March 29, 2014

Indian-Origin student Gopal Rao won UK Twitter Prize




Indian-origin Gopal Rao on 27 March 2014 won UK Twitter Prize. The prize was to meet the British Foreign Secretary William Hague and to discuss the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI). PSVI was launched on 29 May 2012 by William Hague.
PSVI aimed to strengthen and support international efforts to respond to sexual violence in conflict which included to enhance the capacity of countries, institutions, and communities to support survivors and end impunity for perpetrators.
Gopal Rao, MBA student at Cambridge University won the accolades from British Foreign Secretary William Hague after winning a Twitter competition which asked a question regarding UK’s foreign policy.