KOCHI:
As part of the tenth anniversary celebrations, Oberon mall honours ten women who proved to be excellent social beings with ‘Oberon Spirit of Women Awards’. Dr. M. Beena, Managing Director, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) and former district collector, Ernakulum, will distribute the awards in a ceremony to be held at Oberon mall on 13th July, Friday at 5pm. M.A Muhammed, Chairman, Oberon mall, will preside over the meeting.
Ayisha Beevi (transport), Elsy Sabu (love & care), Gayathry Somasekhar (education), Jilly P Jio (teaching), Harsha Thacheri (women empowerment), Hemalatha Menon (Professional skill development), Jeeja P Sadhasivan (medical care), Naseera Ajesh (Police), Prabha Mani (kudumbasree) and Sofia M Jo (sports) are being honoured with cash award of Rs. 5000, memento and certificate.
Women who are carrying out useful and socially responsible activities in various sectors are selected for the award. Most of them have never been recognized or given any rewards. A special team set by the mall shortlisted 100 such women after a research work of three months. “The winners was selected by a jury including the Oberon management representatives, Dr. George Sleeba, former CMD, FACT and executive director, K Chittilappilly Foundation, and Dr. B. Prasanna Singh, Director, Kuttukkaran Institute for human resource development,” said Joji John, centre manager, Oberon mall, and Rintu Antony, marketing manager, at the press meet.
