Goa Sudharop has been actively working in the field of socialwork since 2000 without fanfare or calling attention to our work. Itcame as a pleasant surprise this month when we won the prestigious GoaStar Women Award 2023 (NGO category). We were recognized for our hard work on the ground towards the empowerment of women, an award which salutes women achievers in various fields.
During the pandemic, Goa Sudharop reached out to theneedy and medical community with important medical supplies, meals, etc. In addition, we launcheda project to revive the Kunbi sari, a project which has received worldwideacclaim and allowed Goa Sudharop to single-handedly restore pridein this lost Goan fabric/symbol. Since 2000, Goa Sudharophas conducted various workshops related to education, the environment, children/women rights, gender sensitivity, etc. and projects related to carpentry, pottery,painting, farming and much more. Eachproject is designed to provide low-income people (primarily women) anopportunity to learn new skills and and earn an income, achieve self-sufficiencyand economic independence. USA-based President of Goa Sudharop, Harriet Ferens, expressedher gratitude to the organizers for recognizing the Goa Sudharop team and their work for theunderprivileged and said "The entire organization of volunteer staff, donors, supporters, and well-wishers are extremelypleased with this award. We will strive to further our efforts with manyactivities in the future." Goa-based Executive Director, VermaD'Mello said "We have strived to host many training programs forunderprivileged women to raise their employment potential. We have a strongteam behind Goa Sudharop and we always look to see how we can contribute back tosociety." Goa Sudharop is an international NGO working for the betterment ofGoans across the world since its founding in 2000. Please visit our website formore information https://www.goasudharop.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/573722963.4057099.1684427964858%40mail.yahoo.com.
