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Waris: Letters to My Mother, part III

"Time of Reconciliation"

We are pleased to present the third letter of Waris Dirie's series of letters to her mother, where she describes a difficult reunion and expresses willingness to reconcile with her.

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Waris: Letters to My Mother, part II

"Never give up!"

Waris with Lech Walesa and her manager Joanna Jasik

Today, we would like to present the second letter of Waris Dirie's series of letters to her mother. She describes here her meeting with former Polish President and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Lech Walesa who gave her new strength to act.

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Waris: Letters to My Mother

"My Loneliness"

Within the next few days we will publish a few of Waris Dirie's personal letters to her mother.

Today, we would like to present you the first one.

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Zinab–a very talented little Desert Flower

A moving story from Sierra Leone

Zinab visits the Desert Flower Foundation office in Sierra Leone

Zinab is six years old and lives in Allentown in Sierra Leone. She has been through a lot in her short life. She became an orphan in January this year as her parents died from Ebola in a space of only one week. She and her siblings live with their grandmother who fights every day for grandchildren with her modest income.

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Save a little Desert Flowers by purchasing a wonderful jewel!

Save and be saved

The Hand of Fatima is an ancient symbol called also Hamsa. It is believed to protect from the evil eye. Every religion believes in the magic power of this amulet. This ancient luck charm was a model for jewellery made by a company Gemmini specially for the campaign “Save a little Desert Flower”. Total profit from purchase will be donated to the Desert Flower Foundation. The Hand for Luck (Hamsa) is a piece of jewellery which can be worn as a necklace or bracelet.

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