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Mastercard, ShopUp join forces to empower women-led small businesses
03 Jun 2025 17:33 GMT
The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, in partnership with commerce platform ShopUp, has launched an initiative titled Porshi, aimed at equipping women-led small businesses in Bangladesh with the digital tools and skills necessary to flourish in the …
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RICCE Program Manager Urges Passage of Oil Palm Development Bill to Empower Women and Communities
03 Jun 2025 19:41 GMT
The Program Manager of the Rural Integrated Center for Community Empowerment (RICCE), Madam Renee N. Gibson, has called for the submission and passage of the draft National Oil Palm Development bill. Madam Gibson further emphasized that the bill has the …
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Himachal Pradesh: Traditional folk dance celebrates women empowerment and culture at Shimla Summer festival
03 Jun 2025 15:44 GMT
The third day of the Shimla Summer Festival turned vibrant and empowering as over 150 women gathered on the iconic Mall Road to perform the traditional Himachali Nati dance in a dazzling display of culture and unity.
Clad in colourful traditional attire, …
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Prime Bank, DX New Energy team up to empower women
03 Jun 2025 15:30 GMT
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Prime Bank PLC has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with DX New Energy Industries …
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CAIT, Meta launch `Vyaapar Sakhi’ to empower women entrepreneurs
03 Jun 2025 12:15 GMT
… ’, a national initiative designed to empower women entrepreneurs through digital adoption and … Modi’s National Mission for Women Empowerment, which envisions Indian women as …
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Empower women thru skills, not just loans: speakers
03 Jun 2025 03:25 GMT
Significant strides have been made in women's empowerment through microcredit, but there is no room for complacency as much remains to be done, said speakers at an event yesterday.
They noted that many women do not personally control the loans taken …
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NDB Bank launches up-skilling program to empower women entrepreneurs to reach global markets
02 Jun 2025 22:45 GMT
Taking a bold and future-focused step in the journey of empowering Sri Lankan women, NDB Bank, together with News 1st, has unveiled the next phase of the Sri Lanka Vanithabhimana initiative, a long-term sustainability model aimed at nurturing and advancing …
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Pune: Chandrakant Patil Promises Full Support for Women Empowerment and Girls’ Education in Mulshi Taluka
02 Jun 2025 20:27 GMT
Mulshi, 2nd June 2025: Maharashtra State Higher and Technical Education Minister and Kothrud MLA Chandrakant Patil has pledged extensive support to transform the socio-economic landscape of Mulshi Taluka by empowering women and enhancing educational access …
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World Menstrual Hygiene Day: Ending period poverty to empower women, girls
02 Jun 2025 13:05 GMT
Period poverty is a deeply unjust and unacceptable form of deprivation.
It means not having adequate access to menstrual products and services when a female is menstruating.
To feel safe, clean and protected during menstruation, females require access to …
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Punjab CM’s women empowerment vision to benefit cottage industry, says CTI
02 Jun 2025 05:56 GMT
LAHORE - Carpet Training Institute (CTI) Chairperson Ejaz-ur-Rehman has dubbed Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s initiative of women economic empowerment and protection, particularly in rural areas, as gamechanger, saying carpet industry, a traditional …