2023 Women Building Peace Award Finalist Hamisa Zaja (Kenya)

Hamisa Zaja is the founder and chairperson of the Coast Association for Persons with Disabilities, a nongovernmental organization in Mombasa, Kenya, that works to empower persons with disabilities. Zaja is also a program officer with Maji Na Ufanisi (Water and Development), a charity that implements water and sanitation projects aimed at reaching the neediest and most vulnerable groups in urban and rural areas in Kenya. As a person living with a disability, Zaja is committed to building a peaceful society and providing opportunity and security for all.

The Women Building Peace Award is given each year to a woman peacebuilder who has made a major contribution to preventing conflict, combatting violence and building peace in her country or region. This year, USIP received more than 150 nominations from 42 countries.

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