SISTER AZEZET HABTEZGHI KIDANE CO-FOUNDER AND CO-DIRECTOR

Sister Azezet Habtezghi Kidane (Sister Aziza) is originally from Eritrea, but is now a British citizen and a member of the Comboni Missionary Sisters. Since 2010, she has acted as an advocate, counselor, nurse and spiritual leader for the African refugee community in Israel. She has specifically focused her attention on the enslavement of individuals for sexual exploitation in the Sinai and the torture of asylum seekers. In recognition of her efforts to combat human trafficking, she was honored by the US Department of State in 2012 as a “Hero of Our Time Acting to End Modern Slavery.”