annual award ceremony

April 7, 2017

for excellence in women’s empowerment for Change, an NGO consisting India, completing her PhD on of development professionals the subject from Jamia Millia involved in research, training Islamia University, . In 2014, and documentation of learning she published Engendering the materials for students, teachers and Workplace: Gender Discrimination facilitators in non-formal settings. & Prevention of She remained connected to this in Organizations. This book is an initiative throughout her career. important part of her work in PRIA, and a milestone for those wishing to Martha formally joined PRIA pursue further work on the issue of (Society for Participatory Research sexual harassment at the workplace. in Asia) in 1996, working alongside her husband and founder of Alongside her professional PRIA, Dr. Rajesh Tandon. As contributions, she supported PRIA Director of PRIA’s program to become a place of warm welcome on Gender Mainstreaming in and comfort for all staff and visitors, Institutions, she trained thousands so that learning could take place of grassroots women leaders and in a caring and safe environment. Dr. Martha Farrell professionals from different walks Martha was fiercely loyal to PRIA, its of life on issues related to citizen values and resources. She reminded 1959-2015 engagement in local governance, her colleagues to ‘walk the talk’ and gender mainstreaming and sexual practice these values in everyday life. Dr. Martha Farrell (1959-2015) was a passionate civil harassment. From 2005 onwards, society leader, renowned and respected in India and around Amongst Martha’s great personal she led PRIA’s work on distance the world for her work on women’s rights, characteristics was her ability to education, founding and developing and adult education. She devoted her life to promoting seamlessly integrate with everyone PRIA International Academy, the gender equality, women’s empowerment and feminism in from all walks of life. Martha was a academic wing of the organization. everyday life. On 13 May, 2015 Martha Farrell was killed, thoughtful friend, a great support to She also taught part-time at the along with 14 others, in a terrorist attack on a guest house others, and a generous giver of gifts, University of Victoria and Royal in Kabul, Afghanistan. She was there to conduct a gender great food and warm hospitality. Roads University in Canada. training workshop with the Aga Khan Foundation. The Tandon/Farrell household was Martha’s crusade for gender always full of guests, laughter, Daughter of Iona and Noel Farrell, Martha was born in mainstreaming in organizations and more food than one could Delhi into an Anglo-Indian family. She studied English began in 1998 when the Vishakha finish. A dedicated professional, literature at , and did a Master’s in social Guidelines for the prevention of compassionate colleague, beloved work at the Delhi School of Social Work. She began her sexual harassment at workplaces mother, loving spouse and avid cook career in 1981 as a literacy worker at Ankur, an NGO were formulated by the Supreme – Martha was many things to many working for women’s literacy and empowerment in Delhi. Court of India. She undertook people and she is dearly missed. She broadened her focus into adult education, where pioneering work on sexual she began her lifelong practice of participatory learning harassment in the workplace in 8 methodology. In 1991, she co-founded Creative Learning Most promising Best organization for individual (any gender) gender equality martha • Professionals, between 25 and • Any organization, including farrell 40 years of age, who are part of businesses, government government, business, industry departments and agencies, non- award or civil society organizations. profits, educational, health and media organizations, registered • Has worked consistently over in India. the past 5-10 years to promote women’s empowerment within • The organization has been the workplace, in communities, actively implementing systems/ in schools/colleges, in society, procedures/practices which etc. create gender sensitive and gender equal environment within • Innovative and practical their own workplace. excellence in approaches to cultural and women’s empowerment social change promoting • Such efforts have been women’s empowerment. consistent over the past 5 years.

• Personal example and role • Innovative and practical model practicing values of approaches to cultural change in The Martha Farrell Award for Excellence in Women’s gender equality in everyday life. organizations towards women’s Empowerment has been instituted to honour Dr. Farrell empowerment and gender equality. and her ideals. It is a first-of-its-kind initiative to discover, recognise and honour mid-career individuals and committed Nominations for the 2017 Award concluded on January 20, 2017. A institutions, which have made valuable contributions in areas total of 125 nominations (62 nominations in the individual category of work related to gender equality and women’s empowerment. and 63 nominations in the institution category) from 18 states of These individuals and institutions can come from all sectors — India were received, comprising a wide variety of individuals (social government, business, industry or civil society. activists, professionals, educators, media-persons, government officials, The annual Award, jointly instituted by Rizwan Adatia entrepreneurs) and institutions (grassroots, non-profits, academic, media Foundation (RAF) and Society for Participatory Research in and social enterprises). Nominations were shortlisted based on Dr. Martha Asia (PRIA), is given in two categories with a prize money of Farrell’s values and life goals. Final selection of the two awardees, one in INR 1,50,000 each: each category, was made by an eminent six-member jury. The winners are being presented the awards on 7 April 2017. shabana azmi

Shabana Azmi is an internationally renowned film and theatre “Martha Farrell worked tirelessly to promote gender equality and actress. She is also a greatly respected social activist. prevent violence against women throughout her life. These Awards are being launched to recognize and promote sustained efforts in making organizations, communities and families gender equal and just. I am pleased to be part of the jury for the award.” kamla bhasin

Kamla Bhasin is an eminent gender equality activist, social “The institution of this Award is the best tribute possible to Martha. It scientist and author, actively engaged in issues of gender will recognize and support the work of many young feminists and their equality, peace and human rights since 1970. organizations and thus lead to the realization of Martha’s dreams.”

anuradha das mathur

Anuradha Das Mathur is the founding dean of The Vedica Scholars “Such an honour and privilege to be on the jury for the very prestigious and Programme for Women, an 18-month residential program in meaningful Martha Farrell Award for Excellence in Women’s Empowerment.” management practice for young women. She is a senior advisor to the Albright Stonebridge Group and founder director at 9.9 Media, India’s fastest growing niche media company.

sushama nath

Sushama Nath (IAS, Retd.) was the first female Finance Secretary “I am honoured to be a jury member of the newly launched Martha Farrell to the Government of India. She was also a member of the five- Award for Excellence in Women’s Empowerment to recognize gender member Fourteenth Finance Commission (for 2015-2020). champions.”

justice (retd.) ajit prakash Shah

Justice (Retd.) Ajit Prakash Shah is former chief justice of “I am happy to be part of the jury for the annual Martha Farrell Award for Delhi and Madras High Courts, and a former judge of the Excellence in Women’s Empowerment, a unique initiative to recognize Bombay High Court. He is the first ever ombudsman of the valuable contributions being made towards women’s empowerment in Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). India.”

anshul tiwari

Anshul Tewari is an Ashoka Fellow and the Founder and “I believe we need to create structures that support the work that individuals Editor-in-Chief of YouthKiAwaaz.com (YKA), India’s largest and young organizations are doing around gender empowerment. It is

AWARD JURY MEMBERS AWARD digital platform for young people to share stories and my honour to be part of Martha Farrell Award for Excellence in Women’s opinions on issues of importance. Empowerment as a jury member.” AWARD WINNERS reinforces within methatwhatIamdoingisright,and “This isthefirsttimethatIhave received a national Most PromisingIndividual level award. It isnotjustencouraging,but also that Ineedtocontinuewithdetermination.” rakhi gope – RakhiGope to tacklechildmarriage andhuman measures at thecommunity level both curative andpreventive Over adecade, Rakhihasdeveloped workplace. harassment ofwomen atthe (LC) fortheprevention ofsexual a memberoftheLocalCommittee University, Kolkataandserves as Social Work from RabindraBharti CINI, ispursuingherMaster’s in a DistrictResource Person with in 2006.Currently, sheworks as North Bengal Field UnitofCINI by becomingavolunteer withthe migration andhumantrafficking, socio-cultural practices,unsafe is characterizedbypatriarchal work forhercommunity, which in Falakata, Rakhidecidedto Child inNeedInstitute(CINI) a workshop conductedby backward family. Inspired during Rakhi belongstoasocially the last11years. trafficking withinhercommunity for against childmarriage andhuman been attheforefront ofthefight and studentofsocialwork, whohas community-based socialactivist of West Bengal, RakhiGopeisa Falakata inAlipurduarDistrict Resident ofateaestatein Foundation salutes. embodied andtheMarthaFarrell and resolute, values thatMartha But sheremains courageous human traffickinginhercommunity. to herlifeinfighteliminate Rakhi hasreceived numerous threats to trackandprevent humantrafficking. and theBorderSecurityForces (BSF) of Police, ChildWelfare Committee Development Officer, Superintendent panchayats inthedistrict,Block She works closelywith22gram her causeispartofRakhi’s agenda. and civilsocietyactorstosupport AIDS andotherSTIs.Mobilizingstate marriage, humantrafficking,HIV/ and girls,towards theissuesofchild especially women, adolescentboys Rakhi sensitizeshercommunity, vocational andlivelihood programmes. linking themtostate-sponsored access safegovernment shelterhomes, of traffickingandchildmarriage to rescue operationsandhelpedvictims authority. Shehasbeenpartofvarious takes upwiththerelevant state trafficking, whichshesubsequently instance ofchildmarriage orhuman in receiving informationaboutany nets inhercommunity, whichhelp trafficking. Shehasestablishedsafety Their agenda for social change is to For this, they have begun a training ensure quality legal representation of programme for young lawyers, individual women in court, changing magistrates, judges and the police, mindsets through advocacy and and conduct awareness campaigns in training, and evolving gender-just schools and colleges. best organization for gender equality ideology through campaigns and Majlis Legal Centre exercises interventions. majlis legal centre “positive discrimination” and has Till date, Majlis has defended employed only women since its over 50,000 women litigants all inception. They believe in women’s over Maharashtra in their struggle rights lawyering by women and against domestic violence and sexual take forward the vision of bringing violence. They have an ongoing more women lawyers within the collaboration with Department of ambit of human rights litigation. Women and Child Development and Today, Majlis is a team of 35 The Commissionerate to monitor and women lawyers and social activists ensure the effective implementation working in a caring and supportive of Protection of Women from workplace. Employees who have Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA) recently given birth or have young 2005, in Maharashtra. They have children are provided work suitable evolved various court-approved to their needs (part-time/flexi time/ protocols and guidelines to create work from home). They can bring awareness among state agencies their children to office. Also, regular (including lawyers and police) employee welfare activities, for “This is the first time that I have received a national about rights, procedures and best example, yoga sessions, ma-beti level award. It is not just encouraging, but also practices to be followed in offering melas (mother-daughter fairs), reinforces within me that what I am doing is right, and comprehensive socio-legal support and capacity building sessions are that I need to continue with determination.” to victims and survivors of sexual organized. – Majlis Legal Centre violence. In the long term, Majlis At Majlis, creating a workplace seeks to ensure implementation of that enables women to fulfill their AWARD WINNERS AWARD laws that are there for the protection potential within the organization is of the rights of women, instead of the key to engendering institutions. merely providing legal support to victims who choose to file cases. The Martha Farrell Foundation vision (MFF) has been set up to carry To sustain Martha Farrell’s ideals, forward Martha’s spirit and legacy making workplaces kadam badhate values and principles, by progressing by advancing her pioneering work safe chalo her pioneering work on women’s on gender mainstreaming and adult empowerment, gender equality and Making Workplaces Safe (MWS) A youth-led programme that develops education, with the overall goal of adult education, with long-term helps individuals and organizations and supports youth leadership among achieving gender equality in India and commitment and excellence. become safe workplaces by ensuring boys and girls, providing them with around the world. effective functioning of internal tools of change which they can use Martha was highly pragmatic in her mission complaints committees and by training to meet collective goals, and in the approach, and believed that for The Martha Farrell Foundation young workers to become third party process themselves become agents of gender equality to be achieved, it supports practical interventions which facilitators. change. must be observed and practiced by are committed to achieving a gender- everyone in their daily life, starting just society and promoting life-long among family, friends and at the 2016-17 highlights 2016-17 highlights learning. These interventions include: workplace. It was her conviction • 17 major events • 12 different locations in India that the attitude and behaviour of • Youth-led campaigns engaging men and boys must change if gender youth in gender issues • About 14000 people oriented on • 7 states within the country prevention of sexual harassment equality is to be secured over the • Training and development programs • 2.5 million population reached at workplaces long-term. She believed that learning to facilitate understanding • 32 major events is empowering, and that creating of gender mainstreaming in • 37 third party facilitators trained spaces for this learning to occur is organizations and communities • 2000 youth leaders recognized • MoU with Government of Sikkim an important mechanism for gender and raise awareness on the issue of to make the entire state of Sikkim • 974 youth (471 girls and 503 mainstreaming. In the same spirit, sexual harassment 100% compliant as per the boys) participated in 12 gender- the Foundation supports targeted and SHWW (PRR) Act, 2013 cum-sports camps practical interventions in areas relevant • Scholarships and fellowships to to Martha’s work. This includes develop new knowledge and the gender mainstreaming, gender professional practice of promoting equality, preventing sexual harassment gender equality, leadership of and violence against women, and women and prevention of sexual continuing education. harassment at the workplace

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