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Neema Namadamu: Influencing a Brighter Future for Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Neema Namadamu: Influencing a Brighter Future for Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Valerie Bagley, Neema Namadamu
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 5
ISBN13: 9781668424902|ISBN10: 1668424908|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668424940|EISBN13: 9781668424919
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-2490-2.ch050
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Bagley, Valerie, and Neema Namadamu. "Neema Namadamu: Influencing a Brighter Future for Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo." Women Community Leaders and Their Impact as Global Changemakers, edited by Patricia Goodman Hayward, et al., IGI Global, 2022, pp. 298-302. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2490-2.ch050

APA

Bagley, V. & Namadamu, N. (2022). Neema Namadamu: Influencing a Brighter Future for Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In P. Goodman Hayward, S. Rehman, & Z. Yan (Eds.), Women Community Leaders and Their Impact as Global Changemakers (pp. 298-302). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2490-2.ch050

Chicago

Bagley, Valerie, and Neema Namadamu. "Neema Namadamu: Influencing a Brighter Future for Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo." In Women Community Leaders and Their Impact as Global Changemakers, edited by Patricia Goodman Hayward, Sahar Rehman, and Zirui Yan, 298-302. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2490-2.ch050

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Abstract

Neema Namadamu is the founder of Hero Women Rising, an organization that advocates for women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. From birth, the odds have been stacked against Neema, whose life began in a remote village in the war-torn High Plateau of Itombwe in East Congo. Stricken with polio at age 2, Neema used a stick to help her walk the many kilometers to and from school each day. With the early help of a strong-willed mother and her own determination, Neema has become an international influencer and a leader of hero women in her communities.

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