Magdalena Bidau Soares is an East Timorese peace activist and recipient of the N-Peace Award in 2013.
[1] In 1975 Soares was forced to flee her village during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor.
After her release she continued her resistance activities by joining the Popular Women’s Organisation Timor (OPMT).
She founded the organization Feto Haluk Hadomi Timor which works with widows of ex-combatants, providing training for income-generating activities like farming and crafts.
[3][4] She was awarded the prize for her peace, educational and income-generating initiatives for the underprivileged East Timorese.