Naomi Baki
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Naomi Baki | |
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| Born | 1985 (age 39–40) |
| Citizenship | South Sudan |
| Occupation(s) | Author, advocate |
| Known for | Advocacy against child trafficking, fund-raising for women's education |
| Notable work | Je suis encore vivante (2013) |
Naomi Baki (born 1985) is a French-South Sudanese author and advocate for South Sudan. She is a native speaker of the Kresh language.
Welcomed in France as a refugee in 2011 with her daughter Caroline, she became a French citizen in 2015. She has released an autobiography in 2013 (in French), in which she describes her long and difficult journey from bondage to freedom.[1] This book, reviewed in English by scholar Sebastien Fath,[2] has received a wide media coverage, including French TV France 3[3] and daily La Croix newspaper.[4] As a motivational speaker, she has been invited in many schools, book fairs and churches to give her testimony. She has also started to travel abroad, including in Hungary[5] and in the United States (Texas), where she is getting known as an advocate against child trafficking.[6]
Naomi also wrote a book which carried the message of not being indifferent to other people. Her book "I am still alive" is based on the life of a young Sudanese girl.[7]
