Androula Henriques facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Androula Henriques
Ανδρούλα Ενρίκες
Henriques in 2010
Born	Androula Christofidou Henriques 1936 (age 87–88)
Nationality	Cyprus

Receiving an award in 2010

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Life

Androula was born in Nicosia in 1936. She studied in child psychology in Geneva and worked under Jean Piaget in the University of Geneva.

Activism

..... She was the president of the organization from 2012 until she resigned in 2018. ..... Her network organized an anti-trafficking conference in Cyprus in 2008 which included speakers from the United States and the EU, as well as representatives of the Police, the House of Representatives, the Attorney General's Office, the Turkish-Cypriot community, several NGOs, and many journalists. .....

Personal life

Androula is married to a Portuguese man and has two children. She spends her life between Switzerland and Cyprus.

Awards and recognition

She received a 2010 International Women of Courage award. In 2012 she was appointed to the rank of Commander in the National Order of Merit by France's Ambassador to Cyprus, Jean-Luc Florent.