Minister Vayalar Ravi
NEW DELHI: The Human Achievers Foundation honored 15 people at the Le Meridian Hotel in New Delhi for their humanitarian works on April 22. The Chief Guest of the ceremony was Union Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi who presented the awards.
The Human Achievers Foundation was setup with the single objective of empowering women globally, particularly in India, focusing on areas of works being done for child education advancement and programs that enhance the quality of life for all in society. The foundation organizes such annual events to acknowledge people from India and some from the International community.
Ms. Lucky Singh, President of GOPIO – Sydney chapter, was awarded for her sterling community services and humanitarian work in her community. She was amongst the seven recipients chosen from all over the world from various fields.
Ms. Singh has a deep passion for community service and has made a positive contribution to the Australian Indian community. Under the banner of GOPIO-Sydney, she has organized a number of fundraising events to help those in need in Australia and other parts of the world.
Some of the activities of GOPIO – Sydney are the annual GOPIO Youth Achievers Awards Night (Gyaan awards) where youths are acknowledged for their achievements in various fields such as academic, sports, social welfare, art, music, drama, media, aviation, photography and Indian languages; fund-raisers for the victims of the Victorian Bush fire, Bihar Relief fund, Tsunami in Samoa, Earthquake in Indonesia, Floods in Fiji; and organized blood-drives, among other activities.
Ms. Singh attended the Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas in Kochi, India in January, 2013 and co-chaired a session titled “Diaspora issues – Challenges and Opportunities in GOPIO’s Annual convention in Kochi this year”.
A teacher by profession, she is with the Department of Education in New South Wales and was the only teacher chosen from the state to be in the department’s film “Freedom from Fear” which dealt with refugee children.
India Post News Service
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