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'''Jayamma Bandari''' (born c. 1978) is an [[India]]n former sex worker turned social worker. In 2018 she was awarded the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]]. In 2011 she founded an organisation which supports sex workers and their children with choices.

==Life==
Bandari was born in [[Nalgonda]] in about 1978. She became an orphan when she was three<ref name=hbiz/> and an uncle became her guardian. He tried to marry her off when she was fourteen and even tried to marry her to a man who was already married.

Her alcoholic husband persuaded her to become a sex worker.<ref name=born>{{Cite web|last=Gupta|first=Poorvi|date=2017-08-21|title=This woman works to better lives of sex workers in prostitution|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/woman-rehab-sex-workers-prostitution/|access-date=2021-01-10|website=SheThePeople TV|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2001 she founded the organisation ''Chaitanya Mahila Mandali'' in [[Hyderabad]] with assistance of Jaya Singh Thomas.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-07-18|title=Jayamma Bandari - a warrior of dignity|url=https://www.worldpulse.com/community/users/stella-paul/posts/21254|access-date=2021-01-10|website=World Pulse|language=en}}</ref> The organisation provides support to sex workers who want to escape their profession. The organisation provides assistance and it cares for the daughters of sex workers in order that they can avoid following their parents.<ref name=vigil/> 3,500 children have been rescued and a thousand women have found new work. The children are checked up on regularly after they are enrolled in state schools by her organisation.<ref name=hbiz>{{Cite web|last=Somasekhar|first=M.|title=An award for a woman extraordinaire|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/an-award-for-a-woman-extraordinaire/article9672317.ece|access-date=2021-01-10|website=@businessline|language=en}}</ref>

==Awards==
In 2014 the [[Vigil India Movement]] gave her the [[M.A. Thomas National Human Rights Award|M A Thomas National Human Rights Award]].<ref name=vigil>{{Cite web|last=vigilindia|title=Smt. Bandari Jayamma received M A Thomas National Human Rights Award 2014|url=http://www.vigilindia.in/2014/10/smt-bandari-jayamma-received-m-thomas.html|access-date=2021-01-10|website=Vigil India Movement}}</ref> The [[Confederation of Indian Industry]] awarded her with one of three Women Exemplar awards in 2017. The other awards were for entrepreneur [[Kamal Kumbhar]] and Monika Majumdar of West Bengal. The awards were made by [[Pranab Mukherjee]], the President of India with CII Presidents [[Naushad Forbes]] and [[Shobana Kamineni]] in support.<ref name="hbiz" /> In 2018 Bandari was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar on 8 March ([[International Women's Day]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nari Shakti Puraskar - Gallery|url=http://narishaktipuraskar.wcd.gov.in/gallery|access-date=2021-01-08|website=narishaktipuraskar.wcd.gov.in}}</ref> The award was made by President Kovind at the Presidential Palace ([[Rastrapati Bhavan]]) in New Delhi with the Prime Minister of India, [[Narendra Modi]] also attending. Thirty-nine people or organisations were honoured that year. They received the award and a prize of $R 100,000.<ref>{{Cite web|title=International Women's Day: President Kovind honours 39 achievers with 'Nari Shakti Puraskar'|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/mar/09/international-womens-day-president-kovind-honours-39-achievers-with-nari-shakti-puraskar-1784159.html|access-date=2021-01-13|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Nari Shakti Puraskar}}

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Hembram Bakhul at 11:54, 5 July 2021