Safia Yusuf Abdi Haase ( so, Safiiya Yuusf Cabdi Xaase, ar, صفية عبدي هاس) (born 1959) is a Somali graduate nurse. She was trained at the

Harstad University College Harstad University College ( no, Høgskolen i Harstad or ) was a høgskole, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, in the city of Harstad which is located in Harstad Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It was origin ...

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, and also has a Master's in International Welfare and Health Policy from the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

. Haase is an official with the Amathea Foundation, having joined the non-profit organization in 2005. In this capacity, she helped formulate the Norwegian government's national action plan against female genital mutilation (FGM) and serves as an ambassador against gender-based violence. Haase is also part of the KIM national board, which works toward inter-cultural understanding, acceptance and protection. Additionally, she is a member of the Global Core Team of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies interdisciplinary network of academics and practitioners. Haase has received various awards and recognition for her work, including the 1999 Harstad Honorary Ambassador, Harstad Savings Banks Culture Prize 2000, Troms County Council Equality Award 2001, Unni and Jon Dørsjøs Memorial Fund at the Norwegian Women's Public Health Association in 2005, Honorary Member of the Norwegian Women's Public Health Association in 2005, 2005 Africa Forum – Nordic, Top 10 Annual Award in 2007, and the 2007 Reconciliation Prize/Blanche Major. In 2014, she was also presented Norway's Order of St. Olav, the first immigrant woman to receive the honour.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Haase, Safia Abdi 1959 births Living people Ethnic Somali people Somalian activists Somalian women activists Somalian emigrants to Norway University of Oslo alumni