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Catalysts for years, this initiative will support and engage women
transformation in farm and non-farm income generating activities,

to help them achieve an annual income of at least

Reliance Foundation is committed to improving the Rs. 1 lakh as envisioned by GOI’s Ministry of

lives of women and girls through its cross-cutting Rural Development.
women empowerment initiatives across programmes Reliance Foundation also launched two

including Rural Transformation, Education, Health flagships projects - WomenLead India
and Sports for Development. Fellowship and WomenConnect Challenge
India programme.
Through Rural Transformation initiatives on skilling,

livelihood and advisories, 5,60,000 women (including Women
farmers, fisherwomen and SHG members) were Entrepreneurship:
impacted. In addition, to achieve nutritional security Leading with vision

in rural households, Reliance Foundation helped and strength
communities set up Reliance Nutrition Gardens

(RNGs). Out of the total functionaries who were In 2023, Reliance Foundation and Bill & Melinda
capacitated to replicate RNGs and diversify food Gates Foundation launched an initiative to empower
basket among village communities, 84% were women. one million women entrepreneurs in several states in

• While making healthcare services accessible, India, by strengthening women collectives, testing
primary and preventive healthcare services were and scaling innovations and establishing replicable

provided to 70,000 women and girls and over models of entrepreneurship with women-led
34,000 screened for anemia. Furthermore, enterprises. This initiative has been developed with
over 2,10,000 women were provided health and will be delivered through partnerships with the

consultations through Sir H. N. Reliance State Rural Livelihood Missions, as well as with the
support of several implementation partners. Over the
Foundation Hospital.
next three years, this initiative will support and engage
• More than 7,000 girls were provided education women in farm and non-farm income generating
opportunity via 14 Reliance Foundation schools. activities, to help them achieve an annual income of

In 2023, Reliance Foundation and Bill & Melinda at least Rs. 1 lakh as envisioned by GOI’s Ministry of

Gates Foundation launched an initiative to empower Rural Development.
one million women entrepreneurs in several states in
India, by strengthening women collectives, testing and

scaling innovations and establishing replicable models
of entrepreneurship with women-led enterprises.

This initiative has been developed with and will be
delivered through partnerships with the State Rural
Livelihood Missions, as well as with the support of

several implementation partners. Over the next three