Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar has been chosen by the United Nations Women (The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women) to raise awareness on gender-based violence. The project is for a global initiative #OrangeTheWorld.

Manushi posted a video on her social media raising her voice on the issue as she wrote, “Women are most susceptible to violence in various forms and they face it almost everywhere. Women across all age groups are at constant risk and it is heart-breaking to feel this as a woman myself.”

“At one point or another, we all have known someone who has been at the receiving end of violence. But what do we do about it? It’s crucial that we stand by survivors, believe them, support them to report abuse, and make our voices heard”, she added.

Manushi also runs her own initiative ‘Project Shakti’ on menstrual hygiene. The 23-year-old actor also threw light on the fact that the cases of domestic violence in the country shot up during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown when most people stayed at home.

Through the ‘#OrangeTheWorld’ initiative, Chhillar along with the United Nations Women organization, will be working on ending online harassment of women among other forms of harassment.

“During the COVID-19 pandemic, the shadow (emphasis) pandemic of violence against women has grown darker. Cases of Domestic Violence have increased. But as we work towards emerging from COVID-19 we need to also actively work towards rebuilding a world that’s safe for women,” Chhilar said.

Manushi will soon make her Bollywood debut through YRF’s ‘Prithviraj’ starring opposite Akshay Kumar.