Naga disability rights activist receives 'A Kevichusa Citizenship Award'

Kohima: Disability rights activist and state commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Diethono Nakhro was awarded with the ‘A Kevichusa Citizenship Award’ for 2020 on Monday during a ceremony at RCEMPA, Jotsoma.

The first disability self-advocate from the state, Nakhro was awarded for her commitment to the disability cause, being at the forefront of the Nagaland disability rights movement for over ten years and advocating full inclusion and participation of PwDs in every aspect.

The ‘A Kevichusa Citizenship Award’ (KCA) was instituted in 2017 by the Kevichusa foundation to recognise indigenous individual or group that has consistently championed, demonstrated and embodied the ideal of citizenship and sought the common good of the people. The Kevichusa Foundation is a charitable foundation of the family of Angami Kevichusa.