Maha: FUEL to raise Rs 50 lakh for MBA education of 25 girls from drought-hit regions

Pune, Nov 12 (UNI) Friends union for Energising Lives (FUEL) has launched an initiative to support higher education for young women from drought-affected regions and economically weaker sections of society by registering its second social impact project on the National Stock Exchange's (NSE) Social Stock Exchange (SSE). Under the initiative, FUEL aims to raise Rs 50 lakh to cover the entire two-year MBA education expenses of 25 young women from drought-prone regions of Maharashtra. Of the 25 selected beneficiaries, around 60 per cent have migrated to Pune from drought-affected areas of Maharashtra in search of education and employment opportunities. Nearly…