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== Awards and recognitions ==
In 2000, Abiola was honored as a [[Global Leader of Tomorrow]] at the [[World Economic Forum]] in Davos, Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-02 |title=Hafsat Abiola-Castello bags EU honours |url=https://www.sunnewsonline.com/hafsat-abiola-castello-bags-eu-honours/ |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=The Sun Nigeria |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2003, she was elected as a Fellow of the [[Ashoka: Innovators for the Public]] in recognition of her international status as a [[social entrepreneur]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hafsat Abiola {{!}} Ashoka {{!}} Everyone a Changemaker |url=https://www.ashoka.org/tr/fellow/hafsat-abiola |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=www.ashoka.org |language=tr}}</ref> In 2006 she was [[nominated]] to be a founding councilor at the [[World Future Council]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Councillors |url=https://www.worldfuturecouncil.org/councillors-2/ |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=World Future Council |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hafsat Abiola - Agenda Contributor |url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/hafsat_abiola_costello/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=World Economic Forum |language=en}}</ref>
 
 
 
In 2015 she was chosen to be one of 21 women who met for a conference at Harvard University Kennedy School of Government funded by Hunt Alternatives. The group included [[Judy Thongori]] from Kenya, [[Fauzia Nasreen]] from Pakistan and [[Olufunke Baruwa]], [[Esther Ibanga]] and [[Ayisha Osori]] also from Nigeria.<ref name="insec">[https://www.inclusivesecurity.org/17-women-changing-world/ 17 women changing the world], Jan 2015, InclusiveSecurity, Retrieved 8 February 2016</ref>[[Image:Hafsat Abiola, William Dafoe & Bianca Jagger in Berlin Sept 2006.jpg|thumb|290px|Hafsat Abiola, [[Willem Dafoe]] and [[Bianca Jagger]] at the [[Dropping Knowledge]] project's Table of Free Voices in [[Berlin]], September 2006]]Some of her other awards and recognitions include:
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*''State of the World Forum Changemaker Award'', 1998
*''Woman to Watch for Award'', 1999
*''Global Leader of Tomorrow Award'', World Economic Forum, 2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hafsat Abiola |url=https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/profile/hafsat-abiola/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=The Rockefeller Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref>
*''Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Global Award'', 2001
*''Seeking Common Ground Award'', 2007
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*''Goi Peace Award'', 2016<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-01 |title=2016 Goi Peace Award Laureate {{!}} The Goi Peace Foundation |url=https://www.goipeace.or.jp/en/work/award/award-2016/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=www.goipeace.or.jp |language=en-US}}</ref>
*''[[Foreign Policy]] Diplomat of the Year Award'', 2016<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=F. P. |title=Watch FP's Diplomat of the Year Awards |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/11/17/watch-fps-diplomat-of-the-year-awards/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=Foreign Policy |language=en-US}}</ref>
*''National Civil Rights Museum’s Freedom Award'', 2019<ref>{{Cite web |last=BlackPressUSA/NNPA |date=2019-10-06 |title=Nigerian Activist Hafsat Abiola Selected as Honoree for National Civil Rights Museum’s Prestigious Freedom Award |url=http://afro.com/nigerian-activist-hafsat-abiola-selected-as-honoree-for-national-civil-rights-museums-prestigious-freedom-award/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=AFRO American Newspapers |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
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