News - Desert Flower Foundation

Little Desert Flower Haja

Haja Mansaray – our Super Talent

Haja is 6 years old and goes to the St. Francis Primary School in Newton, Sierra Leone. She is regarded as an exceptionally talented girl. Due to her extraordinary intelligence, she succeeded to skip 3 school classes during her first school year. This small talented girl has learned to read and write in her free time. Haja's greatest dream is to get more school materials and books.

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Hamburg Marathon

The Desert Flower Foundation Hamburg Marathon Team!

The Desert Flower Foundation Team: Daniel Loreck (26) and Marcel Eckrodt (26) from Hamburg

Dear Desert Flower Foundation Fans,

As you already know, I love marathons. I took part in several runs, among others in Vienna – in order to gather money for Desert Flower Foundation.

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Prominent personalities support DFF

Polish superstars support the "Save a little Desert Flower" campaign!

Waris Dirie with her best friend and manager Joanna Jasik

For the first time a group of prominent personalities supports the Desert Flower Foundation campaign.

TVN, Poland's leading TV channel has significantly contributed to it.

You can find the video presenting preparation here.

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Claudia - our little sunshine

Non-stop smiling sunshine saved from FGM!

Hello,

My name is Isatu Sidibay and I am writing this letter to express my profound gratitude to all sponsors and the Desert Flower Foundation’s team for their generous support. Without your help, my little daughter Claudia could not go to school because I could not afford it.

Claudia is only five years old and is currently in the second class of nursery school in Freetown. She really enjoys attending school and shares with me her numerous adventures experienced there with her new friends every day. I am very glad that my daughter can learn and play with peers. Claudia was always a very active and cheerful child and now has a chance to let off some steam having fun with other children.

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Interview with Waris Dirie

I've had a lot of luck in my life!

Madifon By Fashion - Interview with Waris Dirie:

MbF: WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO WRITE “DESERT FLOWER” AND THE BOOKS THAT FOLLOWED?
WD: Friends of mine convinced me to write a book about my life. They supported me through the process. Afterwards, no publisher wanted my story. I almost printed the book on my own expenses and giving it free of charge to schools and universities. In the end a publisher in New York bought the script and sold 12 Million copies. After this every publisher in the world wanted to publish books by me.

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