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Marina Pisklakova  

Founder of Center ANNA

is the founder of Center ANNA, the first hotline and crisis and counseling center in Russia, which she started in 1993. In a country where one out of every four wives experiences violence at the hands of her husband, Pisklakova has made a monumental difference for her fellow citizens. In 1999, Pisklakova teamed with Vital Voices, an NGO that identifies and empowers emerging women leaders and social entrepreneurs around the globe, to gain leadership training and a powerful network, enabling her to expand ANNA to 170 counseling centers throughout Russia serving 100,000 women per year. Pisklakova is the author of two books and represents Vital Voices in international coalitions to halt the trafficking of women and girls from Eurasia.

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