Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association and

Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights

present

Women’s Human Rights Speaker Series

Women’s Health and Human Rights

Presented by

Nadifa Osman

Thursday, September 5, 2002, at 12:00 P.M.

at Briggs and Morgan, PA, 2400 IDS Center, in Minneapolis

(lunch will be served)

Nadifa Osman is the Community Coordinator for the Refugee Population Study at University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology.  She has become an ardent member of the Somali Community in the United States, serving its members, more particularly women and children. Nadifa is currently the Executive Director of Women of Africa Resource Development Association (WARDA), where she conducts academic achievement, tutoring, as well as cultural and self-awareness programs with Somali women and girls.  Ms. Osman also teaches Somali mothers parenting and resilience in parenting through Family Services Inc. She works in partnership with Womankind Kenya, and is a member of Rotary International and the International Leadership Institute.  Born in Somalia, Nadifa studied engineering and received a degree in telecommunications and a masters degree in energy management.  Nadifa has been an active volunteer with Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights since 2000, and currently serves on the organization’s Refugee and Immigrant Program Steering Committee.

This is the tenth in a series of lunchtime speakers dedicated to improving awareness of women’s human rights issues.  Please join us the first Thursday of each month for a new presentation.  For more information, please contact Amelia at Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights.

Please R.S.V.P. to Amelia Buttress at Minnesota Advocates for

 Human Rights by noon on Tuesday, September 3rd.

Phone: (612) 341-3302 ext. 107   Email: abuttress@mnadvocates.org