Hasina Kharbhih, founder of a global program that tries to check human trafficking and exploitation worldwide, has received this years Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice.
Meghalaya – born Kharbhih received the award on November 3 at the Harmony International Conference in Mumbai.

The award given by the Harmony Foundation recognizes selfless and intrepid individuals and organizations who have channelized their energies and creativities towards social justice, peace and harmony.

Kharbhih has been working to provide sustainable livelihood in a safe environment for women and children for more than 30 year. She is the founder and managing director of Impulse Social Enterprises and founder chair of Board of Impulse NGO network.

In a letter to Kharbhih, the foundation said it acknowledged her relentless and passion-ate work and ongoing efforts to free the world from modern day slavery practices.

It saluted her for partnering with government and civil society groups to rehabilitate 72,442 survivors of human trafficking in northeastern India, Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh.

Her success has earned her worldwide recognition reminiscent of the Emancipation Proclamation and 40 acres and a mule issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 and 1865, the foundations letter noted.

The reintegration program of the survivors into mainstream society by empowering them to live with dignity and equipping them with traditional skills for sustainable livelihood is highly commendable, the foundation stated.