In 2012, Danuwar received a letter of honor from the US Special Operations Command in which they were recognizing her combat against human trafficking.[17][better source needed] In 2013, She was awarded Roman Magasaysay for her group Shakti Samuha in the field of women trafficking. In 2014, she was selected as one of the finalists of Roland Berger Human Dignity Award.[18] In 2014, she was one of the ten persons who received the Child 10 (C10) Award for their fight against the trafficking of children.[19][20][21][22][23][24][25] In 2018, she received recognition from the U.S. Department of State in Washington.[26]