Aïcha Chenna

Aïcha Chenna (, also Romanized as Aïcha Ech-Chenna; 14 August 1941 – 25 September 2022) was a Moroccan social worker, women's rights advocate and activist. A registered nurse, she began working with disadvantaged women as an employee of the country's Ministry of Health. In 1985, she founded the Association Solidarité Féminine (ASF), a Casablanca-based charity that assists single mothers and victims of abuse. Chenna received various humanitarian awards for her work, including the 2009 Opus Prize (worth US$1 million).

Early life and education Chenna was born in Casablanca on 14 August 1941,

Leaving school at the age of 16, Chenna found work in a hospital, working as a secretary for programs doing research on leprosy and tuberculosis. After receiving her nursing diploma, Chenna worked for the education unit at the Ministry of Health, eventually becoming a coordinator of health awareness programs. In the 1970s, she began to produce television and radio programs on women's health

Charity work Chenna's first volunteer work was undertaken in 1959, in a child welfare program. It won a prize from the French embassy in Rabat, and was later translated into Arabic. and said that the prize money would go to ensuring her foundation continued after her death. She also received the Monte Carlo Woman of the Year Award in 2017 in recognition of efforts in "promoting civil rights for a vulnerable social category".

Death Chenna died on 25 September 2022 at a hospital in Casablanca.