International Women of Courage Award
The International Women of Courage Award is an American award. Every year the United States Department of State gives the award to women around the world who have shown the ability to lead other people, the ability to do something that they know is difficult or dangerous, the ability to deal well with new or difficult situations and to find solutions to problems, and who are ready to give up something to help to make people aware of women's rights.
History
U. S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice started the award in 2007, on March 8, International Women's Day. In many countries in the world, people do something special on this day. Each United States embassy can recommend one woman to be considered for this award.
Award recipients by year
2018
Roya Sadat of Afghanistan
Aura Elena Farfan of Guatemala
Julissa Villanueva of Honduras
Aliyah Khalaf Saleh of Iraq
Maria Elena Berini of Italy
Aiman Umarova of Kazakhstan
Feride Rushiti of Kosovo
L'Malouma Said of Mauritania
Godelieve Mukasarasi of Rwanda
Sirikan Charoensiri of Thailand
2017
Sharmin Akter of Bangladesh
Malebogo Molefhe of Botswana
Natalia Ponce de Leon of Colombia
Rebecca Kabugho of Democratic Republic of Congo
Jannat Al Ghezi of Iraq
Aichatou Ousmane Issaka of Niger
Veronica Simogun of Papua New Guinea
Cindy Arlette Contreras Bautista of Peru
Sandya Eknelygoda of Sri Lanka
Carolin Tahhan Fachakh of Syria
Saadet Ozkan of Turkey
Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh of Vietnam
Fadia Najib Thabet of Yemen
2016
Sara Hossain of Bangladesh
Debra Baptist-Estrada of Belize
Ni Yulan of China
Latifa Ibn Ziaten of France
Thelma Aldana of Guatemala
Nagham Nawzat Hasan of Iraq
Nisha Ayub of Malaysia
Fatimata M'baye of Mauritania
Zhanna Nemtsova of Russia
Zuzana Stevulova of Slovakia
Awadeya Mahmoud of Sudan
Vicky Ntetema of Tanzania
Rodjaraeg Wattanapanit of Thailand
Nihal Naj Ali Al-Awlaqi of Yemen
2015
Niloofar Rahmani of Afghanistan
Nadia Sharmeen of Bangladesh
Rosa Julieta Montano Salvatierra of Bolivia
May Sabe Phyu of Burma
Emilie Beatrice Epaye of the Central African Republic
Marie Claire Tchecola of Guinea
Sayaka Osakabe of Japan
Arbana Xharra of Kosovo
Tabassum Adnan of Pakistan
Majd Izzat al-Chourbaji of Syria
2014
Nasrin Oryakhil of Afghanistan
Roshika Deo of Fiji
Rusudan Gotsiridze of Georgia
Iris Yassmin Barrios Aguilar of Guatemala
Laxmi Aggarwal of India
Fatimata Toure of Mali
Maha Al Muneef of Saudi Arabia
Oinikhol Bobonazarova of Tajikstan
Ruslana Lyzhychko of Ukraine
Beatrice Mtetwa of Zimbabwe
2013
Malalai Bahaduri of Afghanistan
Tsering Woeser of China
Julieta Castellanos of Honduras
Nirbhaya "Fearless" of India
Josephine Obiajulu Odumakin of Nigeria
Elena Milashina of Russia
Fartuun Adan of Somalia
Razan Zeitouneh of Syria
Ta Phong Tan of Vietnam
2012
Aneesa Ahmed of the Maldives
Zin Mar Aung of Burma
Samar Badawi of Saudi Arabia
Shad Begum of Pakistan
Maryam Durani of Afghanistan
Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo of Brazil
Hana Elhebshi of Libya
Jineth Bedoya Lima of Colombia
Safak Pavey of Turkey
Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih of Sudan
Gabi Calleja of Malta
2011
Maria Bashir of Afghanistan
Henriette Ekwe Ebongo of Cameroon
Guo Jianmei of China
Eva Abu Halaweh of Jordan
Marisela Morales Ibanez of Mexico
Agnes Osztolykan of Hungary
Roza Otunbayeva of Kyrgyzstan
Ghulam Sughra of Pakistan
Yoani Sanchez of Cuba
Nasta Palazhanka of Belarus
2010
Shukria Asil of Afghanistan
Shafiqa Quraishi of Afghanistan
Androula Henriques of Cyprus
Sonia Pierre of the Dominican Republic
Shadi Sadr of Iran
Ann Njogu of Kenya
Lee Ae-ran of South Korea
Jansila Majeed of Sri Lanka
Marie Claude Naddaf of Syria
Jestina Mukoko of Zimbabwe
2009
Mutabar Tadjibayeva of Uzbekistan
Ambiga Sreenevasan of Malaysia
Wazhma Frogh of Afghanistan
Norma Cruz of Guatemala
Suaad Allami of Iraq
Hadizatou Mani of Niger
Veronika Marchenko of Russia
Reem Al Numery of Yemen
2008
Suraya Pakzad of Afghanistan
Virisila Buadromo of Fiji
Eaman al-Gobory of Iraq
Valdete Idrizi of Kosovo
Begum Jan of Pakistan
Nibal Thawabteh of the Palestinian Authority
Cynthia Bendlin of Paraguay
Farhiyo Farah Ibrahim of Somalia
2007
Jennifer Louise Williams of Zimbabwe
Siti Musdah Mulia of Indonesia
Ilze Jaunalksne of Latvia
Samia al-Amoudi of Saudi Arabia
Mariya Ahmed Didi of the Maldives
Susana Trimarco de Veron of Argentina
Aziza Siddiqui of Afganistan
Sundus Abbas of Iraq
Shatha Abdul Razzak Abbousi of Iraq
Mary Akrami of Afghanistan
References
Other websites
2017 International Women of Courage Awards, U. S. State Department album on Flickr
2016 International Women of Courage Awards, U. S. State Department photostream on Flickr
2015 International Women of Courage Awards, U. S. State Department photostream on Flickr
2014 International Women of Courage Awards, U. S. State Department photostream on Flickr
2013 International Women of Courage Awards, U. S. State Department photostream on Flickr
2012 International Women of Courage Awards, U. S. State Department photostream on Flickr
2011 International Women of Courage Awards, U. S. State Department photostream on Flickr
2010 International Women of Courage Awards, U. S. State Department photostream on Flickr
U.S. Department of State International Women of Courage Award (Archived)
United States Department of State