ZAINAB SALBI
Citizenship/Residence
Iraq
Zainab Salbi is an author,
women’s rights activist,
humanitarian, social
entrepreneur, and media
commentator who is the
founder and former CEO
(1993-2011) of Washingtonbased Women for Women
International. Currently she
serves as Editor-at-Large at
Women in the World Media.
Salbi’s mission had always been
to build programs that combine
access to knowledge with access
to resources to lead to lasting
change in women’s lives.
At the age of 23, she
founded Women for Women
International, a grassroots
humanitarian and development
organization dedicated to
serving women survivors of
wars rebuild their lives. Under
her enthused contribution the
organization fervently grew from
helping 30 women upon its
inception to more than 400,000
women in 8 conflict areas
leading to a distribution of more
than $100 million dollars in aid
and loans. Salbi was nominated
as one of the 21st century
heroes in 2010 by President
Clinton.
Up Till October 15, 2015
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