Assignment #5
Project Management
INDIAN ACHIEVERS
Kailash Satyarthi
Nita Ambani
Kailash Satyarthi Born 11 January 1954, is an Indian children’s rights activist
and a global frontrunner face against child labour.
He founded the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (lit. Save the
Childhood Movement) in 1980 and has acted to protect the
rights of more than 83,000 children from 144 countries.
It st largely because of Satyarthi’s work and activism that
the International Labour Organization adopted Convention
No. 182 on the worst forms of child labour, which is now
a principal guideline for governments around the world.
His work is recognized through various national and
international honours and awards including Nobel Peace
Prize of 2014, which he jointly shared with Malala
Yousafzai.
works In 1980, he gave up his career as a teacher and
became
secretary general for the Bonded Labor Liberation Front;
He also founded the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Mission)
That year, He has also been involved with the Global March Against Child Labor and its international advocacy body, the International Center on Child Labor and Education (ICCLE), which are worldwide coalitions of NGOs, teachers and trades unionists.
He has also served as the President of the Global Campaign for Education, from its inception in 1999 to 2011, having been one of its four founders alongside ActionAid, Oxfam and Education International.
works
He has argued that it perpetuates poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, population growth, and other social problems, and his claims have been supported by several studies.
He has also had a role in linking the movement against child labour with efforts for achieving “Education for All”.
He has been a member of a UNESCO body established to examine this and has been on the board of the Fast Track Initiative (now known as the Global Partnership for Education).
Awards and honours Satyarthi has been the subject of a number of
documentaries, television series, talk shows, advocacy and awareness films.
Satyarthi has been awarded the following national and international honours:
2014: Nobel Peace Prize
2009: Defenders of Democracy Award (US)
2008: Alfonso Comin International Award (Spain)
2007: Gold medal of the Italian Senate (2007)
2007: recognized in the list of “Heroes Acting to End Modern Day Slavery” by the US State Department
2006: Freedom Award (US)
2002: Wallenberg Medal, awarded by the University of Michigan
1999: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Award (Germany)
1998: Golden Flag Award (Netherlands)
1995: Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award (US)
1995: The Trumpeter Award (US)
1994: The Aachener International Peace Award (Germany)
1993: Elected Ashoka Fellow (US)
Nita Ambani
Indian Female Achiever
Nita Ambani – Life
Was born on 1st Nov, 1963.
Grew up in the suburbs of Mumbai and hails from a
middle class family.
Holds qualifications as a teacher and an interior
designer.
Is a Commerce Graduate from Narsee Monjee College
of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai university.
Has a keen interest in Indian classical dance
Is married to Reliance Industries Owner Mukesh
Ambani.
Is a proud mother of a lovely daughter Isha, and two
Nita Ambani - Career
Is the chairperson of Dhirubhai Ambani
International School.
Heads the Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation
which is a non-profit organization
primarily devoted towards the promotion
of education and health care services for
the needy and under privileged in India.
Co-owns the IPL team Mumbai Indians.
Nita Ambani – Social Work
Works tirelessly in order to raise the
living standards of the underprivileged
and needy as part of the Dhirubhai
Ambani Foundation.
Has taken upon the task of providing for
a fair share of representation to the
physically challenged in call centers and
associated facilities in the Dhirubhai
Ambani Knowledge City.
Has supervised the development of
villages around the Reliance projects
personally.
Is part of Reliance Industries and
UNAIDS partnership which is aimed
towards halting and reversing the HIV
Nita Ambani - Achievements
Has received Samaj Seva Vishwa
Bhushan at the Bharat Nari Shakti
award
Award function was held on the
International Women’s Day in 2005.
She was awarded for her leadership
qualities, selfless service and
innovative ideas, particularly in health
care and education.
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