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Model and activist Halima Aden has been newly appointed as a Somali- American UNICEF Ambassador. The model has been in the spotlight for her ongoing philanthropic work across Africa, following her travels with the UNHCR to Kakuma, the refugee camp in Kenya where she was born, the position was appointed to her.
As published by Unicef USA, the ambassador will use her platform, “to engage young people across the U.S to support to support UNICEF’s mission to put children first. She will bring awareness to programs that save and protect children’s lives and use her platforms to advocate for children’s rights. As a refugee herself, she uniquely understands the needs, along with the hopes and dreams, of the 30 million children around the world who have been forcibly displaced by conflict.”
Halima has shown dedication to her philanthropic causes from the moment she stepped into the spotlight.
She said, “Partnering with UNICEF has been a lifelong dream and is my proudest accomplishment to date…I’ve seen the organization’s incredible, impactful work for children first-hand. When I was young, UNICEF gave me an education, empowering myself, my family and our community in the process. It’s an honour to have this platform with UNICEF USA and I look forward to advocating for children around the world, just as others advocated for me.”
Born in Kakuma refugee camp. Now a successful high-fashion model. Halima Aden described growing up in a vibrant multicultural community that she still thinks of as home. #TEDxKakumaCamp pic.twitter.com/qcS90QKu7s
— Catherine Wiesner (@CatherinWiesner) June 9, 2018
"I was a child refugee and I can’t even imagine the trauma that would come from being ripped from my mother."#NowReading: Shout out to @TeenVogue for their new and powerful "I am America" July digital cover featuring Halima Aden (@Kinglimaa) https://t.co/5EG30kG39G
— Amnesty International (@amnestyusa) July 5, 2018
From refugee camp to runway: model Halima Aden has this message on #WorldRefugeeDay2018. pic.twitter.com/INbZ8thQ1G
— AJ+ (@ajplus) June 20, 2018
I added a video to a @YouTube playlist https://t.co/7aqzswPEYX Model Halima Aden Returns to the Refugee Camp She was Born In | Teen
— QUEEN ZAY (@xxzayzayxxvlogs) July 20, 2018
Hanan
Hanan has a Masters in Media in the Middle East from SOAS University. Trainee of the Muslim Women in Media institute Annual Cohort at UC Davis, California. Her interests lie in ethical fashion, modern-day slavery, and when not making Youtube videos she is somewhere in between Ballet and Kickboxing. King Julian is her spirit animal.
