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Runa Khan | |
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রুনা খান | |
| Born | 17 November 1958 |
| Occupation | Social Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Founder & Executive Director of Friendship |
Runa Khan is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur and the Founder and Executive Director of Friendship, a non-governmental organization operating in Bangladesh[1]. She founded Friendship in 2002 with a floating hospital known as Lifebuoy Friendship Hospital. The hospital was converted from an oil barge in order to deliver healthcare to remote river islands in North Bengal. [2]. The organization has since added two more floating hospitals to its fleet, through which it claims to serve 140,000 patients a year [3] [4]. Khan won the Rolex Awards for Enterprise in 2006 [5] for work through Friendship to preserve the declining craft of traditional boat building in Bangladesh. [6]
Awards and Recognition[edit]
- 2016- Green Award from Positive Planet Foundation [7]
- 2012- Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur Award [8]
- 2008- IDB Award for Contribution to Women in Development [9]
- 2006- Rolex Award for Enterprise [10]
- 1994- Ashoka Fellowship for Innovative Teaching Methodology [11]
References[edit]
- ^ "This social entrepreneur told us why businesses should see charities as service providers". Business Insider. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ "The One Who Answered the Call". The Daily Star. 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ "Hospital Ships - Friendship". Friendship. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- ^ Crouch, Lizzie (2016-01-24). "Doctors on the move: Getting healthcare to far-flung places". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ "Rolex Awards for Enterprise". Rolex Awards for Enterprise : Runa Khan : Overview. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ Strauss, Gary. “Anchoring Bangladesh's Ancient Boatbuilding Technology”, “National Geographic 17 NOVEMBER 2016, Retrieved on 21 May 2017
- ^ News Release. "Positive Planet Awards – Les lauréats 2016"
- ^ News Release. "Schwab Foundation Announces the 2012 Social Entrepreneur Awardees" "World Economic Forum" Retrieved on 22 December 2015
- ^ "IDB Prize for Women's Contribution to Development: Prize Winners of Third Edition (1429H) 2008". Islamic Development Bank. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ "Rolex Awards for Enterprise". Rolex Awards for Enterprise : Runa Khan : Overview. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- ^ "Runa Khan | Ashoka | Innovators for the Public". www.ashoka.org. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
External links[edit]
Category:1958 births Category:Living people Category:Development specialists Category:Ashoka Bangladesh Fellows Category:Social entrepreneurs