Zannah Mustapha has been hailed for helping to educate and feed hundreds of displaced Boko Haram orphans. Due to his important advocacy, he has been given the United Nations' highest honor. The Nigerian lawyer also set up a school in the northeast of the country where he educates the orphans of Boko Haram fighters and the children of dead Nigerian soldiers.
According to CNN, he has said his mission is to help these young people embrace peace and reject the hate that has long fueled some of their fathers' actions.
Mustapha is the first Nigerian recipient of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen Refugee Award, an annual award that honors exceptional service to the plight of displaced people.
His school is called Future Prowess Islamic Foundation School he provides free education, uniforms, meals and healthcare for the children. He has also played a pivotal role in negotiating the release of some of the abducted Chibok girls. Mustapha said:
"At the Future Prowess School, it is a place where every child matters. All we know is that they are children and we have to find a future for them. "It's still one of the highest points in my life. This is something that I worked for... and I had the confidence that I would get them and that confidence became a reality."
Mustapha has also provided portions of his farmland to some of the people displaced by insurgency in the region. He will be presented his award at the official ceremony in Geneva on October 2.