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'''Dr. Rashmi Tiwari''' is the Founder and Director of the Aahan Tribal Foundation of [[India]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tribaldevelopment.wixsite.com/aahan|title=Aahan Tribal Development Foundation|newspaper=Aahan Tribal Development Foundation|access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref> working to dismantle the machinery of trafficking.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sentinelassam.com/saturday/saturday.php?dtP=2016-02-20|title=Sentinel Assam|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thebetterindia.com/47120/child-trafficking-india-jharkand-sula-anjali-ahan-tribal-development-foundation|title=How Samosas and Gulab Jamuns Are Saving Tribal Girls in Jharkhand From Human Traffickers|date=2016-02-27|newspaper=The Better India|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref> She is Fellow of Vital Voices (USA), Fellow of SIMP and a Certified Leadership Coach from NeuroLeadership Institute.

She was one of the emerging businesswomen from India under the Fortune/US State Department Leadership Mentorship Program. She was mentored by [[Anne Mulcahy]] of the Xerox Corporation.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

== Early life ==
Tiwari was born in 1972 in an affluent family, but later raised by single mother with no house and no source of income. She grew up in a house in [[Varanasi]] which was just 3.5 x 5.5 m.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JPQv_Bnacs | title=Tejasvini : Interaction with Dr. Rashmi Tiwari}}</ref>

Tiwari had to face discrimination and social stigmas. She was a posthumous child and after evicting her house in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/article/2007/06/20070601145052atiayduj0.2866327.html|title=State Department Program Opens Doors for World's Businesswomen {{!}} IIP Digital|website=iipdigital.usembassy.gov|access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2007-05-31-voa58-66714847/560084.html|title=State Department Hosts International Women's Mentoring Program|newspaper=VOA|access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScvBvkTkpLs "Shunya Se Shikhar Tak"|title="Shunya Se Shikhar Tak"|last=|first=|date=|website=YouTube|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
[[File:Dr. Rashmi Tiwari chosen as "The Good Crusader" by Times NOW.png|thumb|Tiwari was chosen as "The Good Crusader" by Times NOW for her work on anti-trafficking of tribal girls through Aahan Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rURyTkkZut8|title=|last=|first=|date=|website=YouTube|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>]] She spent a year in Kanpur with one of her aunt and then moved to Varanasi where she completed her education and earned [[Ph.D|Ph.D degree]] in [[Economics]] from [[Banaras Hindu University]] which was awarded in the year 1998-99.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

== Career ==
Tiwari was the Associate Director and then Director of American Chambers of Commerce In India (AMCHAM)]<ref name="auto" /><ref name="auto1" /> from 2000 to 2008 and until quite recently she was spearheading the operations of associations of CEOs in CEO Clubs, India as the Executive Director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ceoclubsindia.org|title=Welcome to CEO Clubs India {{!}} CEO Clubs India|website=ceoclubsindia.org|access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref> She regularly speaks on issues of [[women empowerment]] and mentoring of women at various national and international platforms.
[[File:Dr. Rashmi Tiwari at American Chambers of Commerce in India.png|thumb|Dr. Rashmi Tiwari at American Chambers of Commerce in India]]
[[File:Dr. Rashmi Tiwari chosen as one of the Tejaswinis by DD News with Neelam Sharma.jpg|thumb|Dr. Rashmi Tiwari chosen as one of the Tejaswinis by DD News with Neelam Sharma.]] Interaction with Janie Wanless, Head of Corporate Banking for Bank of America gave her courage to follow her dream and she launched Aahan Tribal Development Foundation.

== Life as founder and director of Aahan Foundation ==
[[File:Working with Self-Help Group of Tribal Women in Jharkhand.jpg|thumb|Working with Self-Help Group of Tribal Women in Jharkhand]]
Tiwari's Foundation - Aahan Tribal Development Foundation has been working in the Jharkhand region of India and address a string of interconnected social problems related to girls & women. These problems are: Gender Inequality, Violence Against Women (Girl Child Trafficking, Child Marriage etc.), Poverty, Lack of awareness and facilities for Health, Hygiene and Sanitation, Illiteracy.

== Challenges in running Aahan Foundation ==

She has been covered in the local and international media including the [[Washington Post]] for her work in the social sector with tribal girls and for mentoring & development of women leaders.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2014/04/28/dreaming-in-india/|title=Dreaming in India|website=Washington Post|access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref> However, working in the Naxalite regions and human traffickers was very difficult of Rashmi. She many a times had to face the Naxalites, traffickers and at times face the threats from local leaders or opposition from the Panchayat.
[[File:Village Level Mentoring of Tribal Girls.jpg|thumb|[https://www.aahanfoundation.org Village Level Mentoring of Tribal Girls in Chandwa, Jharkhand]]]Members of Local-Government

== Awards and recognition ==
* "The Good Crusader" award by Times Group for her work on anti-trafficking<ref>{{Citation|last=100 Pipers India|title=The Good Crusaders - Rashmi Tiwari|date=2016-12-08|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rURyTkkZut8|accessdate=2017-01-02}}</ref>
* "BIG Hero" award by Radio Channel 92.7 BIG FM<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/jh2-O6b90Us|title=BIG Hero Award by Radio Channel|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>
* "Tejaswini" award by DD News<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/jh2-O6b90Us|title=Tejaswini Award by DD News|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>
* Featured in the program "Shunya Se Shikar Tak" on Lok Sabha TV<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/ScvBvkTkpLs|title=Shunya se Shikhar Tak|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>
* Vital Voices Fellow<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vitalvoices.org|title=Vital Voices|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>
* Global Ambassadors, Vital Voices<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.global-ambassadors.org/people/rashmi-tiwari|title=Rashmi Tiwari {{!}} The Global Ambassadors Program|website=global-ambassadors.org|access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref>
* Fortune emerging women business leaders from India – 2007<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/partnerships/84489.htm|title=The Fortune/State Department International Women Leaders Mentoring Partnership|website=2001-2009.state.gov|access-date=2017-01-02|date=2007-08-13}}</ref>
* Awarded "World of Difference 100 Award" by the International Alliance For Women (TIAW) organisation of USA<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tiaw.org/?current_woda_winners|title=Current Award Recipients - The International Alliance for Women|website=tiaw.org|access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref>
* Bank of America Global Ambassador's Program<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://about.bankofamerica.com/en-us/partnering-locally/india-2012.html#fbid=ilkp22da1GY|title=India 2012: Encouraging women's entrepreneurship from Bank of America|date=2012-12-18|newspaper=About Bank of America|access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref>
* Vital Voices International Girls’ Empowerment Panelists<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://worldwidewomenfestival.com/static/pdfs/VitalVoicesWomenPanel.pdf|title=Worldwide Women Festival|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>
* "Empowering The Tribal Girls of India" by Sheroes<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sheroes.in/articles/empowering-the-tribal-girls-of-india/MjU1Nw|title=Empowering The Tribal Girls Of India|website=sheroes.in|access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref>

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