Lea Ackermann

Lea Ackermann
Ackermann in 2012
Born	(1937-02-02)2 February 1937 Völklingen, Germany
Died	31 October 2023(2023-10-31) (aged 86) Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Education	University of Munich
Occupations	Nun teacher activist
Organizations	Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa Solwodi [de]
Awards	Order 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.