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IIM Ranchi and NSDC collaborate to bring about effective change through tribal entrepreneurship.

Under the project, students develop an industry-market linkage plan, with the most promising proposal chosen for implementation at the NSDC-funded multi-skill development cum women empowerment Centre in Balatu, Jharkhand.

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Building Stronger Communities: TNS India Foundation's Sustainable Livelihood Programmes

With a strong belief in the power of skill development, local economic growth, and farming sector strengthening, TNS India Foundation aims to create a positive ripple effect that extends far beyond individual beneficiaries.

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Creating a Sustainable Tomorrow: Flipkart’s Contributions to India's Nation-Building

Flipkart, a homegrown e-commerce marketplace in India, is actively contributing to the country's SDG objectives through its diverse CSR initiatives under its CSR arm, Flipkart Foundation.

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Tribal Women Entrepreneurs Bring Prosperity to this Village in Meghalaya

When the Rangsang Producer Group (PG) was formed with 18 women in the village under the FOCUS program, it provided, for the very first time, a platform for women to come together.

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Fostering self-reliance and resilience through agriculture

To begin the program, the foundation developed the entrepreneurial skill of hundreds of rural women through the induction of backyard mushroom cultivation, integrating farm waste management with local needs.

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Breaking Gender Stereotypes & Empowering Women, One Delivery at a Time

Even Cargo has achieved notable success in fostering inclusivity within the Indian workforce, thanks in part to the positive response from customers.

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Project Saksham: Empowering Women Through Financial Literacy, Skills Training, and Entrepreneurship

Through its Saksham programme, United Way Mumbai has been supporting women from low-income communities with the impetus they need to be financially independent

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Industree Foundation: Empowering the Women, POWERing the Future

The POWER project has been extended for two more years and will work with a total of 7,000 beneficiaries.

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Buimerc India Foundation Upgrades the Lives of 90 Rural Women Through Vocational Training

Buimerc mobilized the women and offered them vocational skill development which equipped them for wage/self-employment. The training included a tailoring skill programme which allows women to earn from the comfort of their homes.

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American India Foundation’s Initiative Revives Millions of Livelihoods, Wins CSR Impact Award

Since its inception, Entre-Prerana has impacted 129,833 street vendors across Delhi, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Mumbai, Varanasi, Bhopal, Indore, Kolkata, Patna, Ajmer, Kanpur, Ahmedabad, Surat, Morbi, Mysore, Bangalore,

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Rehabilitating and Restoring Broken Lives

From 2010 they have impacted 182 beneficiaries till date, who have either got married or working at jobs or some who have become entrepreneurs. Indirectly we have impacted over 2800 survivors back to community and life.

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Bridgestone Creating Safer Journeys by Upskilling Drivers. Wins CSR Impact Award

Learners under project Sarthi undergo a rigorous 30-day residential training program on HMV driving at Institute of Driving training and research (IDTR), Pune.

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India Fellows Empowers This Young Woman to Break Free from Societal Norms

During the fellowship, Sanjana worked with Chaitanya, an NGO working towards the economic empowerment of over 1,25,000 rural women in central India.

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MANT: Empowering tribal girls through providing sustainable livelihood

Now almost 60 girls have been weaving clothes with ease. They have learned the method without ever getting a square allowance as we could ill-afford that.

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Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust's Bhendi Bazaar Redevelopment Project Transforms Over 1000 Shops

Over 1000 shops will receive additional open areas, green spaces, and play and recreational areas.

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Changing lives of Rural Girls and Women by Empowering them through Skills and Education

CFTI & Rashtriya Chemical Fertilizers Worked together for Women Empowerment. CFTI submitted the proposal to open a tailoring unit for underprivileged women in the impacted villages under the impact zone of Rashtriya Chemical Fertilizers (R.C.F)

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Equitas Birds Nest-Extending an arm to help mainstream homeless families into slums

As of date, Equitas has shifted to more than 2200 families and it has observed the following changes in their lifestyle.

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Looking To Shop or Gift this Festive Season? Choose this Luxury Hamper that Empowers & Inspires

Many of the SHG women have also begun working with national brands like Okhai, Indian Hotels, Amazon and others. The handmade items include home decor, masks, herbal items, personal accessories among others.

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Bengaluru Startup Converts Fallen Coconut Leaves Into Straws & Empowers Women

To give back to society, Manigandan decided to hire women from nearby villages to work in his manufacturing unit. Today, from preparing the raw material to packaging the final product, the work is entirely done by 15 women.

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Livelihood project played a catalyst in the lives of rural poor

With regular ‘to and fro visits’ of the HETONA facilitators the village awakens and became the center of various hectic activities like meetings, focused group discussions, wealth ranking exercises, SHG formation

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Working towards bringing gender balance to India’s labour force

Even Cargo challenged gender norms by providing employment opportunities to girls in sectors that have been traditionally male-dominated. By providing the females with a field job (delivery girl), Even Cargo helped break the societal stereotype