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Country of Origin: Cameroon WLS Award: 2008-2009 Graduate Program: Master's program in Rural Livelihoods and Global Change at the Institute of Social Sciences, Netherlands Background & Goals: Lueong Glory Manambowoh is the founding president and Research Coordinator of the Rural Women Center for Education and Development (RuWCED) where she campaigns against rural female illiteracy, genital mutilation, and for the rights of rural women and girls. Manambowoh also acts as a social advisor and coordinator for the Tangwang and Green Revolution farming unions assisting with group leadership and management. With her degree, Manambowoh plans to incorporate a rights-based approach in examining contemporary rural development issues in order to create appropriate educational programs for rural women and girls so that they may take public action.
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