Women and Children

News Update/ Press Release New Delhi, 10th March , 2021 – The theme for International Women’s Day 2021 is #ChooseToChallenge. In line with the theme, Rise Against Hunger India chose to challenge preconceived notions associated with farming and the role of women farmers in India. On this occasion, RAHI has launched projects aimed at eradication of malnutrition through farm-based micro-projects in hunger hotspots of India, as part of its SAMBAL initiative launched on World Food Day 2020. The projects shall work exclusively with women farmers to improve food security and food diversity in chosen areas of Koraput, Malkangiri and Nabrangpur districts of Odisha. These districts are one of the most severely malnourished districts of India. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

News Update/ Press Release New Delhi, 7th March, 2021: On Women’s Day, NTPC Ltd, India’s largest integrated power company announces plans for recruiting only women executives as a special recruitment drive across its areas of operations. This will further strengthen women power in India’s largest power generation company. Such recruitment drive will further enhance gender diversity as parameter for NTPC.  NTPC has been working at improving its gender ratio wherever possible. To attract more woman applicants, number of innovative initiatives have been taken.  The application fee at the time of recruitment is completely waived-off for women employees. To support women workforce, NTPC adheres to policies like Child Care Leave with Pay, Maternity Leave, Sabbatical leave and NTPC Special Child Care Leave on

PRESS RELEASE 22nd February 2021: CEAT Tyres, India’s leading tyre manufacturer, introduces the concept of only women operated CEAT Shoppes across India. The all women CEAT Shoppe will be CEAT’s endeavour to empower women especially in the male dominated tyre industry. The Shoppes are owned, managed and run by team of women which will give them equal opportunity to grow and make a mark in tyre Industry. The first of such Shoppes has been opened in Bhatinda, north India followed by introduction of 10 Shoppes in the next few months across India.  The all women CEAT Shoppes include women workforce for all service-related assistance to customers.  This also includes manual jobs like wheel changing, balancing and operating various machinery to service a vehicle. CEAT

PRESS RELEASE Diageo India, a leading beverage alcohol company, as part of its community project, has helped set up mushroom production units at Allipur and Bergispentha villages in Odisha. The units would be run by women, empowering them to become self-reliant and earn a livelihood. The mushroom production units were inaugurated in the presence of Diageo Gopalpur plant head K. Jay Krishna, HR Manager Akshaya, Narayanpur Grampanchayat Sarapanch Himansu Prasad Rao, Samity Sabhya of Rangelunda block V.Sarbeswar Rao and Professor Mr. Suresh Behera, Berahampur University along with other project members from the village. The units were handed over to the women for its management. As part of this project, women from the two villages were trained in mushroom cultivation on

PRESS RELEASE Being a socially responsible organization, Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd, a subsidiary of twowheeler manufacturer, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan; always considers the opportunity to contribute to the overall good of humanity and how to pay back to the common good of society under the aegis of CSR. Suzuki has planned CSR under 3 top heads/initiatives: Health, Environment, and Education. On 11th January 2018, under the leadership and guidance of Managing Director- Mr. Satoshi Uchida, a Basketball court was inaugurated for the children of Govt. Senior Secondary School at Darbaripur. This school caters to the education of children of villages of Darbaripur, Hasanpur, Palra and other nearby villages. The basketball court was inaugurated by SMIPL Director – Yasuhide Kamo

PRESS RELEASE Story Weaver, an initiative of Pratham Books, a not-for-profit publisher, announced the creation of hyperlocal libraries for children to promote and preserve children’s literature in Konkani, Bhoti and Haryanvi, in observance of International Mother Language Day. World over, around half of the seven thousand spoken languages are feared to die by the end of the present century. In India alone, 197 languages are classified as vulnerable or endangered. Cognizant of the threat of extinction looming large on many leading languages, International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is a worldwide annual observance held on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity, and promote multilingualism.