Article: Nurturing young Somali girls: Woodbury, Minn., woman wins McKnight award
September 15, 2011 - Riham Feshir, Woodbury Bulletin. After Fartun Osman fled her civil war-torn country of Somalia, she didn’t quit trying to help others overcome destructive social and cultural norms.
After Fartun Osman fled her civil war-torn country of Somalia, she didn’t quit trying to help others overcome destructive social and cultural norms.
The Woodbury single mother of four continued volunteering for nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities to try and get young Somali girls to achieve their dreams of becoming something their ancestors never thought they’d be...