Women and Children

30th September 2024: Malabar Group, a leading diversified Indian business conglomerate- the parent company of Malabar Gold & Diamonds, announced its National Scholarship Programme for 2024 at Bharat Diamond Bourse, BKC, Mumbai. The scholarship programme has allocated ₹16 crore to support the education of over 21,000 girl students across India, marking a significant milestone in the Group’s flagship CSR initiative, the Malabar National Scholarship Programme. The event was inaugurated by Shri Piyush Goyal, Honourable Minister of Commerce & Industry. The Group’s top leadership, including MP Ahammed, (Chairman – Malabar Group), Asher O (MD – India operations – Malabar Group, Abdul Salam K P (Vice-Chairman – Malabar Group), Nishad AK (Executive Director, Malabar Group) and Shaunak Parikh (Director, Mahendra Brothers) were

30 September 2024: In a significant stride towards promoting holistic nutrition for children, Project Nand Ghar, through the Anil Agarwal Foundation, has launched a program to distribute millet protein shakes across Nand Ghars in the states where Vedanta has business units. Over the month of September, 50,000+ millet shakes will be distributed to approximately 6000 children, spanning multiple districts of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand. This initiative aims to reinstate the importance of millets in the daily diet of children and the community at large. Through such supplements and nutrition centric programs, Nand Ghar is supporting the government in taking further the vision of a healthy and nourished India. Priya Agarwal Hebbar, Chairperson, Hindustan Zinc Ltd., and Non-Executive Director, Vedanta, remarked,

25th September, 2024: GHCL Foundation Trust, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of GHCL Textiles Ltd., has left an indelible mark on the lives of locals in Tamil Nadu through its CSR activities that have delivered impact at scale in FY2023-24.  The company operating textile plants in Madurai and Manapparai, Tamil Nadu, impacted 25,719 lives directly through its various welfare initiatives under GHCL Foundation Trust. One of GHCL’s key objectives is to catalyse change through women-led programmes.  With an 80% female workforce, GHCL Textiles Ltd. has empowered thousands of women become self-dependent, breadwinners for their families, which in turn has prompted measurable change in the localities around Manapparai and Madurai, where women have taken leadership in decision making that has

September 24, 2024 Progress, the trusted provider of AI-powered infrastructure software, today announced the recipients of its 2024 Women in STEM Scholarship Series. Established in 2019 and available to those who identify as women, the scholarship series aims to open opportunities to students in the US, Bulgaria, and India who are pursuing computer science, software engineering, IT, and computer information systems. For the first time, the scholarship has been expanded to seven well-deserving recipients in the three regions. “Each year, we have the privilege of meeting passionate, intelligent young women who aspire to use their STEM skills to advance their communities and the tech industry,” said Yogesh Gupta, CEO, of Progress. “This year’s recipients include a student who hopes to use

18th September 2024: IIFL Home Finance Ltd., India’s leading provider of affordable home loans, is proud to announce a substantial new initiative under their CSR program, “SheCreates.” This support, in collaboration with renowned master terracotta artisan Dolon Kundu from Bardhaman, West Bengal, aims to empower women artisans through enhanced infrastructure, capacity building, and financial literacy programs. SheCreates, IIFL HFL’s flagship CSR project, focuses on uplifting local artisans and promotes financial independence for women artisans while emphasizing cultural heritage preservation and socio-economic empowerment. The project aims to support more than 250 women artisans under Dolon Kundu’s supervision, with the potential to increase production capacity from 10,000 to 50,000 products per month. For this, IIFL Home Finance has extended a grant of

11 September 2024, New Delhi: With an aim to empower young students, Spreading Happiness InDiya Foundation (SHIF), a collaboration between cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar (through Sachin Tendulkar Foundation—STF) and Schneider Electric India, a leader in digital energy management and next-generation automation, have reached a major milestone in their mission to empower young minds in rural areas through digital education. Through the flagship SMITA program, the Foundation has positively impacted 60,000 students across 300+ schools in India. Inspired by the success and in celebration of World Literacy Day, SHIF has committed to revitalising 500 rural government schools by 2025, aiming to touch the lives of more than 100,000 young learners across aspirational blocks of India. At the heart of the SMITA

CSR is a new means to tackle gender inequality. Women’s empowerment across all sectors can be enhanced if corporations can identify common priorities and work together collaboratively to bring about major change that can be seen. Census 2011 data was a call for urgent action because it highlighted that the girl child is increasingly being excluded from life itself. The unabated decline in Child Sex Ratio (CSR) since 1961 (from 976 in 1961 to 927 in 2001 and 918 in 2011) was a matter of grave concern as it reflected the low status of women in our society and indicated her disempowerment over a life-cycle continuum. Declining CSR is also indicative of pre-birth discrimination manifested through gender-biased sex selection and

6 September 2024: She Leads Bharat: Udyam, an initiative anchored by Frontier Innovations Foundation, Frontier Markets, and Saral Jeevan India Foundation and supported by Mastercard and Airtel Payments Bank, was launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2023 as a coalition to bring together pioneers, innovators, and leaders committed to advancing women’s empowerment. The initiative is excited to announce a strategic partnership with 360 ONE Foundation, a catalytic partner that understands the need for transformative impact at scale. The She Leads Bharat coalition was created with the vision to move beyond traditional capacity building, livelihood training, and market linkages to demonstrate a scalable model of women’s entrepreneurship. The partnership with 360 ONE Foundation embodies this vision, providing

4 Sep 2024 – Wadhwani Foundation announces a strategic collaboration with WE Hub, a Government of Telangana Initiative, for their programs dedicated to supporting and promoting women entrepreneurs. Together, they are launching all-women entrepreneur cohorts designed to enable women-led businesses through co-designed programs that leverage the unique strengths of both the organizations. The Wadhwani Liftoff program currently being offered by Wadhwani Foundation aligns perfectly with the bootcamps designed by WE Hub for early-stage and early-traction stage startups. This synergy ensures a comprehensive support system that addresses the unique challenges faced by women entrepreneurs at critical stages of their startup journey, ensuring the successful execution of the WE Engage – Spark (Early Stage) program and WE Engage – Propel (Early-Traction Stage),

2nd September 2024: In a heartfelt effort to address the multifaceted challenges faced by women, the Debabrata Auro Foundation (DAF) and QR678® organized a special event on PCOS Day, offering free counseling and hair regrowth therapy to women from underprivileged backgrounds. Sponsored by QR678®, this initiative provided over 30 women with vital support in combating hair loss, a symptom often associated with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) that deeply impacts self-esteem and emotional well-being. DAF, established in November 2016 by Dr Mitalee Shome, Dr. Debraj Shome, and Dr. Rinky Kapoor in memory of (late) Dr. Debabrata Shome, a humanitarian and visionary, is dedicated to the holistic empowerment of women. The foundation’s mission stems from the belief that while India has made