Harmony Foundation hosted the Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social Justice which premiered on December 30th, 2021.”Harmony Foundation identifies a theme for the Mother Teresa Memorial Awards that aligns with the need of the hour affecting humanity worldwide. The Award is an annual event that celebrates and commemorates the legacy of Mother Teresa. While the Nobel prize was instituted in remorse and apology to the devastating destruction caused by the invention of dynamite and other high explosives, on the other hand, this award in memory of Mother Teresa espouses her ethos of selflessness and virtues of compassion immortalized even in her living sainthood. Her’s is the legacy of the pursuit of a lifetime in social justice and the enduring face of peace in the face of deprivation and hate globally, for generations to come”it read in its press release.
This year the foundation embarked on the 17th year of the Mother Teresa Memorial Awardfelicitating selfless individuals, leaders, youth and organizations who have worked relentlessly in the realm of augmenting Environmental Sustainability.The Harmony Foundation has been proud to acknowledge the diversity of individuals from various walks of life, from students to corporates, who are no less than the warrior-visionariesof our times and have diligently worked towards the conservation and preservation of our planet.
This year, Harmony Foundation felicitated the following astounding and inspirational people for saving the environment
Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen- Her exceptional leadership inleading Denmark along the path of sustainable development, and Denmark as one the nations in the world which lives in harmony with nature.
Dr. Anil Prakash Joshi – Padma Bhushan
Tulsi Gowda – Padma Shri
Jamuna Tudu: Lady Tarzan – Padma Shri
Vidyut Mohan – Winner of the inaugural ‘Earthshot Prize 2021
Subhajit Mukherjee – Green Man of Mumbai
Paani Foundation – NGO (Maharashtra)
Plastic Pollution Coalition – Global organization working towards a plastic pollution free world
Missio Munich – Germany based organization committed to preserving the diversity of life and treading sustainable paths
WeForest – An organisation headquartered in Belgium to conserve and restore the ecological integrity of forests and landscapes
The Young achievers of Mother Teresa Memorial Award this year are
Vinisha Umashankar- Earthshot Prize ’21 Finalist
Aadya Joshi- Founder of the Right Green
Ridhima Pandey-Young Climate Activist
The foundation’s past awardees include luminaries like Dr. Oby Esekwesili (Nigerian Presidential Candidate -2019 & Founder- Bring Back Our Girls), Nobel Laureates like H.H. Dalai Lama, Nation Premiers like Ghanaian President H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo, and Prime Minister of Malaysia H.E. Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, H.H. Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs & Intl Cooperation), Baroness Caroline Cox (former Deputy Speaker of the United Kingdom’s House of Lords), Prominent Priyanka Chopra (UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador), among others.
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