Suhani Jalota Explained
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]
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Notes and References
- Web site: The role of higher education in entrepreneurship. Toone. Eric J.. TechCrunch. 2016-12-08.
- Web site: 2016 College Women Of The Year: Suhani Jalota. thedailyeye.info. 2016-12-08.
- News: 2016 College Women of the Year: Suhani Jalota. Militare. Jessica. Glamour. 2016-12-08.
- Web site: Here's What It Was Actually Like to Attend the Royal Wedding. Glamour. en. 2019-06-11.
- News: Suhani Jalota, The Woman Revolutionizing Menstrual Hygiene, Remembers Her Moment With Queen Elizabeth. Bahuguna. Lavanya. 2017-07-19. Indian Women Blog - Stories of Indian Women. 2018-04-03. en-US.
- Web site: Myna Mahila Foundation Women Empowerment NGO in Mumbai. Myna Mahila Foundation. en-US. 2020-03-10.
- Web site: The Royal Wedding Was an Incredible Experience: Suhani Jalota. 2018-05-29. The Quint. en. 2019-06-11.
- Web site: Ek 'Suhani' Royal wedding. jha. neha. 2018-04-29. The Asian Age. 2019-06-11.
- Web site: Mumbai-based NGO founder nominated for Global Citizen Prize. 2020-11-23. Mumbai Live. en.
