Woman of Distinction Award
The purpose of this award is to recognize a woman of distinction who is an inspiration to the world and who has shown leadership in the struggle for gender equality and women’s empowerment.
The honoree will be:
- A leader of distinction and role model from a developing country,
- An advocate and public speaker who can address the year’s priority theme of the CSW—“Rural Women,”
- An activist who will benefit from participation in the NGO CSW Forum Consultation Day and CSW and
- A leader who can make a difference when she returns home.
Last year’s awardee was Dr. Kaosar Afsana, Associate Director of Health Programme working at BRAC, Bangladesh, where she has worked for over 18 years. She is an MD with a MPH from Harvard University and PhD from Edith Cowan University in Australia. Currently, she heads two projects for BRAC on maternal, newborn and child health in urban slums and rural districts of Bangladesh that affects millions of women. Under her leadership, the use of mobile technologies in the hands of rural women has contributed to a dramatic decline in maternal mortality—an achievement that is outstanding in one of the poorest countries in the world. Dr. Afsana is the Health and Advisor to the WHO Maternal Health Task Force. She also teaches reproductive health at James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, in Bangladesh.
Questions?
Please contact unngo@ars1910.org.
