<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp909b56feyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div><div data-test-id="message-view-body" class="ydp438001e7I_ZkbNhI ydp438001e7D_FY ydp438001e7W_6D6F" style="width: 844px;"><div class="ydp438001e7msg-body ydp438001e7P_wpofO ydp438001e7mq_AS" data-test-id="message-view-body-content"><div class="ydp438001e7jb_0 ydp438001e7X_6MGW ydp438001e7N_6Fd5"><div id="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390"><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><blockquote id="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390blockquote_zmail"><div style="font-family: helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dear DCAD Members,</div><div><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390size"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390size">I am <b>Suvarna Raj</b>, an i<b>nternational para-athlete, social worker, access auditor and passionate disability rights activist</b>. For many years, I have dedicated my efforts towards creating a more inclusive India, championing accessibility in public and private spaces, and advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities (PwDs). I have conducted over 600 access audits under the <b>Accessible India Campaig</b>n across India, and I have been actively involved in pushing for accessible <b>railway</b> and <b>airlines</b> as well as <b>accessible elections </b>for PwDs. I am also honored to serve as the <b>Brand Ambassador</b> for Accessible Elections 2024, appointed by the <b>Election Commission of India</b>. My work, both nationally and internationally, is deeply rooted in the vision of a society where everyone, regardless of ability, can thrive with dignity and equal opportunity.</span><br></div><div><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390size"><br></span></div><div><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390size">It is my honor and privilege to inform you that I was awarded the <b>United Nations SDG Action Award</b> as a <b>Changemaker</b> on October 29, 2024, in <b>Rome, Italy</b>. This prestigious global recognition was awarded to only three finalists from over <b>5,500 applicants across 190 countries</b>, highlighting our collective work in furthering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As the <b>first divyang woman</b> to receive this award, I am proud to represent our nation's commitment to inclusivity, accessibility, and empowerment of persons with disabilities on the international stage.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"> <span><b>I am passionate about how together we can create lasting change for people with disabilities.</b></span><br></div></div><div><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390size"><br></span></div><div><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390size"></span><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 19.5px;"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390size"><i><span style="line-height: 24px;">Website of UN SDG Awards: </span> </i></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m88IRwrv7s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Suvarna Raj | 2024 UN #SDGAwards Changemaker Winner</a><br></div><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390size"></span><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 19.5px;"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390size"><i><span style="line-height: 24px;">Press Release by UN HQ: </span></i><a href="https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/?p=114585" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/?p=114585</a></span></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 19.5px;"><i><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390size">Indian Media Coverage: <a href="https://www.google.co.in/search?sca_esv=2fef05e0321082e1&sxsrf=ADLYWIIaqe-oJhVS1OqsOvyDfc9Se9Tw1w:1731315026031&q=suvarna+raj+sdg&udm=2&fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWd8nbOJfsBGGB5IQQO6L3J5MIFhvnvU242yFxzEEp3BekApeLFCP-yt1rlLqzmhw_-yjmy56-jU7vCqheuFOLmQRfAB99cxHld5c98wjVFx44OPD2XifQJ3oLvh7U8nPV6v3AtTCu5hoZeWRfyN25Emdpl97-fPb3rtztUklBAoY-k51Hul_gXY5gNHPfdAu3yLD0tw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwih1vqI89OJAxUBTWwGHVc0HC0QtKgLegQIEhAB&cshid=1731315041381495&biw=1358&bih=652&dpr=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">suvarna raj sdg - Google Search</a></span></span></i><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 19.5px;"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390size"><i>Read my story (SDG Blog): </i> <a href="https://sdgactioncampaign.org/suvarna-raj-inclusion-india-disability-justice/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sdgactioncampaign.org/suvarna-raj-inclusion-india-disability-justice/</a><i><br></i></span><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p>Best Regards,<br></p></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><div dir="ltr"><div><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390colour" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/suvarnapraj" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); outline-width: medium; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390colour" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Suvarna Raj</span></b></a><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390colour" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/280107468828710/photos/a.280857988753658.1073741825.280107468828710/345931102246346/?type=1&theater" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); outline-width: medium; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390colour" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">National Role Model Awardee, honored by President of India</span></a>, </span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390colour" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><a href="http://www.rajnathsingh.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/UNION-HOME-MINISTER-AT-NATIONAL-YOUTH-FESTIVAL-3.jpg" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); outline-width: medium; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390colour" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">National Youth Awardee 2014 by MoYAS, Govt of India</span></a>,<br></span><div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 15.6px;"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390colour" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">UN SDG Action Award 2024 as Changemaker,</span><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 15.6px;"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390colour" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">NDTV Indian of the Year 2024,</span><br></div><div style="line-height: 15.6px;"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390colour" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">International Para Athlete on Wheelchair<span style="line-height: 16px;"></span><span style="line-height: 16px;"></span></span><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390colour" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Social Worker (MSW, M.Com, B.Ed)</span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390colour" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Accessibility</span><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390colour" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Auditor at </span><a href="https://adpngo.in/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Association for Disabled People</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390colour" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Brand Ambassador of Election Commission of India</span><br></div><div><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390colour" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/suvarnapraj" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); 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border-top: 1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233);"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 16px 0px 16px 12px; vertical-align: top; border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 2px;"><br></td><td style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 12px 24px 16px 12px; width: 350px; border-radius: 0px 0px 2px;"><h2 class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390x_594839017ydp40391b1ccard-title" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; color: rgb(29, 34, 40); max-width: 314px;">What Inclusion Looks Like: Parathlete and Policy Advocate Suvarna Raj’s ...<br></h2><p class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390x_594839017ydp40391b1ccard-richinfo-primary" style="line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px;"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390colour" style="color: rgb(151, 158, 168);"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390size" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 4px;">UN SDG Action Campaign</span></span><br></p><p class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390x_594839017ydp40391b1ccard-description" style="line-height: 16px; margin: 0px;"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390colour" style="color: rgb(151, 158, 168);"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390size" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px;">The UN Secretary-General launched the UN SDG Action Campaign to mobilize global citizens in support of the Susta...</span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a><div style="width: 400px; min-height: 100%;"><br></div></div><div><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390size"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390size"></span><div><div style="max-width: 400px; font-family: yahoosans vf, yahoosans, opensans vf, opensans, helvetica neue, segoe ui, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m88IRwrv7s" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390x_594839017ydp81a9b5c3card-wrapper ydp438001e7yiv3573634390x_594839017ydp81a9b5c3yahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width: 400px;"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390x_594839017ydp81a9b5c3card ydp438001e7yiv3573634390x_594839017ydp81a9b5c3yahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width: 400px; 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margin-top: 3px;"><br></td><td style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 12px 24px 16px 12px; width: 314px; border-radius: 0px 0px 2px;"><h2 class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390x_594839017ydp81a9b5c3card-title" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; color: rgb(29, 34, 40); max-width: 314px;">Suvarna Raj | 2024 UN #SDGAwards Changemaker Winner<br></h2><p class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390x_594839017ydp81a9b5c3card-description" style="line-height: 16px; margin: 0px;"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390colour" style="color: rgb(151, 158, 168);"><span class="ydp438001e7yiv3573634390size" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px;"></span></span><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><br><div><br style="font-size: medium;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="ydp14099ecayahoo_quoted_5897513095" class="ydp14099ecayahoo_quoted"><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;"><div>On Monday 21 April, 2025 at 06:54:10 pm IST, Buhari Abubakar via DCAD <dcad@lists.igf-dcad.org> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp14099ecayiv9802684199"><div><p>Dear DCAD Members,</p>
<p>My name is Buhari Abubakar. I am a person with a disability, a statistician, and an advocate for disability inclusion with experience in health and community-based programs. I recently joined the Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability and look forward to learning from and contributing to this vital network.</p>
<p>I’m particularly interested in accessibility, inclusive data practices, and equitable policy development. I’m excited to connect with fellow members.</p>
<p>Warm regards,<br>
<strong>Buhari Abubakar</strong><br><a href="mailto:buhariabubakartbw@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buhariabubakartbw@gmail.com</a></p></div>
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