Awadeya Mahmoud

Awadeya Mahmoud is the founder and chairwoman of the Women’s Food and Tea Sellers’ Cooperative and the Women’s Multi-Purpose Cooperative for Khartoum state, Sudan, which represent women displaced by the conflict in Darfur and the Two Areas.^[1] On 28 March 2016, the United States Department of State announced her as one of the recipients of the International Women of Courage Award for that year.^[2]

References

1. "Biographies of 2016 Award Winners". The U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
2. "State Department honors 14 leaders from around the world". NYTimes. The New York Times. Retrieved 30 March 2016.