Recognising Inspirational Women in the World of Special Needs
One Special Woman Awards 2024 celebrate compassion, commitment, patience, perseverance and farsightedness among women in the disability sector. Women are bringing about a new India with their hard work and tenacity, transforming their lives and the nation’s potential. These are virtual awards open to mothers and professionals working in the disability sector in India. You can nominate a woman achiever you know or even yourself to share your values with the world!
We salute such women! Come be a part of this journey.
Criteria:
These Awards aim to identify women who have exemplary contributions in the field of disability and rehabilitation.
Innovation
The best entries will demonstrate a creative approach to the challenge they tackle and the solution they propose. Their innovative approach is driven by original, groundbreaking ideas or being implemented in a way that will make a new significant difference to the community they are operating in.
Measurable Impact
Entries should explain how their initiative delivers positive social, economic, and/or environmental impact, using both quantitative and qualitative data. They would be tackling a significant sustainability issue and will have the potential of making a big difference by being expanded to new markets, sectors, or geographies. One Special Woman awards
Disclaimer: The decision of the jury in the shortlisting process is final and binding on all participants.
Categories
The Awards aim to identify winners in each of the following categories:
- Community Work ( For Professionals) – This category includes professionals like Speech Therapists, Audiologists, Occupational Therapists, Special Educators, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Doctors, Teachers of the deaf, Educators, Social Workers, etc.
- Personal Achievement Award – This category is for mothers or caregivers.
*Where a Nominee’s role encompasses more than one of these job functions please enter the Nomination into the category in which the Nomination primarily focuses her work.
Deadlines
- The Awards are open for entries from 9.00 am (IST) on 29th Jan 2024.
- The Deadline to apply for the awards is 9.00 pm ( IST) on 29th Feb 2024.
- 1SpecialPlace reserves the right to extend the deadline.
Registration Process and Specifications
- You can also send additional information which you think is relevant to the application to awards@1specialplace.com
- This award is open only to women nominees who bear an Indian background and are more than 25 years of age.
Judging Panel
All entries will be assessed by a shortlisting panel that will create a shortlist of those entries that, in their sole opinion, best represent the categories of work being considered. The Judging panel’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
The judges reserve the right to move Nominations into a different category if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the Nomination would be better placed elsewhere.
Dr. Nupur Garg
Vice President of Research,
International Rett Syndrome Foundation,
Ohio, USA
Rare Diseases Program Leader
Nonprofit Research Funding
Ms. Swarnalatha J
Recipient of Sarvashresht Divyangjan Award
from the President of India
5 Time TEDx Speaker
Founder & Managing Trustee,
Swarga Foundation
Ms. Vimala DeSouza
Special Needs Educator
Vocational Trainer for PwD
Inclusion Program Coordinator,
Manzil Centre, Sharjah
2024 Winners
Past Winners
Anupama Bakhshi
Kreeti Mitra Bhatia
Rincy Joseph
Pooja Joshi Bhadrige
1Special Women Awards Ceremony 2019
1Special Women Awards Ceremony 2024
Terms & Conditions
- One Special Woman awards, 1SpecialPlace reserves the right to refuse entry to, or to disqualify any Nominations from the Awards that are subject to disciplinary sanctions for misconduct, gross misconduct, capability or performance issues.
- The Entrants and Nominations shall indemnify the 1SpecialPlace (for itself and for its licensees, successors and assignees) in relation to failure to comply with these conditions.
- 1SpecialPlace reserve the right to cancel, amend, terminate or temporarily suspend the Awards at any time with no liability to any entrant or any third party.
- If for any reason any aspect of the Awards does not function correctly, whether by means of infection by computer virus, network failure, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any cause beyond the control of 1SpecialPlace, which corrupts or affects the administration, integrity or fairness of the competition, then 1SpecialPlace may at their joint discretion cancel, modify or suspend the awards and/or invalidate affected entries.
- If for any reason any aspect of the Awards does not function correctly, whether by means of infection by computer virus, network failure, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any cause beyond the control of 1SpecialPlace, which corrupts or affects the administration, integrity or fairness of the competition, then 1SpecialPlace may at their joint discretion cancel, modify or suspend the awards and/or invalidate affected entries.
- 1SpecialPlace and its affiliated agencies and companies accept no liability for any loss, expense, or damage incurred or sustained in connection with the Awards (whether or not caused by any person’s negligence), except to the extent that liability cannot be excluded by law, such as death or personal injury caused by negligence, in which case liability shall be limited to the bare minimum permitted by law.
- One Special Woman awards, If there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a breach of these conditions by an Entrant or Nomination, 1SpecialPlace may, at its joint discretion invalidate the relevant entry and disqualify the Nomination from the Awards, irrespective of the stage reached.