Mrs. Dharitri Rout
Secretary, WOSCA
Mrs. Dharitri established the organization in 1993 and has been leading it since then. With 27 years of experience in the development sector, she currently provides leadership to more than 350 staff members.
She has been actively involved in all the organization projects and has won multiple awards and recognition for the same. Some of their major achievements have been the Rashtriya Swayam Siddha Samman, Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra National Award, Development Marketplace Award for social enterprising, mBillionth South Asia Award. She has also been recognized as the Best women entrepreneur in 1996.
A kind and strong woman, Mrs. Rout has supported more than 5000 women to be self-aware, self-employed, and strong individuals. She has also served as a member of the Child Welfare Committee for three years and dealt with more than 700 childcare and protection cases.