While India is one of the world’s fastest growing economies, it is also one of the most unequal countries. Economic opportunity and a sustainable, dignified livelihood for all is our goal.
When it comes to keeping up with the digital age, women in India face several challenges, which have a significant influence on the growing digital gap in the country. Microsoft, through its CSR Program, has supported a total of 10,000 women entrepreneurs, with the last 5,000 beneficiaries benefiting from a comprehensive approach that includes digital […]
READ MOREThis report maps the CSR trends in Skill development and Livelihoods of the 100 Indian companies with the largest CSR budgets on the BSE 500 and highlights major trends, identify gaps and opportunities in the skills and livelihood value chain and provides a roadmap for stakeholders.
DOWNLOADArtisan: Salma Ben Rajanpur, Gujarat Supported by STFC’s sewing training 44-year-old Salma Ben comes from the Rajanpur area of Gujarat. “I am an all-rounder,” she says when asked about her skill set that makes her a growing artisan and micro-entrepreneur. “I have my sewing, tailoring business that runs out of my house. I do all […]
READ MOREIn this series, we delve on the key lessons from the Samhita -Collective Good Foundation (Samhita-CGF) and Microsoft Project on how to empower women entrepreneurs through digital financial literacy and build a stronger framework for the second iteration. Women Entrepreneurship: The Indian Landscape The COVID-19 pandemic had long-lasting devastating effects on the Indian […]
READ MORE“During these tough times I was struggling, distressed and did not have any stable source of income. This is when the Returnable Grant came to my rescue.” Fatima encountered many Pandemic induced ups and downs before she could conquer a state of being independent and having a reasonable growth in her business. She is a […]
READ MORE“It’s almost like this rickshaw is currently our caretaker. It’s the sole reason we’re able to survive.” When the pandemic hit, Usha ben was making sense of the losses she had incurred by setting up a roadside chow mien stall. With the lockdown in place, she had to stall her business. Her only resort was […]
READ MOREThrough this partnership, Samhita – CGF will enable livelihood linkages of 50,000 women to manufacturing units of large corporate houses, and support AMHSSC in offering customised and relevant services across 4 key areas critical to thrive in the workforce…
READ MOREWomen@Work is a coalition — of businesses, philanthropies, social organisations and other stakeholders — to drive economic recovery and resilience of low-income women workers and micro entrepreneurs.
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