Women and Children

6th March 2024: Home Credit India (HCIN) and SEWA Bharat collaborated to launch the next edition of its Financial Literacy program “Saksham 2024”, under which it will educate 20,000 marginalized women and girls as beneficiaries. The core objective of this Saksham financial literacy initiative is to provide marginalized women and girls with a foundational understanding of finance so that they may be empowered and equipped to make wise financial decisions. The program will also enable them to learn about digital payment options and the risks and rewards associated with them. This year, they aimed the idea of Saksham 2024 is to educate 20,000 women (including female students, homemakers, maids, and daily wage earners) through 800+ financial literacy workshops that will

5th March 2024: Colgate, through its flagship program, Bright Smiles, Bright Futures (BSBF), the program has positively impacted the lives of over 171 million children in India, instilling essential oral care habits, tobacco prevention awareness, and promoting good nutrition for oral health. It was a strategic move to further fortify its impact, Colgate has partnered with IMPAct4Nutrition, a renowned knowledge and resource platform on nutrition incubated by UNICEF India. This collaboration harnesses the combined strengths of Colgate’s enduring commitment to social responsibility and IMPAct4Nutrition’s expertise, aiming to significantly enhance oral health and nutrition awareness among children. The partnership sets a bold objective to reach an additional 10 million children by 2025, fostering better oral health for the nation. To achieve this

4th March 2024: Malabar Gold and Diamonds, has announced the expansion of its Hunger Free World initiative to Zambia, aiming to provide 3.6 million meals annually to school children. The program commences at John Laing Primary School in Lusaka, benefiting 6,000 children and marking the first-of-its-kind initiative by the Malabar Group in Africa. The event took place at the Malabar International Hub in Dubai Gold Souq was graced by esteemed dignitaries, including honorable Douglas Syakalima, Zambia’s Minister of Education, Mr. M.P Ahammed, Chairman of Malabar Group, Professor Nkombo Muuka, the Consul General of the Republic of Zambia in Dubai, K P Abdul Salam, Vice Chairman of Malabar Group, Shamlal Ahammed, Managing Director – International Operations (Malabar Gold and Diamonds), other dignitaries

29th February 2024:  A leading LearnTech start-up by the Hero Group, Hero Vired, has announced the launch of its special scholarship initiative- #EmpowerHer, aimed at providing special benefits to women learners, ahead of International Women’s Day. Throughout March, Hero Vired will be offering a 25% scholarship to women learners across all programs. The initiative underscores Hero Vired’s commitment to fostering gender equality and promoting equal opportunities for women in education and the workforce. These scholarships will be applicable for program batches starting in March and April 2024. The scholarship will be applicable across all courses and programs offered by Hero Vired, ranging from its Product Management and Data Analytics programs to Extended Reality (AR +VR) and its Gaming and E-sports programs.

29th February 2024: To celebrate women’s entrepreneurship and the ‘Pragati’ cohort of women-led startups, was held today at the Jio World Convention Center, Mumbai. ‘Pragati’ is a flagship initiative by META and The/Nudge Institute to provide support towards incubating and accelerating early-stage women-led nonprofits. The day-long event saw over 120 stakeholders from the start-up ecosystem, including leaders across corporates, nonprofits, social enterprises, and policy experts, coming together to explore pathways to enhance and accelerate women-led economic development through entrepreneurship, enabling them to scale by leveraging technology and other support infrastructure. The ‘Pragati’ program, launched in 2021 by The/Nudge Institute and supported by META, has fueled the growth of 29 women-led social enterprises, solving for employment, nano and micro-entrepreneurship, and adoption of