Angela Gomes (born July 16, 1952) is a social worker from

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. She is the founder and executive director of ''Banchte Shekha (Learn How To Survive)'', an NGO since 197

She won the

Magsaysay Award The Ramon Magsaysay Award ( Filipino: ''Gawad Ramon Magsaysay'') is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in governance, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic ideali ...

in 1999 for community leadership.

Awards

* "Best Social Worker" award by

Bangladesh National Social Welfare Council Bangladesh National Social Welfare Council (বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় সমাজকল্যাণ পরিষদ) is the national council responsible for carrying out social welfare activities and programs in Bangladesh. It ...

(1988) * "Best Female Workers for Social Development" by Anannaya (1997) * "Kirtimati Nari – Best Social Worker" by Square group (2008) * "

Begum Rokeya Padak Begum Rokeya Padak, named after Begum Rokeya, is a Bangladeshi national honour conferred on individual women for their exceptional achievement. The award is given by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh. The ...

" (1999). * Honorary Doctorate Degree (Honoris Causa) from International KIIT University,

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, India (2014) * Star Lifetime Award for Social Work (2016)

Works

Her books include ''"Learning through Works for Adults"'', ''"Living with Rights"'', ''"Easy Living of Children"'' and ''"How I Reached"''.

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Living people 1952 births Bangladeshi social workers Ramon Magsaysay Award winners Recipients of Begum Rokeya Padak {{bangladesh-bio-stub