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WeACT's Winning Feats

In October 2023, the Vocal for Local initiative was launched in four
states—Uttarakhand, Bihar, Karnataka, and Odisha. WeAct members showcased
and sold their products across three main categories: Food & Agro, Handloom &
Handicrafts, and Household Supplies.
On the occasion of Diwali, WeAct Emporium unveiled a new collection featuring
jewellery, warli art home decor, leather products, stylish jackets and kurtas for
men. The response to these new products and designs was encouraging.
Products of several entrepreneurs were relaunched with innovative packaging,
new logos and creative marketing ideas.

Dr. Raman Gujral, Director - Dept. of Projects (Corporates), EDII interacting with Ms. Ajita
Singh, Project Manager, NASSCOM Foundation. Also present in the discussion was Mr. Samuel
Moses Amarnath, WeAct Head.

Over the last two months, concerted efforts were also put in the direction of uplifting the
marginalized sections of society, such as the Tribal community of Gujarat's Dang District
under the Project Athak Bharat (supported by ONGC); rural and peri-urban communities
under Project Revitalising Innovation for Sustainable Enterprises (RISE) (under the support
of IDBI Bank Ltd.) and Nirmal District (supported by Accenture). 166 beneficiaries were
trained in setting up micro-enterprises based on small technologies, local skills, and
resources. Along with this, a cadre of 30 trainers were trained in team-building activities,
task division exercises, and decision-making.

718 Persons with Disabilities were also trained under Project Swavlamban (under the
support of SBI Foundation) from Anand, Kheda, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, and Arvalli
districts of Gujarat through interventions aimed at economic and social development. In
the last two months, 147 PwDs were trained under 'Business Scale-up Training
Programmes' and 'Member Based Organisations (MBOs) Training Programmes.’

EDII is committed to helping people across sectors, overcome inhibitions, develop skills,
bridge the gaps of gender and equality and place people on the trajectory of growth and
sustainable livelihoods.

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