The Indian Army in collaboration with an NGO has established a bakery as part of its women empowerment programme in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, a defence spokesman said on Wednesday. The Army came out with a pedagogy project to help create employment opportunities for the women of the area, by …
Kelsang Tshomo is a bus conductor and peer counsellor working to eradicate gender-based violence among fellow female conductors and passengers on public transportation. © UNFPA Bhutan/Sunita Giri THIMPHU, Bhutan – The pandemic has laid bare many painful truths, not least how tough and isolating the road is when we go through difficult times alone. We’ve seen …
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Picture Credit: Maria Flynn went back to Chicago’s Booth School to become an entrepreneur. She figured out she most enjoyed “figuring out how to get from point A to point B.”COURTESY OF MARIA FLYNN One of the prevailing myths in the United States is that of the lone hero entrepreneur, the tough-as-nails founder who bootstraps his …
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Krystle Rodriguez was recently awarded a grant and mentorship from organization C200, through its “Champions” program aimed at helping minority women entrepreneurs. ATLANTA — A local business owner recently earned an award aimed at helping minority women entrepreneurs. Krystle Rodriguez, owner of Hodgepodge Coffeehouse east Atlanta, said Black businesses have an important role in Black history, helping …
Cristina Aleixendri is the COO of a multi-million dollar environmental startup she co-founded at the age of 23. bound4blue At 23, Cristina Aleixendri co-founded a startup reducing cargo ship fuel consumption and emissions. The company, bound4blue, had a revenue of $3.6 million in 2020, 25 times greater than 2019. However, Aleixendri has faced a great deal …
