Inter-sectorial Commission of Indigenous Health. Recently, she took on the coordination of programs for the elderly. A mother of five children, she is a collector of national and international prizes, granted in recognition of her work in the Pastoral of the Child.

She was born in a small community in the state of Santa Catarina, in the South of Brazil. Forquilinha was so small that everyone knew each other. It was in her childhood that Zilda Arns had the inspiration for her future: “My mom studied homemade medicine in German books. She saw people and knew who needed to go to the hospital and who could be treated at home.”

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Linked with our presentation of Soldiers’ Mothers of St. Petersburg.

She is one of the 1000 women proposed fort the Nobel Peace Price 2005.

She says: “In Russia, the time has come to recognize your personal dignity. It is time to take the responsibility for your own life and the destiny of your loved ones into your own hands.”

Ella-Maria Polyakova – Russian Federation

She works for ‘Soldatskiye Matieri Sankt-Pietierburga (Soldiers’ Mothers of St. Petersburg)‘. There she works for an active advocating of human rights issues in Russia, particularly in relation to the issues facing soldiers in the Russian army. The main activities of Soldiers’ Mothers include publishing information on human rights, working with military people, publicizing the situation of soldiers in Russia and especially Chechnya. One of the principle activities of the organisation is the School of Human Rights and its programme: « We Protect Our Sons ». This programme, held twice weekly, is attended by 100-150 people per session. (See on Pax Christi International).

Ella-Maria Polyakova (born 1941) graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Communication and worked as an engineer and researcher. She is active in the field of human rights. In 1991, she was one of the Russian activists who went to Vilnius and Riga to support democracy. In autumn 1991, she created the NGO Soldatskiye Matieri Sankt-Pietierburga (Soldiers’ Mothers of St. Petersburg), which uncovers violations of soldiers’ human rights. She participates in conferences in Russia and abroad, speaking on human rights issues and advocating peace.

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She is one of the 1000 women proposed fort the Nobel Peace Price 2005.

She says: « Being the first Arab woman to chair the Board of Governors of the IAEA fills me with pride and shows all women in the world that they have the chance to make the world better and safer. »

Nabeela Al-Mulla – Kuwait

Born in Kuwait, she is currently the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and the Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations (UN), and participates in regular and special sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations and represented Kuwait in various committees, conferences and panels. From 1977 until 1994 she served as a member of the Permanent Mission of Kuwait to the United Nations in New York where she held several posts, the last being Deputy Permanent Representative. She works also for the Board of Trustees of the American University in Kuwait (AUK).

global issues gateway with many access. Click also on the right down on ‘Multimedia lecture series’ for a video presentation. To hear Mrs Nabeela Al-Mulla speak about ‘The Role of Women in Islam’ on Nov. 17, 2004, click then on ‘lecture’.

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Linked with our presentation of Asia Pacific Forum on Women Law and Development APWLD – Malaysia.

Linked also with our presentation of Petition of Complaint to the National Human Rights Commission SUHAKAM.

She is one of the 1000 women proposed fort the Nobel Peace Price 2005.

She says: « When I see the migrant workers’ broken bodies and eyes without hope, I want to embrace and wipe away their fears. It makes me angry and helps me to keep fighting the oppressive system. »

Irene Fernandez – Malaysia

She works for Tenaganita (Women’s Force),

and for Voice of the Malaysian People, Suaram (see the Homepage), see also this page about torture,

and also for the Asia Pacific Forum on Women Law and Development APWLD.

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Linked with our presentation of PROGYNIST.

And linked with our presentation of towards helping women to fulfill their responsibilities.

She is one of the 1000 women proposed fort the Nobel Peace Price 2005.

Goes with ‘Assuming Authority‘.

She says: « We have to be able to gain the trust and respect of those in power and the people around us, without compromising our fundamental principles and values. »

Netsanet Mengistu – Ethiopia

She works for Progynist, and for Meklit Microcreditbank.

Netsanet Mengistu has a BA in Management and Administration. She is the founder of Progynist, an Ethiopian women’s empowerment NGO, and Meklit, a pioneering local microcredit bank. Netsanet focuses on gender discrimination. She is committed to building up and enhancing the infrastructure in the underprivileged areas in Ethiopia.

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linked with our presentation of War on Iraq, and of the Womens International League for Peace and Freedom.

She is one of the 1000 women proposed fort the Nobel Peace Price 2005.

She says: « For me it is essential to always move forward from the patriarchal culture of war to my feminist culture and vision of peace. »

Annelise Ebbe – Denmark

She works for the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), also for the Women in Black Denmark, and also for the Danish Peace Council.

For 40 years, Annelise Ebbe has been actively engaged in peace work and women’s rights worldwide and in Denmark. As vice president of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), president of Danish WILPF, founder of the Danish Women in Black network, president of the Danish Peace Council, and an eager contributor to discussions on the public agenda, her continuous work and personal engagement as a pacifist and feminist has made her a well-respected and outspoken leading figure in the anti-war movement, the women’s movement as well as on the public agenda.Born in 1949, Annelise Ebbe grew up in the southern part of Denmark in a family with very progressive values. Her mother was a member of Danish Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), the organization that Annelise would head years later. Facing and fearing the potential nuclear threats of the ongoing Cold War, Annelise, at the age of 15, joined the Danish Campaign against Nuclear Weapons and thereby took her first step in a life-long engagement as a pacifist within the peace movement.

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She is one of the 1000 women proposed fort the Nobel Peace Price 2005.

She says: “I see myself in each oppressed and poor woman. I do not lose hope. With will, power and union we will be able to beat sexism, conservatism, and prejudice.”

Luci Teresinha Choinacki – Brazil

She works for the Câmara dos Deputados (Chamber of Deputies)

For being a peasant, poor, and not having a diploma, Luci Teresinha Choinacki (born 1954) faced all kinds of prejudice when she was elected State Representative, in 1986, for the state of Santa Catarina. Four years later, she got to Brasilia. As a Federal Representative on her third mandate, Luci fights for women’s rights and for the land reform. She was able to obtain retirement rights and the right to maternity leave for the female peasants.

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Linked with our presentations of Business Women Association BWA, and with Microfinance in Uzbekistan.

She is one of the 1000 women proposed fort the Nobel Peace Price 2005.

She says: « If people trust me, I cannot betray that trust. If they come to me for help, I must do my best to support them. »

Sakhibakhon Irgasheva – Uzbekistan

She works for the Business Women’s Association (BWA); for MEKHR; and with the Open Society Institute, Uzbekistan.

Sakhibakhon Irgasheva (born 1948) has headed the Kokand branch of the Business Women’s Association (BWA) since 1994, which provides training, advice, and support to women in developing small and medium enterprises. From 1991 to 1994, she was chairperson of Nodira, an NGO working for the protection of mothers and children. She is vice chairperson of Mekhr, a women’s forum in the Ferghana region. Sakhibakhon has played a significant role in supporting the establishment of over 60 NGOs in the Kokand area, in raising civic awareness and building civil society.
Sakhiba Irgasheva was born in 1948 into a traditional Muslim family. Her mother died when Sakhiba was eight years old and her father remarried a young girl of only 17 who could not really be a mother to Sakhiba. She witnessed scenes of family violence and early in her childhood, she swore that her life would be devoted to the protection of women’s rights.
She is now a happy wife and mother. Her son and daughter have presented her with five wonderful grandchildren. Her husband is the director of a school. All her life, Sakhiba has given help and support to those around her. She has resolved inter-ethnic conflicts in her region and protected the rights of women and children there.

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She is one of the 1000 women proposed fort the Nobel Peace Price 2005.

Linked with our presentation Public Fund “Kylym shamy”.

She says: « Peace and justice are the two main goals of my life. »

Aziza Abdirasulova – Kyrgyzstan

She works for the Kylym Shamy; and for the Guild of Prisoners of Conscience.

Aziza Abdirasulova (born 1958) is a well-known human rights activist who works on behalf of the citizens of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. She is an advocate for prisoners’ rights and the right to assemble peacefully. Her activity is directed towards the fight against injustice and inequality by means of nonviolent conflict resolution. She works for the sake of justice without a personal or political agenda, and her action is based upon tolerance and transparency. She has worked with a diverse range of people in her country and has earned their trust and respect.

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