Karen Women’s Organization Receives Women of Change Awards from U.S. Embassy
Karen Women’s Organization Receives Women of Change Awards from U.S. Embassy
Karen News, 24 Mar 2018
URL: http://karennews.org/2018/03/karen-womens-organization-receives-women-of-change-awards-from-u-s-embassy/
The Karen Women’s Organization (KWO) has received this year’s ‘Women of Change Award’ from the U.S. Embassy in Myanmar on March 22 evening.
On behalf of their organization, Naw Wah Khu Shee and Naw Say Say from the KWO’s central standing committee attended the reward ceremony at the U.S. Ambassador’s home on Pyay Road in Yangon.
Over 50 guests including the award winners and last year’s award winners attended the award ceremony.
“This award gives the Karen Women Organization strength to continue our stand on human rights. Equality, uprightness, and human rights are important for not only Karen women but also everyone. That’s why I’m very happy that we have been given this award as recognition for our right stand on human rights,” Naw Wah Khu Shee told Karen News.
Dr Thet Thet Mu, deputy director general of Health Information at the Ministry of Health and Sports who conducted the health survey, and Daw Aye Thinzar Maung, executive committee member of the Myanmar Federation for Persons with Disabilities (MFPD) have also received the Women of Change Awards together with the KWO.
Speaking to Karen News, the U.S. Ambassador said the award ceremony is held to honour women and women’s organizations from diverse areas across the country for giving voice to women in the health sector, disability rights, and the peace process.
On behalf of their organization, Naw Wah Khu Shee and Naw Say Say from the KWO’s central standing committee attended the reward ceremony at the U.S. Ambassador’s home on Pyay Road in Yangon.
Over 50 guests including the award winners and last year’s award winners attended the award ceremony.
“This award gives the Karen Women Organization strength to continue our stand on human rights. Equality, uprightness, and human rights are important for not only Karen women but also everyone. That’s why I’m very happy that we have been given this award as recognition for our right stand on human rights,” Naw Wah Khu Shee told Karen News.
Dr Thet Thet Mu, deputy director general of Health Information at the Ministry of Health and Sports who conducted the health survey, and Daw Aye Thinzar Maung, executive committee member of the Myanmar Federation for Persons with Disabilities (MFPD) have also received the Women of Change Awards together with the KWO.
Speaking to Karen News, the U.S. Ambassador said the award ceremony is held to honour women and women’s organizations from diverse areas across the country for giving voice to women in the health sector, disability rights, and the peace process.