Noble mission that made Kenyan clinch top global pluralism award

Noble mission that made Kenyan clinch top global awardSource: Kenya – The Standard, By Nzau Musau

On the day an anti-nuclear lobby was being unveiled as the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize winner in Oslo on Friday, a Kenyan woman was being honoured with a related global award in Ottawa, Canada.

After spending years in rusty villages in Nigeria negotiating peace between rival communities, the former National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) member Alice Nderitu was honoured with the inaugural Global Pluralism Award for promoting respect for diversity.

Read more at the source – Dated: October 8th 2017

The award is sponsored by Global Centre for Pluralism founded by His Highness the Aga Khan in partnership with the Government of Canada. It features 50,000 US Dollars award kitty to further her work.

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