These women, Dr. Hawa Abdi and daughter Dr. Deqo Mohamed (and Abdi's other daughter, Dr. Amina Mohamed, who is not shown), devote their lives to helping other Somali women and children. Their 90,000 person refugee camp, which is 75% women and children, accepts everyone, given they follow their two rules:
1. No political divisions or social clans within the group
2. No physical abuse towards women
This society is built and operated solely by women; volunteers work at the hospital, the school, build the houses, get the food, etc. In addition, many charity foundations refuse to enter Somalia, due to its instability, so Abdi and her two daughters are often the only three people actually running the camp. Dr. Hawa Abdi, Dr. Deqo Mohamed, and Dr. Amina Mohamed were named "Women of the Year" in 2010 by Glamour magazine, and Nicholas Kristoff wrote "Heroic, Female, and Muslim" in their honor.
I found this video extremely inspiring and a helpful primary source for my topic.
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