Angela Gomes (born 16 July 1952) is a Bangladeshi social worker. She is the founder and executive director of ''Banchte Shekha (Learn How To Survive)'', a

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, since 1976. She won the

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in 1999 for community leadership.

Awards

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

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

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

Works

Gomes wrote books which 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