Sunday, July 25, 2010

Amanda Lindhout sets up scholarship for Somali women

Amanda Lindhout who was held prisoner in Somalia, says 11 young Somali women have been selected to go to one of six different institutions in the country under the Global Enrichment Foundation that she founded. She says hopes she will be able to raise enough money to have 100 women studying in four years time. Lindhout was kidnapped outside Mogadishu along with Australian photographer Nigel Brennan in August, 2008. They were freed last November after their families teamed up to hire a hostage negotiation group. She said she came up with the idea for the scholarships during what she called "the darkest times" of her captivity.

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