Oscar Pistorius is a South African amputee runner. Due to deformity in his legs, his lower legs were amputated right before his first birthday. He learned to walk on prosthetic legs. He became involved in track as a teenager and competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics. He fought barriers in order to qualify and compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics. He didn’t win medals in the Olympics, but he showed many people that he is able to compete against able bodied runners 10 months ago
Somaly Mam is a Cambodian human rights activist. As a child she was forced to be an indentured servant, and by the time she was a teenager, she was forced into prostitution and used as a sex slave. When she refused to prostitute herself, she was tortured and raped. She eventually escaped and since then she has devoted her life to rescue girls and women from sex slave trades. She eventually founded a foundation set up to help girls, and women who have escaped sex slavery by teaching them job skills and offering counseling to them. Somaly has been recognized many times by various organizations for her activism.
http://www.somaly.org/ 10 months ago
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the current president of Liberia and she won the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize along with Leymah Gbowee for their anti-war activisim in Liberia. Sirleaf is the first female to be elected as a head of state in Africa. 10 months ago
Leymah Gbowee is a Liberian activist who protested the Second Liberian Civil War. In 2002 after being witnessing the various damages of war in her country, Gbowee organized peace movements which became known as Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace, that consisted of Liberian women of different religions and backgrounds to protest the civil war and the tyrant Charles Taylor. The war ended in 2003 and the actions of Gbowee and other peace activists partially lead to the election of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as Liberia’s first women president. In 2011, Leymah Gbowee and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf were two of three women that were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. 11 months ago
Emmanuel is a Ghanian native, who was born with a deformed right leg that was later amputated. Emmanuel grew up being mistreated by many people in his home country, because of his disability. Years later, with the help of the US based organization Challenged Athletes Foundation, he rode across on Ghana by bicycle to raise awareness for people with disabilities. He has traveled around the world to raise awareness and money for people with disabilities and the poverty stricken people of Ghana. He has worked with an organization that built wheelchairs for disabled in poor countries. He was also awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage Award.
http://www.myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=E_o_yeboah_stcecilia_US_2010
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Ofosu_Yeboah 0 11 months ago
Portia de Rossi is a strong woman because she has overcome eating disorders,problems coming to terms with her sexuality, and learning to accept herself for who she is. She is living proof that weaknesses can be overcome. 11 months ago
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