Sr. Alice Lukose chosen for Js. Krishna Iyer Human Rights Award 2006

Kochi, Dec 20 (UNI) Sister Alice Lukose, Founder of Women's Initiative Network (WIN), has been chosen for the Justice Krishna Iyer Human Rights Award 2006.

The Justice Krishna Iyer Human Rights Foundation, while announcing the award here today, said that through WIN, which she founded in 1991, Sr. Alice had given a new life to over 12,000 families in Alappuzha and Ernakulam districts through empowerment of the women and children of fishermen's families.

''The daring dream and vision of Sr. Alice is today a powerful movement. Over 60,000 members of the families have moved forward to a new world of empowerment, actualization of their human rights and constructive contribution to societal advancement. The self help groups which WIN has formed and operates are centres of human energy galvanized for social and economic development and transformation,'' it said.

The WIN activities include thrift and credit operations, community health programmes, capacity building, seminars, training campaigns on social and gender issues, training children and youth in various measures for environmental regeneration including backwater eco system regeneration, campaigns on ill effects of sand mining and use of plastics and promotion of use of vermicompost and care of trees and plants.

The award will be presented to Sr. Alice on December 22 at the residence of Justice Krishna Iyer. Noted jurist and human rights activist Justice (Retd.) Rajindar Sachar will present the award.

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