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Lama Younis
=== Overview and Background === Lama Younis is a children’s rights activist, forensic psychologist, criminologist and entrepreneur from Saudi Arabia. She is the first forensic psychologist and criminologist in the Arabian Gulf. She studied in Saudi Arabia and in London, England. She now lives in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates with her family and works at the Hissah Enrichment Center. She is the founder of the Hissah Enrichment Center. At the center they support youth and adults and provide mental health services, education and training.

=== Philosophy === Lama Younis believes in the power of children. She works everyday to empower the youth with communication skills, relationship building skills and provides mental health services and education to adults and the youth. She works to raise awareness about the importance of child education and to prevent child abuse. When she was young she witnessed the powerlessness of a child, and she wants to teach adults about the difference between discipline, punishment and abuse. She began @thelamacampaign to protect and serve children and to raise awareness about child rights and education as she works hard to help society develop.

Achievements
Lama Younis has achieved a lot in her young adult life. She has studied in two very different nations and has received a well-rounded education. She has received three higher education degrees. She received her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. She is the first forensic psychologist and criminologist in the Arabian Gulf. She started a successful mental health center in the United Arab Emirates. She started a family. She has achieved so much through her hard work and despite many challenges. She faced discrimination for being a working mom, but she continues to change lives every day.

=== Recognitions === Lama Younis has received many awards in her life. In the year 2014 she was awarded in the “Women and Business” category at the second annual Arabian Business StartUp Awards for her work with advocacy, children and mental health in the Arabian Gulf and in the United Kingdom. In 2015 she was awarded the Young Achiever Award by the World Leadership Congress. In 2016 she was awarded the Social Innovation Leadership Award at the Africa Leadership Excellence Awards. She is recognized often for her hard work.