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Inspirations: Making Peace with Football

Kenyan Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan turned to football to bring peace to her community

Outlook Inspirations nominee Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan grew up in the Marsabit area of Northern Kenya. Most of the families there are nomadic farmers who raise cattle and there has been a history of violent conflict between the different tribes in the area as they have competed for the best pasture, land and water for their animals. Fatuma wanted to bring peace to her community, and one day she came up with an idea - get people to play football instead of fighting.

You can find the other nominees for Outlook Inspirations 2018 by searching this website: www.bbcworldservice.com/outlookinspirations

Image: Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan
Credit: HODI

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