The Gertrude Mongella Award was established by BPW International in recognition of the work done by Gertrude Mongella, Secretary-General for the IV World Conference on Women held in Beijing, China in 1995. The award is presented every three years to an Individual or Group of Individuals, in recognition of outstanding work done on an ongoing basis to improve the status of grassroots women.
Gertrude Mongella Awards 2021
Prof. Alida Perkov, Croatia
Nasreen Mahdi, Pakistan
Past Winners
2021 Alida Perkov, Croatia
Nasreen Mahdi, Pakistan
2017 Ambica Shrestra, Nepal
BPW Nepal
2014 Mrs Tinuade Ihama, Nigeria
2011 Dr. Salima Ahmed, Pakistan
2008 BPW Barbados
2005 Heidi Kabangu-Stahel, BPW Kongo Kinshasa
1999 Marie Carmel Lofontant, Haiti, Founder and Director of CHREPROF, the Haitian Center for Research for the Promotion of Women
1995 Gertrude Mongella, Tanzania, Secretary General of the 4th United Nations World Conference on Women