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Himani Trust Chairperson awarded with Gusi Peace Prize 2023

The chairperson of the Himani Trust Himani Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah was honoured with a prestigious Gusi Peace Prize 2023 in Manila, Philippines, for her remarkable humanitarian works through the Himani Trust on November 29, 2023.

The Gusi Peace Prize is a private award given by the Gusi Peace Prize Foundation, based in Manila, Philippines. The Gusi Peace Prize is given to recognize individuals and organizations who contribute to global peace and progress through a wide variety of fields. The awards ceremonies are held yearly at Philippine International Convention Center (Manila, Philippines) on the fourth Wednesday of November. The Gusi Peace Prize is referred to in Presidential Proclamation No. 1476[5] signed by President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on 17 March 2008. The Gusi Peace Prize was founded by  Mr. Barry Gusi in 2002. The reason behind establishment of this peace award was to continue the ancestral legacy, as well as, to pay special tribute to Captain Gemeniano Javier Gusi (World War II Guerilla Warrior)who subsequently became a politician and a human rights activist in the Philippines. His work was subsequently supported and continued by his spouse, Madame Teodora Sotejo Gusi who established and moderated many charitable projects to help the persons in need (including abused children and wives, sick and unemployed persons, humiliated individuals etc.) throughout the Philippines.