Application open for Riveli Award 2019

Ministry of Gender, Family and Social Services has opened application process for Riveli Award -  award for people with disabilities and people working for the rights of people with disabilities.

Ministry of Gender, Family and Social Services tweeted that the application process for Riveli Award held every two years is open now.

The nine categories in the award are:

• People with disabilities (4 people)
• People with disabilities who have won international recognition
• Teachers of people with disabilities
• Associations who works for the rights of people with disabilities
• Individual help to people with disabilities
• Job seekers for people with disabilities
• Works of news agencies on account of people with disabilities
• Creativity
• Special category  

Gender Ministry informs that one can nominate themselves as well as others for the awards.

Winners of the awards will be selected by a committee made up from members of Gender Ministry and the Council for the Protection of Rights of People with Disabilities.

Deadline for the application is 2^nd June 2019.

The last Riveli Award was held on 2016.