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TITLE: Kiwi nurse awarded highest honour for aid work
WHEN: In 2004-2005 she worked in Indonesia in the aftermath of the Boxing Day Tsunami, that was followed by missions to Sudan in 2007-2008, Iraq in 2009-2010, and Sudan also in 2010-2012.
WHO: Janet Askew, and all of the people who had to suffer who was in pain, that she helped.
WHERE: She is a New Zealand nurse that went around the the world to help people. She worked in Indonesia, went to Sudan, and also in Iraq.
WHAT: Janet Askew has been awarded the medal by the International Committee of the Red Cross for her work on aid missions in Sudan, Indonesia and Iraq. This year 32 aid workers throughout the world will get given the Florence Nightingale Medal. Ms Askew is the 26th New Zealander to receive the award.
WHY or HOW it happened: She wanted to help these people by traveling around the world to care for them and take care of them to make them better.
What do you think the author wanted you to learn from this article? The author would want us to know how wonderful this lady is and that she is a loving and caring person.
List 2 new words you have found in this article, then write their meanings.
Exemplified- To show or illustrate by example.
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