Vital Voices Global Leadership Honoree: Kah Walla

Kah Walla is the recipient of the 2011 Vital Voices Global Leadership Award for Leadership in Public Life. The Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards honor and celebrate women leaders who are working to strengthen democracy, increase economic opportunity and protect human rights around the world. Kah is the founder and owner of STRATEGIES!, a consulting firm based in Douala, Cameroon. Elected to City Council, Kah applied her entrepreneurial talents to social change advocacy by organizing women sellers in Douala's Sandaga Market. Now she is making change at the national level - as a presidential candidate in the fall 2011 elections. Vital Voices honored Kah in recognition of her work to create positive change in the lives of women and of all Cameroonians.

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