Chennai: The International Women’s Day was celebrated with much gusto on Monday. But, the celebrations aren’t over, for various announcements are being made and initiatives are beinng launched.
The UN Women and De Beers Group have come together for a global partnership. The five-year commitment is focused onovercoming some of the historic barriers to womenâs advancement in science and technology.
The partnership will work to enhance talent development and succession programmes, extending training and awareness activities to encourage dialogue and challenge stereotypes, conducting regular reviews based on metrics and ongoing feedback, and enabling access to STEM careers and education.
Meanwhile, an app designed for digital financial inclusion of women at the bottom of the pyramid has been launched.
Hand in Hand India and Belstar Microfinance Limited came together to launch the app.
Kalpana Sankar, managing director, Hand in Hand India, said, HIH India works with an integrated approach covering child labour elimination, womenâs empowerment, job creation, environment, access to healthcare and skill development.
To mark International Womenâs Day, Uber announced it will gender sensitise 100,000 drivers in an expanded partnership with the Manas Foundation, a Delhi-based NGO working in the field of mental health, gender equity, and justice, by end-2021.
Uber first partnered with the Manas Foundation in 2018 with the aim to sensitise select drivers and ensure they are more courteous and attentive to the needs of women riders.
Through in-person sessions conducted across seven Indian cities before the pandemic, the partnership sensitised 63,000 drivers.
After a brief halt in sessions due to Covid-19, Uber India and the Manas Foundation will now be delivering them virtually over Zoom in 34 cities.
Catching them young
After the launch of Nesternship in 2020, where 1000 youth from over 30 cities and towns of India interned at Nestlé India, the internship programme will be rolled again in 2021 to upskill 1000 more youth of the country.
The Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath has had a significant impact on the youth, adversely affecting career prospects. Recognising the importance of enabling the youth of the country, Nesternship will offer experiential learning to empower them with skills to make them future ready.