Annalena Tonelli

Overview

Annalena Tonelli born Forli, Romagna, Italy April 2, 1943 (d. 2003). Italian aid worker. Brought the Wagalla Massacre to light; saved some Somalis thought to be dead, 1984. Received Nansen Refugee Award, 2003. Assassinated at the tuberculosis hospital she founded, Borama, Somalia.

Quotations

“The little ones, those without a voice, those who count for nothing in the eyes of the world, but so much in the eyes of God, his beloved ones, have need of us, and we must be with them and for them, and it doesn’t matter at all if our action is like a drop of water in the ocean.” (at the Vatican 2001, 30Days 2004; photo Wikipedia)