Denmark and its Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen have been honoured with the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice for the year 2021.
India’s Harmony Foundation, which instituted the award in memory of Saint Mother Teresa in 2005, said it acknowledged Denmark as “one of the nations in the world which lives in harmony with nature” while also recognizing Frederiksen’s “exceptional leadership” in leading it “along the path of sustainable development.”
“Yes, Prime Minister Frederiksen is chosen for the overall performance of her country un-der her leadership in promoting green energy and other similar measures for saving the environment,” Abraham Mathai, found-er of the Harmony Foundation, told on Jan. 4.
The award, including a certificate of honour and trophy designed like the habit of the nuns of the Missionaries of Charity congregation founded by Mother Teresa, was sent to the prime minister’s office through courier, he said.
“Though a small country in terms of its geo-graphical vastness, Denmark is committed to being a frontrunner in all things green [and] is an inspiration for all,” said Mathai, a former vice-chairman of the minorities commission in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.