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to see many more such positive champions trigger across the country. Through our Education and Sports

social change around them. for All programme, we have impacted over 22 million

We look forward to defining and redefining our youngsters till date.
approaches with contemporary, need-based, and Empowering girls – from building their capacity to
futuristic initiatives and actions. These include facilitating opportunities for women from all walks of
working with women, value chains, and on climate life, our Women Empowerment programme will
change as core areas in Rural Transformation accelerate our efforts through several new partnerships.
facilitating enhanced lives and greater profitability of With the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation we aim to

rural livelihoods. empower 1 million women entrepreneurs in rural
Better quality of life includes better individual and communities. With USAID, we launched the second

collective agency. I was privileged to launch the round of the WomenConnect Challenge India, to
‘HerCircle EveryBODY’ project through Her Circle, to bridge the gender digital divide and reach an additional
bring momentum for conversations on body positivity – 350,000 women.
a movement that focuses on a socially positive It gives us immense joy to witness India’s rich heritage
ecosystem for inclusivity and diversity. HerCircle
of art and culture find its rightful place on the global
continued to expand its growing global digital stage. It is our duty to help preserve our traditional arts

community of women, to provide a safe space for
and crafts and enhance avenues for livelihood of our
sharing, growing and learning. Diversity is also
skilled artisans. Reliance Foundation will continue to
something we are facilitating through Reliance
constantly reimagine ways to protect and promote
Foundation’s Drishti, launching a unique Braille
Arts, Culture & Heritage. It has been a truly
newspaper in Marathi in addition to the existing Hindi
humbling experience to facilitate the Swadesh
Drishti Braille newspaper, reaching out to more people
experience centre for some of India’s ancient and most
with visual impairment.
precious art forms to be preserved and showcased for
As the nation builds strength from its young
Indian and international audiences to enjoy a sublime
population, we are enhancing our comprehensive
experience of interacting directly with artisans.
Education initiatives covering end-to-end of the
spectrum from early childhood to higher education. As we step into another year of new initiatives – we
With the largest private scholarships for higher look at expanding the depth and intensity of our reach

education through Reliance Foundation Scholarships, across our various themes of work from early childhood
we hope to change lives of our youth enabling their to women empowerment, from disaster management to
educational aspirations. climate resilience. We also look to build strong
stakeholder connections and warm partnerships,
On the occasion of the 90 birth anniversary of my
th
so that together we help accelerate the pace of our
respected father-in-law, Shri Dhirubhai Ambani,
nation’s progress and march forward with passion and
we were delighted to announce 5,100 new Reliance
purpose into a better and brighter tomorrow for all.
Foundation scholarships this year, as a tribute to his
vision and belief in the youth of our country.

Growing India’s sporting ecosystem, we have built on
our Sports for Development initiatives. Grassroots Nita M. Ambani

football gained momentum through the year with the Founder & Chairperson,
participation of over 33,000 students with 2,400 teams Reliance Foundation