By Grinnell College Office of Communications
“Grinnell College has awarded the 2022 Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize of $50,000 to Jai Bharathi, founder and CEO of MOWO Social Initiatives Foundation. Architect and avid motorcyclist-turned-social innovator, Bharathi is a force for women’s empowerment in India. Deep-rooted patriarchal structures there have historically inhibited women’s access to transportation; this lack of access has also dramatically limited their agency in attaining access to education, economic well-being, health care, and social networks. Moving Women (MOWO) disrupts these systems of oppression by empowering women to be agents of their own mobility through two-, three-, or four-wheeler drivers’ training and access to employment.”
