Valerie Browning
Valerie Browning AM is an Australian nurse who is known for her work with Afar people in Ethiopia.[1] She has founded Afar Pastoral Development Association.[2]
Browning used to work in Armidale, New South Wales before she started working as a volunteer in Ethiopia in 1973.[3] Since then, she is living in Ethiopia with Afar people and is helping them with basic needs of life such as safe child birth and health.[3]
She has also worked in Sudanese refugee camps, Djibouti and Eritrea.[4]
In 1999, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia.[5]
Family[]
Browning married elder of Afar clan, Ismael Ali Gardo, in 1989.[6][4] She has a two-year adopted son, Nabil.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Fear is a useless thing - Centre for Public Christianity". www.publicchristianity.org. September 18, 2019.
- ^ "Valerie Browning AM | Barbara May Foundation". barbaramayfoundation.com.
- ^ a b c Doherty, Megan (December 22, 2015). "Valerie Browning - the angel of the African desert comes home to the excess of a Christmas in Australia". The Canberra Times.
- ^ a b Baker, Emily (August 21, 2017). "Valerie Browning speaks to Radford College students". The Canberra Times.
- ^ "Ms Valerie Elizabeth Browning". It's An Honour. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Nurse's life among nomads". Stuff. November 30, 2009.
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