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'''Monira Rahman''' was born in 1965 in Jessore, Bangladesh (former East Pakistan). She is an award winning human right activist. Due to her movement acid and petrol attack on woman in Bangladesh has reduced |
'''Monira Rahman''' was born in 1965 in Jessore, Bangladesh (former East Pakistan). She is an award winning human right activist. Due to her movement acid and petrol attack on woman in Bangladesh has reduced by 40%. Monira won Amnesty International Human Rights Defender Award 2006 for her such courageous activism. She is the founder of Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF) and worked as an Executive Director for from 2002 to 2013. Monira Rahman was commended by the World’s Children’s Prize in 2011 for her courageous fight to put an end to acid and petrol violence in Bangladesh<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldschildrensprize.org/monirarahman|title=Monira Rahman - World's Children's Prize|website=worldschildrensprize.org|access-date=2019-06-08}}</ref>. Monira has become Commonwealth Professional Fellow in the year 2012 and Ashoka Fellow in 2013 <ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/monira-rahman-3aa30421|title=Monira Rahman|last=|first=|date=|website=Linkedin|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>. She is a powerful example in the global fight to end violence against women. |
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Monira started her job life as a Social Worker in Concern Worldwide in 1992 and she worked there till 1999. There, she worked to establish the rights of commercial sex workers, street children, and the homeless—especially mentally ill women living on the streets often arrested under the Vagrancy Act of 1943. Monira’s work led the government to review the Vagrancy Act as well as the juvenile justice system and to enter into a formal agreement that commits the ministry to develop a vigilance team within the vagrant’s home<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ashoka.org/en-gb/fellow/monira-rahman|title=Monira Rahman|website=Ashoka {{!}} Everyone a Changemaker|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-06-08}}</ref> .During that time she was shocked by the amount and the severity of acid attacks on women throughout the country. She started working for the women’s rights organization “Nari Pokkho” and then joined the “Acid Survivor’s Foundation” in 1998, which she has been Executive Director of since 2002 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.human-dignity-forum.org/2013/06/fighting-acid-attacks-in-bangladesh-monira-rahman-and-the-acid-survivors-foundation/|title=Fighting acid attacks in Bangladesh – Monira Rahman and the “Acid Survivors Foundation” {{!}} Berliner Menschenwürde Forum|website=www.human-dignity-forum.org|access-date=2019-06-08}}</ref>. |
Monira started her job life as a Social Worker in Concern Worldwide in 1992 and she worked there till 1999. There, she worked to establish the rights of commercial sex workers, street children, and the homeless—especially mentally ill women living on the streets often arrested under the Vagrancy Act of 1943. Monira’s work led the government to review the Vagrancy Act as well as the juvenile justice system and to enter into a formal agreement that commits the ministry to develop a vigilance team within the vagrant’s home<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ashoka.org/en-gb/fellow/monira-rahman|title=Monira Rahman|website=Ashoka {{!}} Everyone a Changemaker|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-06-08}}</ref> .During that time she was shocked by the amount and the severity of acid attacks on women throughout the country. She started working for the women’s rights organization “Nari Pokkho” and then joined the “Acid Survivor’s Foundation” in 1998, which she has been Executive Director of since 2002 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.human-dignity-forum.org/2013/06/fighting-acid-attacks-in-bangladesh-monira-rahman-and-the-acid-survivors-foundation/|title=Fighting acid attacks in Bangladesh – Monira Rahman and the “Acid Survivors Foundation” {{!}} Berliner Menschenwürde Forum|website=www.human-dignity-forum.org|access-date=2019-06-08}}</ref>. She is currently working a Country Lead in Mental Health First Aid Bangladesh and Executive Director of Innovation for Wellbeing Bangladesh of which she is also the founder<ref name=":1" />. |
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Revision as of 14:43, 8 June 2019
Monira Rahman was born in 1965 in Jessore, Bangladesh (former East Pakistan). She is an award winning human right activist. Due to her movement acid and petrol attack on woman in Bangladesh has reduced by 40%. Monira won Amnesty International Human Rights Defender Award 2006 for her such courageous activism. She is the founder of Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF) and worked as an Executive Director for from 2002 to 2013. Monira Rahman was commended by the World’s Children’s Prize in 2011 for her courageous fight to put an end to acid and petrol violence in Bangladesh[1]. Monira has become Commonwealth Professional Fellow in the year 2012 and Ashoka Fellow in 2013 [2]. She is a powerful example in the global fight to end violence against women.
Early life
Monira was the youngest of her six siblings. During the Bangladesh Liberation War (1971), her family had to flee and her father died, leaving her mother to raise six children. This devastating experience left a deep impression on Monira and forced her to become very independent[3]. Since childhood Monira was involved in debate and cultural activities which led her to develop leadership and taught her to ask questions. She was an elected Vice President of Samsunnahar Hall, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh during her university life. After graduation her family forced her to get a government job but rather she joined at Concern Worldwide as a Social Worker[3].
Education Life
Monira completed her SSC from Qumarunnessa Girls School in 1981 and HSC from Eden Girls College in 1983. Afterwards she went to University of Dhaka and completed her BA (Hons) and MA in Philosophy.
Career
Monira started her job life as a Social Worker in Concern Worldwide in 1992 and she worked there till 1999. There, she worked to establish the rights of commercial sex workers, street children, and the homeless—especially mentally ill women living on the streets often arrested under the Vagrancy Act of 1943. Monira’s work led the government to review the Vagrancy Act as well as the juvenile justice system and to enter into a formal agreement that commits the ministry to develop a vigilance team within the vagrant’s home[4] .During that time she was shocked by the amount and the severity of acid attacks on women throughout the country. She started working for the women’s rights organization “Nari Pokkho” and then joined the “Acid Survivor’s Foundation” in 1998, which she has been Executive Director of since 2002 [5]. She is currently working a Country Lead in Mental Health First Aid Bangladesh and Executive Director of Innovation for Wellbeing Bangladesh of which she is also the founder[2].
worked as secretary/PA to Dr John Morrison OBE who consulted for the Canadian International Development Agency in Dhaka, Bangladesh prior to becoming the founder of the Acid Survivors Foundation, an organization dedicated to raising awareness and preventing acid attacks. She later became Executive Director of ASF and was granted the Human Rights Award of the German section of Amnesty International in 2005, as ASF was able to reduce number of acid attacks in Bangladesh about 40%. Dr John Morrison developed the Acid Survivors Foundation in Bangladesh. The Acid Survivors Foundation was officially established on 12 May 1999 under a Trust Deed by Mr Kazi Fazlur Rahman. Dr John Morrison was the Founder Executive Director of the Foundation and Monira Rahman was the Deputy Director. Since August 2002, Monira Rahman become its Chief Executive Officer. When Monira Rahman took over the CEO position, the number of acid attack was increasing at the rate of 38% each year. But under her leadership a social movement is continuing which resulted 75% reduction of acid attack by the year 2010. Monira Rahman won Amnesty International's Human Rights Defenders Award 2006, Americans for UNFPA award 2009 and World's Children's Prize 2010.
External links
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- ^ "Monira Rahman - World's Children's Prize". worldschildrensprize.org. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ a b "Monira Rahman". Linkedin.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b "Monira Rahman". Ashoka | Everyone a Changemaker. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ "Monira Rahman". Ashoka | Everyone a Changemaker. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ "Fighting acid attacks in Bangladesh – Monira Rahman and the "Acid Survivors Foundation" | Berliner Menschenwürde Forum". www.human-dignity-forum.org. Retrieved 2019-06-08.