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Korvi Rakshand, the founder of JAAGO Foundation and Volunteer for Bangladesh, has been recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the 181st Commonwealth Points of Light for his commendable work with young volunteers. The award appreciates the work of eminent volunteers who have inspired positive changes in their respective communities. Previous winners from Bangladesh include Sharmin
The Kannada film, âPinki Elliâ (âWhere is Pinkiâ), is set to the open the 2021 edition of the annual New York Indian Film Festival, which will be held virtually from June 3-13. The festival, presented by the Indo-American Arts Council, will also be celebrating the birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi, Satyajit Ray and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Director Ramesh Sharmaâs âAhimsa Gandhi: The Power of the Powerlessâ and Ajitesh Sharmaâs âWOMB: Women of My Billionâ will be featured as the festivalâs centerpiece. âAhimsaâ is a trib...
Marini De Livera recognized with Points of Light Award Marini De Livera recognized with Points of Light Award Written by Share: COLOMBO (News 1st); The Former Chairperson of the National Child Protection Authority Marini De Livera was awarded the Commonwealth’s Points of Light Award. She received the 163rd Points of Light Award by Her Majesty the Queen in recognition of her exceptional service in supporting victims of gender-based violence. The awards are made by Her Majesty the Queen, as Head of the Commonwealth, to thank inspirational volunteers across all the Commonwealth nations for ...
Dr. Thandie Majenda Hara, deputy lead organizer for the initiative, said, "At some point we had a patient who literally went to Kamuzu Central Hospital and put up an SOS on his Facebook page saying that, apparently, they did not have enough flow meters, so he couldn’t have access to oxygen, as well as patients that were in the ward with him. And it was that particular cry for help that was a trigger for what in the end became this initiative.” Equipment, food, repairs She said the group spearheaded a crowdfunding campaign that raised $286,000 to buy oxygen cylinders, ventilators, personal...
Malawi COVID-19 Response Gets Commonwealth Award Voice of America 02 May 2021, 09:35 GMT+10 BLANTYRE, MALAWI - A citizen-funded COVID-19 effort in Malawi has received an award from Queen Elizabeth for its work fighting the coronavirus pandemic. The queen said the initiative shows the utmost transparency in the use of its privately raised funding. Malawi's COVID Response Private Citizens Initiative started in January, when the country's hospitals were overwhelmed with coronavirus patients and lacked resources at the peak of the second wave of the pandemic. Public hospitals were in short supply...