Lea Ackermann

Lea Ackermann
Ackermann in 2012
Born(1937-02-02)2 February 1937
Völklingen, Germany
Died31 October 2023(2023-10-31) (aged 86)
Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
EducationUniversity of Munich
Occupations
  • Nun
  • teacher
  • activist
Organizations
AwardsOrder of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Lea Ackermann (2 February 1937 – 31 October 2023) was a German Catholic nun of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa, an activist fighting sex tourism and forced prostitution, first in Africa where she founded the Solwodi [de] organisation. Beginning in 1987, she worked in the same field in Germany. She received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and other awards.