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Hats off to Binoy Da!
In Jessore people know if any body are in problem, if there is a human rights violation one can go and seek help of Binoy Da or Rights Jessore, who are always ready and eager to help people. From 1991 this organisation is working to uphold human rights and also active in addressing development issues and combating trafficking as their main activities.
This year Mr. Biony Krishna Mallick won the prestigious Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organisations (AGFUND) award (Third category) for his initiative and efforts to implement the project " Community mobilisation to combat trafficking (CMCT), in Bangladesh. This prize is allocated for projects founded, sponsored or implemented by individuals in the field of "Individual-led initiatives for combating human trafficking in the poor communities". The Prize Committee has also approved "Prevention of visual impairment" as subject for AGFUND International Prize 2008.
The subject has been subdivided to suit each of the three categories of the Prize, as follows:
First category: "The UN organizations and international NGOs' role in supporting the developing countries' national policies and programs to control the main causing diseases of visual impairment", for projects implemented by United Nations ,international or regional organizations.
Second category: "NGOs efforts in the prevention of visual impairment and rehabilitation of the blind people", for projects implemented by NGOs.
Third category: " Individual-led initiatives to develop blind's capabilities and investment of their skills " for projects founded, sponsored and/ or implemented by individuals.
The AGFUND Prize amounts to US $ 300,000 distributed into three categories; US$ 150,000 for the first category, US$ 100,000 for the second category and US$ 50,000 for the third category. The winners of the Prize are also accorded trophies and certificates of recognition in a ceremony marking the occasion. It is worth mentioning that the qualified nominated projects were evaluated in accordance with the criteria specified in the Prize statute, by evaluators who are experts in the Prize.
The Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organisations (AGFUND) announced the winning projects of its International Prize for Pioneering Development Projects, 2007. The Prize Committee approved the winning projects in its Ninth Meeting, which was held under the chairmanship of HRH Prince Turki Bin Talal Bin Abdul Aziz, Personal Representative of HRH Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, AGFUND President, on 5th September 2007, at AGFUND premises in Riyadh. The AGFUND Prize amounts to US $ 300,000 distributed into three categories. The Prize Committee approved three winning projects from among (30) projects from 18 countries in 4 continents: The first category prize: Won by the "Cross Border Program on Capacity Building for Prevention of Trafficking & Rehabilitation of Potential and rescued Victims, implemented in Nepal by Planet Enfants International NGO. This prize is allocated for projects implemented by UN, international and regional organizations in the field of "The role of the international organizations in supporting the developing countries' national policies and strategies for combating human trafficking". The second category: Won by the "Combat Trafficking of Women and children through Community Partnership", implemented in India by Prajwala NGO. This prize is allocated for projects implemented by NGOs in the field of "NGOs-led efforts for protecting women and children from human trafficking ".
--Law Desk
