The Dame Nita Barrow Award

Dame Nita Barrow Dame Nita Barrow, former President of ICAE, Governor of Barbados, Caribbean by birth, was a true citizen of the world who had adopted the global family as her own. For over two decades she contributed to several international organizations and was a strong advocate for woman's rights.
The Dame Nita Barrow Award was created in 1990 at the ICAE World Assembly in Bangkok, Thailand.
The aim of this $2,000(Cdn) award is to recognize regional and national adult education organizations that have made a significant contribution towards the empowerment of women.