Women & Child Welfare
CSR Campaign To Improve a Father’s Role in a Child’s Early Learning & Overall Development
Historically women have taken up the responsibility of child rear and care. The role of mothers in a child’s upbringing is considered to be of utmost importance. However, the role of fathers is not given due significance. Recently as the BCCI granted a paternity leave to the captain of the Indian Cricket Team, it...
UOB shares happiness kits with 4,411 underprivileged children in Thane, Maharashtra
UOB, a leading bank in Asia, has collaborated with the Akshaya Patra Foundation to distribute 4,411 happiness kits to underprivileged children in Thane, Maharashtra during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The happiness kits contained groceries such as ragi flour, peanuts, jaggery, fortified salt, desi chana, oil and glucose biscuits, and were distributed among underprivileged children who have...
CSR collaboration for digital literacy of young girls
With a mission to bridge the digital divide among the students of Government schools and private schools, a new CSR programme aims to make a concrete difference in the lives of young girls. These girls face gender-based inequalities, discrimination, oppression, violence, and inhuman values from a young age. UST, a digital transformation solutions company...
CSR: Rolls-Royce Unnati Scholarship Programme Calls Women Engineering Students to Apply
Rolls-Royce, in association with Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) India and Buddy4Study has invited applications for the Rolls-Royce Unnati Scholarship Programme for Women Engineering Students.
Rolls-Royce is committed to advancing STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and the ‘Unnati’ initiatives are aimed at empowering women in STEM careers. Selected students of the Unnati Scholarship Programme...
Ambuja Cement Foundation hosts roundtable on Gender Equality in the Manufacturing Sector
Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF) in association with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) South Asia organised a virtual roundtable on – ‘Gender Equality in Manufacturing Sector’ on 17th March 2021. This initiative by ACF and GRI SA is to draw attention to women’s empowerment, and the opportunities in the manufacturing sector in order to advance gender...
The business imperative of women’s equal participation
From UN leaders to the US Vice President, everyone was calling for women's equal participation in public this week. Kamala Harris said that “the status of women is the status of democracy” in her first speech before the United Nations in her role as Vice President of the United States. United Nations Chief António...
The Corona Quilt Project: An Artistic Expression of Life during the Pandemic
Whenever humans go through some new experiences, they rely on art forms to express it. Art has always served as an outlet of human emotions, thoughts and perceptions. Last year, entire humanity experience something was very unique. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact in the way we lead our lives. Man, who...
CSR: FedEx Express Will Support 400 Women-led Small Businesses
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company, is helping support more than 400 women-led small businesses across Maharashtra with key resources to restart businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Through this CSR initiative, FedEx Express in India and nonprofit organisation United Way Mumbai are identifying women who had...
Arthan Brings Together Leaders From Diverse Sectors To Deliberate On Women’s Leadership In The Post-Pandemic World
Arthan recently organized its ‘Women in Leadership’ forum marking International Women’s Day on 8th March 2021. Taking stock of the challenges, efforts and effectiveness of women in fighting against the ill effects of the global pandemic, the discussions at the forum aligned with this year’s theme viz., Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Leadership...
Together We Must Reimagine a Fairer World for Every Child
At 11 years of age, Ruhi should have been buried in books all day; instead, she is sitting with a pile of shuttlecocks all around her. Her day starts with knitting shuttlecocks and ends with helping her mother in household chores. Had this routine continued, Ruhi could have been a classic example of untapped...
Ed4All and Microsoft come together to drive women’s literacy in India
Ed4All - a born digital Formal Education platform - joined hands with Microsoft to roll out 400 scholarships for girl students across eight districts of India, starting with Faridabad in Haryana.
The BLEAP® Scholarship for Woman of Tomorrow will enable girls to study from Class 9 to 12 on NIOS and Microsoft Learn curriculum. In...
Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation Joins Hands With HMD Global To Enable Online Education For Children Through Nokia Smartphones
Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation (KSCF), founded by Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, and HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, have come together to enable online education for underprivileged children in India. As part of this initiative, over 1,740 new Nokia smartphones worth over Rs. 1.65 crores would be distributed to children across rural...
