Women Empowerment

India’s first all-women-managed railway station is Matunga railway station in Mumbai, which became fully operated by women staff in 2017. In a major stride towards women empowerment, the Lucknow City Railway Station has been transformed into North India’s first fully women-staffed station. The station is now operated by a team of 34 women managing every aspect …

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Cabinet Minister Ganesh Joshi today participated as the Chief Guest at a bicycle and school kit distribution programme organised under the initiative, “Umeed”, with the support of RBL Bank at Government Inter College, Kishanpur. On this occasion, Minister Joshi distributed bicycles and school kits to 300 girl students from 18 different government schools belonging to …

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For every handwoven bag she sells on the palm-lined promenade of Riohacha, a city on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, Sandra Aguilar feels that she’s sharing a piece of her heritage. Once used exclusively by the Wayuu, the largest indigenous group in the South American country, the bags – known as mochilas – are now a staple …

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The Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has launched the Olowu Hope Initiative (OHI) Women Empowerment Fund, a flagship programme designed to transform the Owu Kingdom and serve as a model for community development across Nigeria. The initiative, founded by His Royal Majesty, Oba (Prof.) Saka Matemilola, Olowu of Owu Kingdom, builds on a …

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Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana, a scheme announced by Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, will be officially launched on Thursday. Saini, who also holds Finance portfolio, presented his first State Budget of Rs 2,05,017 crore during the Haryana Vidhan Sabha session in March. Among other welfare provisions, he announced a major initiative for women …

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