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Business EconomyPosted at: Jun 10 2021 6:29PM


Amway India reinforces spirit of entrepreneurship among less privileged women, with livelihood skills development program

New Delhi, Jun 10 (UNI) In its efforts to empower women, Amway India, one of the country’s leading FMCG Direct Selling companies, has been focused on fostering the spirit of entrepreneurship through its livelihood skills development program.
Amway is now offering avenues to less privileged women to own and operate their business through skill development and entrepreneurship training.
In line with this, Amway recently concluded the first phase of its skill development program in Delhi in collaboration with our NGO partner Deepalaya. The company hosted a webinar along with their NGO partner recognising over 100 women who have completed the one-year programme.
Commenting on the program, Anshu Budhraja, CEO, Amway India, said, “At Amway, empowering women is at the core of all our initiatives and business. As per recent reports, India’s GDP growth rate would climb above 9% if women had an equitable share of jobs.
This is in line with our belief that women play a critical role in strengthening the current socio-economic landscape of the country. Hence, we have been working towards supporting them by providing skill development and entrepreneurial opportunities through our livelihood skill development program.
Our skill training program for less privileged women is aimed at building competencies in women and helping them become financially independent. Building on the success of our pilot projects, we are expanding the program in Delhi and Haryana. Under this phase, we intend to train over 400 women through tailored programs, imparting skills required to run/sustain a business while also providing a community of mentors to support and guide at every step,” Budhraja said.
Talking about the program, Dr. George John, CEO, Deepalaya said, “Despite significant economic growth, the number of women in the workforce in India is much less compared to other similar economies across the world. We plan to channel our efforts in helping as many women as possible to become part of the workforce – either through employment or as entrepreneurs. With this partnership with Amway India, we have initiated the process at the grassroots level and are thankful to the team for their unwavering support."
Applauding the efforts of students and deliberating on women entrepreneurship in India, present at the conference were Chief guest K. Rajeswara Rao, Senior Adviser, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) along with Simrat Bishnoi, Vice President, Corporate & Marketing Communications, CSR; George John, CEO, Deepalaya; and Uday Shankar, Chief Controller, Vishwa Yuvak Kendra (the certifying partner) among others.
In the virtual ceremony, Amway presented comprehensive start-up kits to the top 10 most promising students who have done exceptionally well during their training period. The kits comprise necessary equipment such as sewing machines, make-up products and tools etc, which will be helpful for these students to start their business.
The initiative aims to provide sustainable livelihood options with specialized courses for women providing equal job opportunities to them aligned with the Government’s ‘Skill India’ initiative.
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