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The Golden Heart Foundation was founded by seven friends who wanted to empower marginalized women by opening two community kitchens and skill development centers. In 2015, seven friends decided that instead of spending an evening out, they should use their position of affluence to perform some 'hands-on' work. These friends then joined hands to build the Golden Heart Foundation in Pune. The organisation has grown from a humble beginning to presently operate two community kitchens that feed over 12,000 people each month, as well as two skill development centres where women are taught vocational skills such as tailoring, English speaking, basket making, and beautification training. Over 250 women in Pune's Budhwar Peth and National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM) area have been empowered as a result of this. "The seeds were sown for me many years ago when I spent time working with several old age homes and orphanages in Pune as a college student,...

If you frequently travel across the country with a FASTag sticker on your windshield, you have most likely passed through Comvision India's automated toll plazas. Harjinder Kaur Talwar, the company's founder, began her career as an entrepreneur at the age of 23 in 1995, when it was nearly impossible for women to obtain bank loans on their own. As a result, Talwar had to enlist the help of her father as a business partner in order to acquire an Rs 3 lakh bank loan to create Comvision India, a computer-training services company for corporations at the time. However, the industry was not ready at the time, as only a few significant companies were interested in IT training. In the interim, Talwar experimented with the e-governance sector in India to improve the business model. Talwar, who founded the company in Hyderabad in 1999, approached the Andhra Pradesh government for a chance to develop backend technology solutions to deliver various government-to-citizen (G2C) servic...

International Women's Day commemorates women's socioeconomic, political, and cultural achievements. Learn about 12 Indian women who were pioneers in their fields. International Women's Day commemorates women's socioeconomic, political, and cultural achievements. The event, which is celebrated every year on March 8, honors women's accomplishments, raises awareness about gender equality, and advocates for rapid gender parity. The UN theme for 2022 is "Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow," with the goal of recognising women who are working to achieve a more sustainable future. Here is a list of twelve Indian women who were pioneers in their fields and have become great role models for females of the next generation. 1. The late Lata Mangeshkar was bestowed with the highest honor in France in 2007. At the age of 80, she received France's highest civilian distinction, the Insignia of 'Officier de la Legion d'Honneur...

While periods are a natural medical condition that almost every woman goes through on a monthly basis, very few know the real consequences of using sanitary napkins. While our country is moving towards building a sustainable future, a greater chunk of women are still using pads and tampons which, after a single-use, take an average of 700 years to decompose leaving the environment in misery. While there are sustainable solutions available, very few people are open to trying them out due to baseless myths spread across the world. It is presumed that by using cloth pads there is a higher chance of leakage and of getting rashes due to moisture accumulating in the pads.   We spoke to Mansi Sampat, founder of Blissful Women, a female hygiene product manufacturer and distributor regards sustainable menstruation hygiene products, she mentioned, “While our country is developing each and every day, there are health-related subjects such as menstruation hygiene that are still frowned up...

Zara Rutherford is the youngest female pilot on a mission to make solo flight across the world. She has landed in Riyadh, after stopping briefly in Mumbai. Zara Rutherford, from Belgium, landed in a small aircraft at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport on Thursday. The staging of this event in Saudi Arabia was organised by aviation authorities to shine light on the role of women in the aviation industry. The goal was to empower Saudi women in the field of aviation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in accordance with the Kingdom's Vision 2030. Dominique Mineur, Ambassador of Belgium to Saudi Arabia, and a number of Riyadh Airports Company and Saudi Aviation Club executives greeted Rutherford when she reached Riyadh after landing in the United Arab Emirates. Rutherford stated during a special reception to honour the occasion, "I am happy to have landed in Riyadh. The flight exceeded all of my expectations, providing me with fantastic moments and enormo...