PAVE 006: Surviver of an Acid Attack, Speaker for UN women, founder of Mahendra Singh Foundation with Monica Singh

2018-01-12

Monica Singh was just 19 years old when a rejected admirer threw acid over her body. It took dozens of corrective surgeries and the life savings of Monica’s late father but Monica battled back to hit her goal: to study at Parson’s and become a fashion designer.

Not only that; but she is also involved with UN women and the founder of the Mahendra Singh Foundation – named after her late father which helps victims of physical and sexual abuse, acid attacks, rape and domestic violence in rebuilding their confidence and strength on their journey to becoming survivors. The foundation spreads awareness and mobilize community resources in providing counseling, training,medical-care, and career guidance to survivors in rebuilding their lives.

For listeners without an Apple product with the “podcast” app, please visit: https://soundcloud.com/user-476654029/episode-007-monica-singh-surviver-of-acid-attack-speaker-for-un-women-founder-of-msfoundation to listen to the episode.

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Now I survived that, what is going to be the next thing? – Monica Singh at PAVE podcast

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“So the question is coming; how do you want to pursue your life after that?

Because that is what life is about. Otherwise you could sit and lay on a bed and think about what has happened and why it happened, and you keep reevaluating your life. But you have this opportunity, and how long can revaluation go?”

You can cry one week, one month, one year but then don’t make it a whole life. – Monica Singh”

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4:08 Monica’s story; how Monica moved on after the acid attack, going from survivor to thriver
8:00 choosing brain over face
9:40 Becoming a global youth champion and her new hope of becoming a good will ambassador.
13:00 Face of resilience, UN Women
16:00 New projects and the Mahendra Sing Foundation
23:00 Stop selling Acid in the open market
24:00 Repercussions for attackers, justice for survivors
28:00 foolish men around the world, princesses and having a blessed life ?
30:00 Learning to move on after trauma, channelizing your experiences
36:00 Monica’s love for movies