Aya Virginie Toure
Aya Virginie Toure is a peace activist in Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). She became known for organizing women in nonviolent resistance against President Laurent Gbagbo who refused to step down since he lost the presidential election to Alassane Ouattara. Toure worked to mobilize women as the Deputy Director for Ouattara's Ivorian presidential election, 2010.