Selima Ahmad Receives “2014-2015 TIAW World of Difference Lifetime Achievement Award”
This prestigious honor is bestowed each year upon a woman of great achievement, whose actions have truly made a difference globally in the economic empowerment of women.
Selima Ahmad has been working for the private sector development for last 28 years and actively involved in developing more than 7,000 women entrepreneurs. Her company Nitol-Niloy Group is one the reputable leading business house in Bangladesh having 26 companies
amongst which six are joint venture and three public companies which includes automobiles, cement, paper, real estate, electronics and financial services.She has enabled women to aspire to a brighter future, to engage as entrepreneurs and to also move beyond micro businesses into more ambitious ventures, all within a society that faces significant hurdles for women in the norms of tradition and culture.
It was written in the e-bulletin of TIAW that, “According to TIAW motto “Connecting to Make All the Difference in the World”,Selima. Ahmad completely embodies that notion through all the work she has done and the impact it has had internationally.Ms. Ahmad is truly an inspiration!”
Recognizing TIAW World of Difference Award recipients is a highlight of TIAW when it holds a gathering of women from around the world to participate in the Global Forum that informs and inspires a broad base of influential local and international participants. This year’s Global Forum event took place on October 21 – 23, 2015 in Washington; DC. Selima Ahmad has delivered a keynote speech on this grand ceremony.
In the e-bulletin, it was also written that, “TIAW includes women’s networks representing thousands of women around the world to promote the economic empowerment and advancement of women, so on behalf of every one of them, we congratulate Ms. Selima Ahmad for the outstanding impact she has made throughout the world.”