The Socially Smart Project of Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) has won the third edition of the Sandvik India Gender Award, 2019 under the Government category.
Gender specialist Sarojini Brahma received the award from Swedish Consul General Mumbai Ulrika Sundberg on behalf of the BSCL in Pune on July 27.
The focus of the award is to recognise initiatives done to end violence against women and empowering girls and women in our society. It also encourages individuals and groups that are doing exemplary work to promote gender equality and strengthening SGD 5 (Sustainable Development Goals of UN referring to Gender Equality and Empowerment of All Women and Girls).
The jury for final selection of the winners included Sundberg, Sandvik Asia Private Limited MD Erwin Steinhauser, Swedish Chamber of Commerce in India GM Sara Larsson and United Nations Global Compact India Executive Director Kamal Singh.
The project is a collaborative initiative of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, BSCL and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and is being implemented at the field-level by the Humara Bachpan Trust.