She co-founded the Shan women’s action network which is based in Thailand and documented rapes and other abuses by Burma’s military government against women and girls.

       “For us, for the women of Burma (female) this award means a lot to us, because every statement, every single action, every award like this makes sure it is also a message of solidarity that the world has not given up on our hope for a future democratic and (female) free Burma.”

       Other award recipients included K, a young Kenyan woman, who negotiated with her father and agreed to undergo female (cerquesition) circumcision if he allowed her to go to school. She later won a scholarship to attend university in the United States and is now finishing her doctorate in education at University of Pittsburgh. She plans to (study) start a boarding school for girls (and) in her village(rs) in Kenya

       Vital Voices is non-governmental organization that trains emerging women leaders and social entrepreneurs. Since 1997, the group has mentored more than 5,000 leaders from 150 countries who later returned home to train more than 100,000 additional women in their communities.

NEW WORDS:

Circumcision: n 洗礼,净化

Doctorate: n 博士学位

boarding school: n 寄宿制学校

mentor: n 有经验的顾问

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今天一大早心情好呀。小词：start a，solidarity，emerging。