Malvika received a standing ovation for her motivational speech at the Youth Forum organized by UN Women at the 61st Session on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) at the United Nations Headquarters, New York.

Her story was featured in UN Women’s editorial series “From where I stand: Being a person with disability is challenging. Being a woman with disability adds extra challenges“, highlighting the importance of empowerment of women and girls as also reflected in SDG 5 on gender equality and SDG 10 on social, economic and political inclusion of all.