The Equal Access Nepal received Avon Communications Awards: Speaking Out About Violence Against Women for their work on VOICES-Samajhdari.
Hollywood Actress and Avon Foundation for Women Ambassador Salma Hayek Pinault presented the award during an event held to mark the 57th session of the Commission of the Status of Women at the United Nations on Thursday, according to the Avon Foundation.
Equal Access Nepal was one of the five global organizations to receive the prestigious award, which recognizes outstanding communications campaigns that are helping change communities, policies, institutions, and behaviors to end violence against women.
Other winners are Bytes for All (Pakistan) , Engender Health (Tanzania), State Service for Youth and Sports and International Women’s Rights Center ‘La Strada’ (Ukraine) and PCI Media Impact (Peru).
The winning organizations will also receive an Avon Foundation grant to fund the continuation of their work
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