Meeto Award: First Afghan female mayor awarded for her work
Azra Jafari, the first female mayor in Afghanistan, was awarded the Meeto Memorial Award (MMA) at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) on Thursday for her work.
People from different countries of South Asia attended the award ceremony, which was organised by the MMA trust in collaboration with NGOs Rozan and Sungi. Asma Jahangir, General Secretary Supreme Court Bar Association, and Hameeda Hossain, women rights’ activist from Bangladesh, were also present at the occasion.
Jafari was chosen for the award because of her work and commitment towards social development. In December 2008, after being appointed the major of Nili, she became the first female mayor in Afghanistan.
The first MMA was given in 2009 to Anusheh Anadil, a Bangladeshi singer and peace activist, during an award ceremony in New Delhi. The 2010 MMA award was given to Akeela Naz from Pakistan.
The award was set up in the memory of Meeto (Kamaljit Bhasin-Malik), an Indian scholar and activist.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 23rd, 2011.
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Dear Ma. Jafary congratulations Meeto Award for you and for all Nili citizens and also i want more succesfully in yourself and also for Daikundy people.
Dear Ms. Jafari, Congratulations on Meeto memorial Award (MMA) award! I hope further success for you. Warm congratulation, once again.
Congratulations on Meeto memorial Award (MMA) award! I hope further success for you. Warm congratulation, once again.
Dear Jafari I would like to strongly appretiate your honorable award which you have received from MMA, best of luck for the future references.
It is and will always be great to hear good news! Well done Azra I hope you can visit cities in Australia one day and share your ideas with us. Thank you for your contribution towards happiness on this planet. Every little ounce of happiness counts.