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About this episode

Sakena Yacoobi, a tireless advocate for the women of Afghanistan, is the recipient of the 2009 Americans for UNFPA Board of Advocates Award for the Health and Dignity of Women. Dr. Yacoobi has increased the literacy and improved the health of thousands of Afghan women and girls despite decades of armed conflict and a ban on girls education under the Taliban.

• Release Date

  Jan 30, 2009

• Runtime

  01:47