Kolkata, March 24 -- Loreto College marked International Women's Day with a series of events this month, including the conferment of a lifetime achievement award and a weeklong programme on women's health and well-being.

At an event on March 14, the college's Women and Gender Development Cell presented the Lakshmi Chatterji Memorial Lifetime Award to Sister Monica Suchiang, recognising her work with marginalised communities, including women in red-light districts, migrant labourers and trafficking survivors.

Suchiang, provincial of the South Asia Province and president of the Kolkata Mary Ward Social Centre, highlighted initiatives focused on education, healthcare, livelihood support and child protection.

She urged students to view edu...