Dubai: World’s best nurse from Kenya is only woman in her village to graduate college

Dubai: World’s best nurse from Kenya is only woman in her village to graduate college

After escaping forced marriage at 14, Anna Qabale Duba beat 24,000 nominees to become the first recipient of Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award

Published: Wed 18 May 2022, 6:06 PM

Kenyan nurse, gender justice champion and educationist Anna Qabale Duba wears several hats. After being crowned the first-ever world’s best nurse at the maiden edition of the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award, Anna revealed she was the first girl among 19 children in her family to attend school.

Moreover, the mother of two is the first female college graduate in her community. Duba has won beauty pageants, was crowned Miss Kenya Peace and Investment and is the founder of the Qabale Duba Foundation in Keyna.

The foundation employs 12 women, and since Duba is a keen believer in the power of education, her foundation imparts knowledge to 160 children and 70 adult learners. Adding to her list of achievements, her foundation also has championed cultural evils such as female genital mutilation and early marriage. She was also recognised as one of the Top 100 most influential young Africans in 2020.

Anna herself escaped forced marriage at the age of 14. Despite the illustrious list of achievements, when Anna was crowned the world’s best nurse, she