BREAK THE SILENCE AWARDS

09.26.2019 Patricia Mars

Last night, during the High Level week of United Nations General Assembly, we came together to celebrate people who are breaking their silence to end gender based violence. Hosted by Angel Pai, the recipients of the 2019 Break The Silence Awards are as follows:

H. E. Sika Bella Kaboré, First Lady of Burkina Faso (Lifetime Achievement Award)
Kakenya Ntaiya, Founder of Kakenya’s Dream (Rosie McGrath Activist Award)
Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA (Public Servant Award)
Julia Lalla-Maharajh OBE, Founder of Orchid Project (Susan Gibbs Ally Award)
Men End FGM Foundation (Silence Breakers Award)

Mariama Camara and Julia Lalla-Maharajh OBE, Founder of Orchid Project

Julia Lalla-Maharajh OBE, Founder of Orchid Project and Dr. Kakenya Ntaiya, Founder of Kakenya’s Dream

Co-Founder Mariama Camara moderated a panel on sustainable fashion and climate action with five experts.

Founders Aissata and Mariama with First Lady of Burkina, H. E. Sika Bella Kaboré and Julia Lalla-Maharajh.

We congratulate this year’s recipients and thank everyone working around the world to achieve SDG5! Until next year.