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CSR Partnerships
Inclusive Economic Development Programme
Project UDAYA, supported by TATA Communications, to promote entrepreneurship
among women and SHG members from affirmative action communities in
Maharashtra.
Project Skills to Succeed (MSDPs), supported by Accenture to help rural youth
develop skills to start eco-friendly businesses across PAN India.
Livelihood Opportunity for Women to provide training and handholding support to
Gujarat's rural women entrepreneurs for economic development.
Project NAARI (Nurturing Ability for Authorization Resilience and Innovation of
Rural Entrepreneurship) to nurture ability, resilience and innovation in rural
entrepreneurship in Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Project Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) to create skilled rural women
entrepreneurs in Telangana, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Micro Skill-Preneurship Development Programme to transform rural and peri-
urban women and youth into skilled business leaders in Karnataka.
Project PRAGATI, supported by Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL), to promote skill-
based entrepreneurship among rural women in Uttarakhand.
Project UNNATI to impart skill training to women of Uttar Pradesh for
entrepreneurship promotion.
Throughout the year
Financial Literacy and Growth
Project Saksham to enhance enterprise growth through financial literacy among
rural women of Uttar Pradesh.
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CSR Partnerships
Building Futures, Empowering Communities
Livelihood Opportunity for Unemployed Youth, to empower youth in Gujarat with
guidance to integrate into mainstream development.
Promotion of Entrepreneurship through Rural Incubation to create an ecosystem
for entrepreneurship development in Odisha.
Project Shakthi to promote youth empowerment and rural enterprise development
in Tamil Nadu.
Entrepreneurship Development Programme to enable youth participation in
entrepreneurship development in Telangana.
Micro Skill-Preneurship Development Programmes to inspire youth in Telangana
and Karnataka to float entrepreneurial ventures.
Project Parivartan to drive rural economic empowerment through enterprise
development across India.
Project RISE, supported by IDBI Bank Ltd., to empower rural and peri-urban
communities in Kamrup (Assam), Kashipur (Odisha) and Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
through technology-driven skills and livelihoods for women and youth.
Project Seed to inspire youth and women in Gujarat to pursue entrepreneurship.
• WeAct – Rural Women Chamber of Commerce, supported by Accenture, to
support rural women micro-entrepreneurs across India.
• Set up 'Training-cum-Production & Experiential Learning Centres' to facilitate
technology dissemination in Bangalore and Pune.
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