Mario, Muriel bag Malvina Athaide Award

Congrats M&M! FN
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Mario, Muriel bag Malvina Athaide Award

BY HERALD REPORTER


PANJIM, DEC 18 - Mario Mascarenhas and Muriel D’Souza
from Saligao have bagged the ‘Malvina Athaide Award’
for their outstanding efforts in advocacy for social
justice in Goa.
 
The award was given away by Malvina’s sister on the
first day of the Goa State Consultation on
‘Trafficking in Women & Children’ held at the Caritas
Holiday Home in St Inez on Saturday. It was instituted
by Malvina’s husband, Dileep Athaide, after her death
in Vancouver, Canada, on September 25, 2004.

Malvina, originally from Saligao in Bardez, before
settling abroad, was at the forefront in her work with
the underprivileged and marginalized in the villages
of Pernem taluka in North Goa. She and her group also
worked with hutment dwellers in Porvorim educating
them about their basic rights.

It was during this time that she met Dileep, whom she
married in 1984 and left for Canada. But even from
there she never lost sight of her fight for social
justice in Goa. Dileep said it was his wish to create
an award that would honour Malvina’s memory by
recognizing the work of individuals or organisations
involved in social justice.  

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