INDIA: Skilling for Women’s Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Development

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The project is aligned to World Bank lending project DAKSH (P177965) and will be supporting the women from the selected tribal areas and communities of the state of Maharashtra. The vision is to ensure that women from deprived socio-economic groups and areas have an opportunity and access to become visible stakeholders in country's development process through entrepreneurship and economic enablement. The project will include (i) support of women startups, working towards innovation/improvement of existing products, services, or processes with a potential to create employment and revenue, including young female labor force entrants from Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), Polytechnics, Universities, Colleges, Skilling centers, etc. (ii) development and delivery of entrepreneurship training programs for females, and (iii) conducting a targeted awareness campaign to inform about existing opportunities and ensure high level of participation.