On Wednesday in Greece, Jiwani was one of six people to receive the Euro-American Women’s Council’s (EAWC) Goddess Artemis Award.
The award was given to Jiwani for her, “continuous and exceptional work in eliciting awareness of equal rights for women and encouraging the empowerment of women.”
Loula Loi Alafoyiannis, founder of EAWC, said Jiwani is deserving of the recognition.
“I’m fully aware of Almas’ global achievements, especially her contributions to the United Nations, developing countries and her professional work as well,” said Alafoyiannis. “Almas’ strong leadership in connecting women worldwide of an enabling environment is unique.”
Jiwani is the second Canadian and first UNIFEM member to win the award.
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