Welcome to the 25 issue of our Raising Women Magazine. This Peace edition is more than a milestone, it is a movement. At its heart is Maryam Bukar Hassan, our cover star and the first ever United Nations Peace Ambassador. A poet whose words disarm and heal, Maryam is not just speaking peace, she is peace – young, bold, and unbothered by convention.
We journey alongside humanitarian Adwoa Kufuor Owusu whose work takes her across borders in search of dignity and hope. We share beauty hacks from the field for every woman making impact under the sun. And we shine a light on Jessica Horn, a feminist thinker whose pen has always been her
loudest protest. This edition is a celebration of the women who sit with the messiness of the world and still choose
peace. Because peace is not passive. It is power, it is presence, and it is a practice. Let us keep raising peace, and let us keep raising women.
Mayikeora
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
DR MAY IKEORA-AMAMGBO (PHD