Mpower, Wizcraft, WOW Awards Asia & EEMA Collaborate to Launch #StampOutStigma Initiative
by EVENTFAQS Bureau Industry Watch | July 4, 2019 | News
Wizcraft International, WOW Awards Asia & EEMA have come together for a unique event industry initiative to support and stamp out the stigma around Mental Health in the Event Industry by collaborating with Mpower. While launching the initiative at the inaugural of the WOW Awards Asia, Mrs. Birla signed the pledge #StampOutStigma along with Sabbas Joseph, Founder-Director, Wizcraft International Entertainment, Sanjoy Roy, President - Event and Entertainment Management Association and Karishma Hundalani and Vishal Nagdev – Founder - Directors of WOW Awards Asia, who jointly pledged for the cause of mental wellness among the events & entertainment industry.
While addressing the event industry Mrs. Birla shared that event industry professionals are the fifth most-stressed group of people in the world. The challenges are great and the only way to combat this is through awareness, education, understanding, and counselling. Most importantly, leading companies should focus on making their organisations “mind positive” environments.
Speaking further about the initiative, Mrs. Birla said, "It was a delight to be a part of the WOW Awards Asia 2019 and see the support this initiative received from the industry. This collaboration will initiate the objective to equip the events and entertainment industry with tools that can lead to mental wellness. One of our main goals at Mpower is to bring about a change in the way people perceive mental health and envision a future where everyone receives the mental healthcare they need, without facing discrimination or shame. We are thankful to the change-makers who have agreed to pledge and help us champion the cause"
Most leading event companies have already registered to be a part of the MpowerWOW Auction.
Here’s a look at the Mpower-WOW Artist performances available at the Silent auction:
- Akhil Sachdeva
- Ambili Menon
- Ananya Birla
- Arjun Mathur
- Ashish Chhabra- Band Jazba
- B Praak
- Bhaven Dhanak
- Cyrus Sahukar
- Divya Kumar
- DJ Aqeel
- DJ Suketu
- Freishia B.
- Gaelyn Mendonca
- Gitikka Ganju Dhar
- Jasleen Royal
- Jonita Gandhi
- Kings United
- Luke Kenny
- Manasi Scott
- Mohd. Irfan
- Nikhita Gandhi
- Pragya Sodhani
- Ragini Tandan
- Rahul Bose
- Ranjit Barot
- Rupali Suri
- Sachin Kumbhar
- Shruti Pathak
- Siddharth Kannan
- Sonam C Chhabra
- Tisca Chopra
- Zublee Baruah
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Mrs. Neerja Birla, Founder and Chairperson - Mpower, along with Sabbas Joseph, Sanjoy Roy, Vishal Nagdev and Karishma Hundalani, pledge to #StampOutStigma for the cause of Mental Health.