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Nari Shakti Puraskar. The Nari Shakti Puraskar (lit. 'Woman Power Award') is an annual award given by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India to individual women or to institutions that work towards the cause of women empowerment. [1] It is the highest civilian honour for women in India, and is presented by the ...
The National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities is an award for persons with disabilities in India, widely considered the most prominent award in said category in the country. Established in 1969, it has been administered by the Indian government's Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
The Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG) is an initiative launched on 1 April 2011 to offer benefits to adolescent girls in the age group of 10 to 19. It was offered initially as a pilot programme in 200 districts and offers a variety of services to help young women including nutritional supplementation and education ...
The Empowerment Plan was established as a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation in 2011, by Veronika Scott, who was a student at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. . Beginning as a school project, Scott initially designed the sleeping bag coat, called "Element S(urvival)" from the Tyvek home insulation and wool army blankets to help the homeless population of Detroit [2] in two ways: By ...
Veronika Scott is an American social entrepreneur and CEO and founder of The Empowerment Plan, a Detroit-based humanitarian organization. Personal life and education [ edit ] Scott was born on June 27, 1989, in Orange, California , but was raised in Huntington Woods, Michigan , a town just outside of Detroit.
Women's empowerment (or female empowerment) may be defined in several method, including accepting women's viewpoints, making an effort to seek them and raising the status of women through education, awareness, literacy, equal status in society, better livelihood and training. [1][2][3] Women's empowerment equips and allows women to make life ...
On July 10, 2013, the group announced the Bangladesh Worker Safety Initiative. The Initiative is a binding, five-year plan focused on fire and building safety inspections, worker training, and worker empowerment. The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety has elected former US Representative Ellen Tauscher as independent chairperson.
The DVF Awards were conceived by Diane von Furstenberg in 2010 with the goal of honoring women who have displayed leadership, strength, and courage in their commitment to their causes. Every year, each Honoree receives a $100,000 grant from the Foundation to further their work. [1] The inaugural DVF Awards were presented on March 13, 2010 at a ...