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Gaitree Receive Nasrin Memory Award’2020

Last Modified: 11 March 2020

Gaitree Rani Roy, Father- Goton Chandra Roy, Mother- Dipali Rani Roy, Village:Nizpara, Union: Mirganj, Upazila: Jaldhaka, District: Nilphamari. She has involved with social activities under girls group through Girl Power Project of Udayankur Seba Sangstha (USS), Nilphamari on 2011. She identified girls problems like Child marriage, women violence, sexual harassment, rape etc. analysis of problems and find out solutions through participatory process. She has worked as volunteer to prevent social violence and awareness raising to the peoples. Gaitree has taken Karate training, self defense training, leadership training, gender equality training under Girl Power Project supported by USS Nilphamari for 6 month. As a result she made of a skill karate trainer.  She is conducting karate training at different educational institute for girls, different NGOs for right holders and staffs. She is a familiar karate trainer now. She has played important role to prevent child marriage, violence against women, save of girls from sexual violence. She has get award as a successful inspiration to prevent early marriage and as fighting youth women from USS Girl Power Project on 2014.

She has provided training to 1000 girls under Child Rights project (CRP) supported by Plan International Bangladesh, 850 girls of LAMB I,M Power project. She has also delivered life skill training to 1500 girls. Gaitree has received Nasrim Memory Award’2020 from ActionAid Bangladesh.