001_090817tjw059_0012009 Opus Prize Final­ist : Aïcha Ech Channa

Aïcha Ech Channa is founder and pres­i­dent of Association Sol­i­dar­ité Fémi­nine, pro­vid­ing ser­vices in Casablanca, Morocco, to help unmar­ried women with chil­dren gain the knowl­edge and skills nec­es­sary to ensure their own livelihoods.

She will be in DC this week to receive the Opus prize given annu­ally to rec­og­nize unsung heroes of any faith tra­di­tion any­where in the world, solv­ing today’s most per­sis­tent social problems.

to read more: http://www.opusprize.org/winners/09_Ech-Channa.cfm