Valerie Browning

Valerie Browning AM is an Australian nurse who is known for her work with Afar people in Ethiopia.[1] She has founded Afar Pastoral Development Association.[2]

Browning used to work in Armidale, New South Wales before she started working as a volunteer in Ethiopia in 1973.[3] Since then, she is living in Ethiopia with Afar people and is helping them with basic needs of life such as safe child birth and health.[3]

She has also worked in Sudanese refugee camps, Djibouti and Eritrea.[4]

In 1999, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia.[5]

Family

Browning married elder of Afar clan, Ismael Ali Gardo, in 1989.[6][4] She has a two-year adopted son, Nabil.[3]

References
  1. "Fear is a useless thing - Centre for Public Christianity". www.publicchristianity.org. 18 September 2019.
  2. "Valerie Browning AM | Barbara May Foundation". barbaramayfoundation.com.
  3. Doherty, Megan (22 December 2015). "Valerie Browning - the angel of the African desert comes home to the excess of a Christmas in Australia". The Canberra Times.
  4. Baker, Emily (21 August 2017). "Valerie Browning speaks to Radford College students". The Canberra Times.
  5. "Ms Valerie Elizabeth Browning". It's An Honour. Retrieved 11 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Nurse's life among nomads". Stuff. 30 November 2009.


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