An Indian American woman is among 12 faith leaders to be
honoured as "Champions of Change" by the White House for their
efforts in protecting environment and communities from the effects of climate
change. She is among the 12 other recipients who have been honoured with this
award for their continuous efforts towards climate change. Sunita Viswanath,
the only Indian American to figure in the list, has been selected for her work
to encourage Hindus to take care of the environm US ent. She is also co-founder and active board member
of Women for Afghan Women (WAW), US based women`s human rights organisation.
Sunita was honoured for her work with Sadhana, US based
organisation’s s Project Prithvi which encourages Hindus to take care of the
environment. She is co-founder and board member of Sadhana: Coalition of
Progressive Hindus. In 2011, she was awarded with the Feminist Majority
Foundation`s Global Women`s Rights Award for her work with WAW. Sunita was born
in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and has worked in women`s and human rights organisations
for almost three decades.
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