Suhani Jalota is an economist and a social entrepreneur working to improve public health and women's employment in India. She set up the social enterprise Myna Mahila Foundation in 2015, establishing a technology-driven organization that focuses on health, employment, and research around women.
She received the Glamour Woman of the Year award for 2016.[1][2][3][4] Jalota graduated from Duke University in 2016.
Jalota won the 2017 Queen's Young Leader Award for her start-up and its contributions.[5]
Her social enterprise Myna Mahila Foundation[6] was endorsed by Prince Harry and Meghan. It was the only non-UK-based organization to receive donations instead of gifts for the Royal couple. With this new endorsement, the team is now planning to increase the number of women to 25,000.[7][8] Suhani Jalota has been nominated for the Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award.[9]
Awards
edit- Glamour Woman of the Year 2016
References
edit- ^ Toone, Eric J. "The role of higher education in entrepreneurship". TechCrunch. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "2016 College Women Of The Year: Suhani Jalota". thedailyeye.info. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Militare, Jessica. "2016 College Women of the Year: Suhani Jalota". Glamour. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Here's What It Was Actually Like to Attend the Royal Wedding". Glamour. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ Bahuguna, Lavanya (19 July 2017). "Suhani Jalota, The Woman Revolutionizing Menstrual Hygiene, Remembers Her Moment With Queen Elizabeth". Indian Women Blog - Stories of Indian Women. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Myna Mahila Foundation | Women Empowerment NGO in Mumbai". Myna Mahila Foundation. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "The Royal Wedding Was an Incredible Experience: Suhani Jalota". The Quint. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ jha, neha (29 April 2018). "Ek 'Suhani' Royal wedding". The Asian Age. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Mumbai-based NGO founder nominated for Global Citizen Prize". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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