Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/10/06
By: Emerson Lim

Taipei, Oct. 6 (CNA) A teenage girl who was driven by war from her homeland but who stayed optimistic and shared that spirit with children who suffered a similar fate, was one of the winners of the 7th Asian Girl Awards, presented in Taipei on Sunday.

The 7th Asian Girl Awards ceremony, held alongside the 17th Formosan Awards, are organized by Taiwan's Garden of Hope Foundation to highlight the achievements of girls.

Sama Hejazi, a 15-year-old girl born in Damascus, won the first-ever Asian Girl Special Award because of her optimism and courage in life, and her efforts in comforting other traumatized young refugees like her.

"We all are here today to show the world that Asian girls are not weak. They have the capacity to make freedom," Hejazi said after receiving the award.    [FULL  STORY]