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Shamsa Abubakar Fadhil, known as “Mama Shamsa”, and the logo of the Sant’Egidio Community. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Kenyan Activist, Rome-based Lay Catholic Association Receive Human Fraternity Award

Feb 1, 2023

A Kenyan community activist, and the Rome-based lay Catholic association dedicated to the provision of social services and arbitrating conflicts, Sant’Egidio Community, are the recipients of the 2023 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity.

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From Right to left: Fr. Joyzy Egunjobi, Director, Nairobi Centre of PSI; Prof. Gabriel Egbe, Dean Faculty of Humanities, Veritas University Abuja, Rev Fr (Prof) Hyacinth Ichoku, VC Veritas University Abuja; and Fr George Ehusani, Executive Director, Lux Terra Leadership Foundation during a visit to PSI campus in Nairobi. Credit: ACI Africa

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