Red Bangle Award Recipients
The Women’s Education Project presents the Red Bangle Award annually to a woman who “by her life and accomplishment demonstrates the indomitable eloquence of the human spirit.” Inaugurated in 2014, the award recognizes women leaders globally who share WEP’s vision and inspire its students, young Indian women, to higher goals.

2024
Paige Johnson
Vice President of Education Marketing, Microsoft

2024
Neha Kirpal
Co-Founder of Amaha Health

2023
Meenu Vadera
Founder of Azad Foundation & Sakha

2023
Kalyani Subramanyam
CEO, Maitrayana Charity Foundation

2022
Sonali Khan
Managing Director, Sesame Workshop India

2021
Marissa Wesely
Co-Founder, Win-Win Strategies

2021
Anita Bhatia
Former Assistant Secretary & General and Deputy Executive Director, UN Women

2020
Vandana Goyal
Co-CEO, Avanti Fellows

2020
Ramya VenkataRaman
Founder & CEO, Centa

2019
Anjlee Prakash
Founder and Chairperson, Learning Links Foundation

2018
Esther Subhashini
Leadership Academy Director, WEP-Hyderabad

2017
Saba Ismail
Co-Founder, Aware Girls

2016
Shabana Basij-Rasikh
Founder, School of Leadership Afghanistan (SOLA)

2015
Kayce Jennings
Co-Founder, Girl Rising

2014
Elizabeth Howard
Board of Directors, WEP