Eleven villagers were felicitated by Oxfam India on Wednesday for initiating changes and inspiring the society on matters of education, health, food security, land rights, forest rights and gender justice.
Those who were honoured at the ceremony are Agnu Singh for forest rights and prohibition of liquor, Hira Maravi for women’s rights, Kaushalya Mahesh Porte, Janki Bai Jagat, Kumari lata Darshe, Kerabai, Vijay Kushro, Ganga Prasad, Dayaara Sindhram, Besahu Ram and Shri Ram.
Oxfam India is an organisation that works with communities and encourages their efforts on boosting development works. The organisation holds an annual programme to honour people who bring about change at the grass-roots level.
Padmashree MP Pandey, first woman Vice-Chancellor of the state Jaya laxmi Thakur, lalit Surjan of Mayaram Surjan Foundation, former Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh Sharat Chandra Behar, Piyush Pandey and Avinash Kumar were also present on the occasion.