Amina Mohammed
Global human development advocate will receive this year鈥檚 at a campus ceremony at noon Nov. 16 (Monday) in the Hesburgh Center Auditorium at the University of Notre Dame.
The United Nations secretary general鈥檚 special adviser on post-2015 development planning, Mohammed was recently confirmed as senior minister to the federal government in her native Nigeria. As part of the award ceremony, she will deliver a free, public lecture, 鈥淭he Courage of Conviction: The Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria, Africa and Beyond.鈥�
鈥淸These are] tough times in the world,鈥� Mohammed says. 鈥淢uch of our troubles are a question of values, mindsets and a total lack of global leadership that has the courage of conviction.鈥�
The Ford Family Notre Dame Award recognizes Mohammed鈥檚 tireless efforts to understand and illuminate the true causes of poverty and to unleash human creativity and potential in effective and sustainable ways around the world.
鈥淎mina Mohammed brings together head and heart,鈥� says , director of the , which presents the award. 鈥淪he is passionate about human well-being 鈥� and knows the power of evidence-based efforts to tackle extreme poverty.鈥�
Mohammed鈥檚 visit to Notre Dame will strengthen her relationship with the and the broader , connecting her with Notre Dame experts in development and Africa as she builds her new Nigerian policy portfolio.
A master negotiator who led the process within the international community to develop and adopt the U.N.鈥檚 , Mohammed is known for her ability to engage people across diverse backgrounds. She has more than 30 years of experience as an international development practitioner in civil society, government and international organizations, and academia.
The Ford Family Notre Dame Award for Human Development and Solidarity, presented by the Ford Family Program in Human Development 91视频 and Solidarity, recognizes substantial contributions to human development through research, practice, public service or philanthropy. Recipients are honored for standing in solidarity with those in deepest need, supporting them to become agents of their own change. The award is named in honor of University Trustee Emeritus Doug Ford and his wife, Kathy, whose generosity helped to establish the Ford Program.
Past recipients of the award include L鈥橝rche and its visionary founder, Jean Vanier; social entrepreneur Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO and founder of Acumen; development economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen; Partners In Health, whose co-founders Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl accepted the award on its behalf; and Patti and Ray Chambers, the United Nations secretary general鈥檚 special envoy for malaria.
The Ford Family Program in Human Development 91视频 and Solidarity is a program of the Kellogg Institute for International 91视频. Part of the University of Notre Dame鈥檚 new Keough 91视频 of Global Affairs, the Kellogg Institute is an interdisciplinary community of scholars and students from across the University and around the world that promotes research, provides educational opportunities and builds links related to democracy and human development, two topics critical to our world.
Contact: Rev. Robert Dowd, C.S.C., 574-631-7756, rdowd1@nd.edu