London: The 18-year-old rickshaw driver from a village in Uttar Pradesh is delighted to meet King Charles III at Buckingham Palace after receiving a prestigious women’s empowerment award in London this week. 

Arti received World-renowned human rights lawyer Amal Clooney’s Women’s Empowerment Award at the Prince’s Trust Awards in London, followed by a meeting with the 75-year-old monarch on Wednesday.

This Uttar Pradesh Woman Inspired Many Girls

She won the award for inspiring other young girls by working on the Pink E-rickshaw. This government initiative provides safe transport to other women who have made a difference.

“I am proud to be able to inspire other girls who face similar challenges. This new independence has allowed me to see the world in a different light. Now I can fulfill not only my dreams but also my daughters,” they said. to art, who has a five-year-old daughter, for whom he bought a cake and a pair of shoes on his first visit to London.

“It was an incredibly wonderful experience to meet the king who was so nice and sent his name home to my family as well. He also listened attentively when I talked about how much I love riding my e-rickshaw that doesn’t work. about pollution diesel or gasoline about but which I download every night at home,” he said in Hindi.

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Prince’s Trust International, founded by King Charles when he was Prince of Wales, will now become King’s Trust International as it continues its work to support young people in 20 countries through employment, education, and entrepreneurship programs. The Prince’s Trust Women’s Empowerment Award recognizes the global work of young women who have achieved success and made a lasting difference to those around them.

“This year’s winner, Arti, is an inspiring example of someone whose pioneering work in a typically male arena is making women safer in their community. Arti is determined to create a world where her daughter does not face the obstacles she faced, and she is determined to create a world where her daughter does not face the obstacles she faced, and she is already leading by example,” said British activist Amal Clooney, the lawyer after whom the award is named.

Arti arrived at the Buckingham Palace reception in a pink rickshaw – presenting it not only as a sustainable means of transport but also as an idea and a movement.

In July 2023, Project Lehar, in partnership with Prince’s Trust International and the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), launched the Government of India’s Pink E-Rickshaw program, an initiative to empower women and expand their income-earning opportunities worldwide. I. According to the innovative system, the Bahraich Regional Administration has issued pink e-rickshaws to women drivers.

The system aims to increase job opportunities for vulnerable women, especially widows and single mothers like Arti, by improving women’s access to safe transport, which increases their mobility and independence.

“Arti truly embodies the courage, determination, and determination to succeed in everything she can, becoming a role model for the women in her village. We are extremely grateful for our partnership with Prince’s Trust International, which has enabled us to support young women to achieve. Their dreams and hopes are for many more Artis – belief in yourself and never let anything dim the light of your goals,” said AKF (India) Managing Director Tinni Sawhney, who accompanied Arti to the award ceremony and also helped with interpretation.

Will Straw, Chief Executive of Prince’s Trust International, added: “I am so proud of Art for winning this year’s Women’s Empowerment Award. She is breaking social barriers and is a role model with her strength and determination.

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