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Beneficiaries at a tie and dye training workshop at
Jigani, Bangalore. The participants practically

witnessed the finer technicalities of the process of tie
and dye, including the material and tools used,
techniques employed, latest designs and safety
Mr. C. N. Ashwath Narayan,
precautions to be observed. The participants were
Minister of Skill Development,
appreciative of the inputs shared and stated that the E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p a n d
workshop had triggered their creativity, in addition to Livelihood, Govt. of Karnataka, at
giving them knowledge. the Sthree Samarthya exhibition
held in Bangalore.

Every year from 1st January to 15th February, All India Industrial Exhibition is organized at
Hyderabad at Nampally Exhibition ground. This is the largest Industrial Exhibition with
around 1700 stalls with a footfall of approx. 25 lakh people. Two project beneficiaries;
Mrs. B. Sangeetha and Mrs. K. Laxmi, got an opportunity to exhibit Jute and Cotton bags in
the exhibition

On the occasion of International Women's Day on 8th March, EDII and HCL Foundation
celebrated with women entrepreneurs. At Jigani, 15 women entrepreneurs and 15 volunteers
from HCL Technologies participated in the event which was organized by EDII with the support
of HCL Foundation. Ms. Sreelakshmi Menon HCL SPOC from HCL Foundation inaugurated the
event. An Exhibition was also conducted at HCL Technologies, Jigani, where 4 WSDP
entrepreneurs exhibited their products and notched appreciable sales.
Smt. Uma Chandrika, Assistant Director (Chemical), MSME Development Institute, Govt. of
India, organized an award ceremony cum Entrepreneurship Workshop on the occasion
of International Women's Day at Madurai. 40 successful women entrepreneurs were
selected for the MSME awards across 9 districts of South Tamil Nadu. While 5 WSDP
entrepreneurs received 'Women Achiever Award, one entrepreneur received 'Innovative
Entrepreneur Award', and Project Skill Trainer, Mrs. Thenmozhi received 'Best Trainer cum
Achievement Award'. Mrs Kavitha Balaraman, Sr. Project Coordinator, HCL Sattva Project
Madurai was honored as 'Inspirational Super Women Award' at the event.

For Women's Day Celebrations at The Dindigul District HR Foundation (DDHRF)
Hyderabad, dynamic Police Personnel, Thalavi Awards 2023 were organised by Tamil Project WeACT
Ms. Hyma, Sub Inspector (Asif Nagar Police Nadu Govt. on 10th March, 2023. 15 women Women Entrepreneurs - Access Connect Transform (WeACT) supports women entrepreneurs in
Station) was invited as Chief Guest to entrepreneurs were nominated for the awards, building sustainable and profitable businesses. EDII and Accenture Pvt. Ltd have joined hands to
inaugurate the event. out of which 4 WSDP women entrepreneurs implement this one-stop forum for women entrepreneurs. Over the last three months,
were awarded as Sheroes of the Year.
some notable initiatives opened promising avenues for many women.

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