Rafaela Encarnacion Rosarioknown as Mai Morareceived this Wednesday night the highest award in the ninth edition of the Women who Change the World awardan award given by the BHD Bank during an event held at the Gran Teatro del Cibao, in Santiago de los Caballeros.
Encarnacion Rosario, community activist who for more than half a century has worked and ensured the rights of peasant women by ElÃas Piña, received the award during an event in which the Vice President of the Republic, Raquel Peña, participated along with Luis Molina Achecarpresident of the entity’s Financial Center, Steven Puigpresident of BHD Bankand Josephine NavarreseSenior Vice President of Corporate Communication and Social Responsibility of the Bank.
The jury also recognized Grace Butlerfor his work in improving the health of prisoners in the most overcrowded prisons in the nation, and Herminia Bueno (Cuca), for promoting the participation and empowerment of women as a mechanism for human and social growth in the border province of Dajabón.
While the educator Argentina Henriquez received special recognition for his contribution to the transformation of the education in the country and the empowerment of vulnerable communities, through the promotion of social justice and human development, promoting critical thinking and democratic and citizen values.
The rest of the winners of the ninth edition of the Women who Change the World award are: Ana Torres, Bernarda Peña DuránFanny Then, MarÃa Estela DÃaz, Rosanna Estenelao and Thais Herrera.
During the ceremony, Molina Achecar thanked the 10 winners for their examplehis courage and for enlightening the world with his efforts.
“The women we honor today fight every day for a cause: the common good. They are visionaries, great human beings, with strong values ​​and a courage that breaks barriers. With their courage and commitmentthey remind us that true change is not achieved on the surface, but is born from the depths of our essence, where human nature finds its power,” said the executive.
On your side, Puig highlighted that the Women who Change the World award is the main social initiative of the gender strategy women BHDan initiative that the entity has been developing since 2014.
He highlighted that this program has been a example to follow at an international level. He pointed out that two institutions central american They have made visits to the Dominican Republic to study this idea.
Meanwhile, Navarrese considered that the winners “improve the quality of life of their communities, which foster a education of quality, that promote justice, that create spaces so that other women can also advance, that fight against inequalities, that transform the present and that create bases of progress for the next generations.
The awards event was attended by civil authorities and military of Santiago, as well as businessmen from the Cibao region, representatives of international organizations and members of civil society associations.
About the top winner
- Of his 79 years of life, Rafaela Encarnacion Rosario has dedicated 51 years to social work, focused on rural development of the residents of Sabana Cruz and surroundings. She has been a mentor in training, agriculture, infrastructure, associations, the environment and strengthening the Christian faith in the community.
Among his achievements in pedagogy, he managed with the Ministry of Education the implementation of intermediate courses (7th and 8th) in rural areas from Bánica.
