Draft:Anna Qabale Duba
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Anna Qabale Duba is a female Kenyan Nurse and an Epidemiologist who founded the Qabale Duba Foundation (QDF), a community-based organization that champions the fight against harmful cultural practices like female genital mutilation and early marriages; and promotes the development of pastorialist's community in Kenya.
Early life and educational background[edit]
Anna Qabale Duba was born in Turbi, a miniature village in Marsabit County, Kenya.[1]. She was the youngest child in a polygamous family of 19 siblings and 3 mothers, of which her mother was the first. Qabale was the only educated child in her family[2][3]. She had her primary education in Torbi Primary School, and later proceeded to Moi Girls High School -Marsabit[1]. She also attended Kenya Methodist University where she bagged a bachelor's degree in Nursing, and a Master of Science degree in Epidemiology from Moi University in Kenya[1]. At the age of 12, Qabale was subjected to female genital mutilation and escaped forced early marriage at age 14[4].
Awards[edit]
In year 2022, Qabale was crowned the first recipient of the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award[5][6] because of her selfless service to vulnerable children and women in Kenya[4]. In year 2019, she won the Global Citizens' People's Choice Award in New York[4][1]. She was also the former Miss Tourism Kenya and ranked among the top 100 most influential young Africans in 2020[1].
Personal life[edit]
Qabale is married to Hargura Halkano and they are blessed with children[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Anna Qabale Duba, the African Nightingale". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ "Qabale Duba". Mentoring. Inspiring. Empowering. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ Odhiambo, Rhoda (2022-05-13). "Kenyan fighting FGM crowned world's best nurse". BBC. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ a b c "Kenyan wey dey fight FGM become di world's best nurse". BBC News Pidgin. 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ "Ms Anna – Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award Winner 2022 Visit At Aster Medcity | Aster". www.asterhospitals.in. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ African health care workers transform rural communities | CNN, 2022-08-22, retrieved 2023-10-26
- ^ Shiundu, Linda (2022-05-12). "Anna Qabale Duba: Kenyan nurse wins global award, takes KSh 29m prize money". Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. Retrieved 2023-03-02.