Social activist Urmila Chanam honoured with World Pulse award
Q. Social activist Urmila Chanam has been awarded which honour?- Published on 27 Jun 16a. Voices of our Future Award
b. Ramsaysay award
c. Green Oscars
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Voices of our Future Award
Social activist Urmila Chanam was awarded the Voices of Our Future Award by social networking platform World Pulse connecting women from 190 countries across the world to amplify women’s voices and speed up change
- The other two recipients are Sadaf Kashif from Pakistan and Carolyn Seaman from Nigeria who were honoured for creating awareness on child marriage and women empowerment.
- Chanam has worked in the field of menstrual hygiene and also raised awareness through Breaking the Silence, a campaign which has won her awards such as UNFPA National Laadli Award in 2015 for the Best Social media Campaign In India