Task Force BPW Power to Make a Difference – Report 2017-2020
A triennium report from the BPW International Task Force.
BPW Power to Make a Difference Task Force
by Dr. Chonchanok Viravan, Chair of Adjudicators
The objective of BPW Power to Make a Difference Competition is to document and give recognition to the value of leadership, influence and work of BPW Affiliates. The BPW Power to Make a Difference competition expands the scope of BPW work eligible for the competition from the original Beyond 2000: Helping Women Help Themselves competition which I initiated in 1997. Past awards were given at 7 different BPW International Congresses during 1999-2017. It was estimated that these winning BPW activities help over 360,000 women to sustain themselves economically.
The awards are divided into leadership, advocacy and action categories. Since 2014, work that makes a difference to the environment is counted as well.
The winners will receive their awards from the International President Dr. Amany Asfour. However, due to Covid-19 pandemic, the award ceremony for 2017-2020 winners has not yet been scheduled, but it will be held within 2021 or by mid 2022 at the latest.
Through Leadership
Excellent Business Leaders Award
Myrna T. Yao (Philippines), President and CEO, Richprime Global Inc, Richprime Group of Companies
Excellent Professional Leaders Award
Dr. Nantarika Chansue (Thailand), Director, Veterinary Medical Aquatic Animal Research Center, Chulalongkorn University.
Excellent Young Leaders Award
Angelina Sookoo-Bobb (St. Kitt), Attroney-at-Law, Senior Associate Attorney at Law Office of Sylvester Anthony
Through Advocacy
Excellent Advocacy for Women Awards
1st Place: BPW New Zealand
2nd Place: BPW Japan
3rd Place: BPW Egypt
Through Action — Excellent Projects Awards
1st Place: BPW Thailand — The Financial Discipline Creation Project
2nd Place: BPW Nepal — Empowering Women for Financial Sustainability (4 projects: Women’s Expanded Coffee Production and Marketing, Empowering Women through Income Generation, Socio-Economic Empowerment of Women, Literacy Class and Skill Development Activities)
2nd Place: BPW Pakistan — Economic Empowerment of Women through Accelerated Implementation of SDGs
3rd Place: BPW Korea — Career Guidance for Young Women: Girls, Go Beyond Yourself! Challenge Yourself!
4th Place: BPW South Mumbai, India — Empowering women by improving health and environment (2 projects: Narmada project, WASH project)
5th Place: BPW Burkina Faso — Fight against female Genital Mutilation
Adjudicators
Adjudicators, including myself, cannot evaluate projects and nominations in a category where there are nomination(s) from her own country.
I would like to thank the following adjudicators for their hard work.
- Dr. Chonchanok Viravan (Chair)
- Christine Heinze (Germany)
- Dolores Otáñez (Ecuador)
- Eva Richter (USA)
- Judith Van Unen (Australia)
- Yinka Ajibola (Nigeria)
So that the contributions of all the winners can be made known to members, their projects and activities will gradually be publicized via the following channels:
BPW International web site: www.bpw-international.org (Award page)
BPW project web site: https://www.bpw-projects.org/
BPW Power to Make a Difference facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BPWPowertoMakeADifference/
Workbook 2021, p. 51/52