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 WOMEN EMPOWERMENT |
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USD Consortium has developed a panel consisting of Social Entrepreneurs, teachers, Psychologists, Medical & Legal Practitioners to work especially on the issues related to women .This panel is headed by a lawyer of supreme court who is the guiding force. USD Consortium is committed to empower the girls & women and make them an asset to the society.
USD Consortium is an NGO, which is actively involved in Women Empowerment through their socio-economic development by providing quality education, Skill development & Training of various sections of our society.
After a Survey conducted by USD Consortium on Girls / Women mostly from the marginalized sections of the Society, in East Delhi (Patparganj, I.P Ext. area in the duration of March - June 2017, it was found that more than 45% of women from marginalized sections in this area are inclined towards learning and making Sewing/ Tailoring as their profession. Many of these women have now started getting training in Sewing Course, in our East Delhi Branch.
[Sample Size of the Survey = 600, Age Group = Above 10 years in age].
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Sincere & Committed efforts of USD Group for Women Empowerment are meant to improve :
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• Socio-economic conditions of women in the country.
• Making women confident & competent enough to deal with situations arising out of discrimination against women by
improving their Behavioral & leadership skills
• Women's access to health and education in slums.
• Handholding of low Income Women for a sustainable dignified livelihood through Vocational trainings , Up skilling and supporting their entrepreneurial skills
• Improving the soft-skills, IT & communication skills of women to make them confident & competent in their professional workplace.
• Legal Guidance & Social awareness towards the eradication of prevailing challenges in the society specially related to girl child and women etc.
• Uncapping the lots of hidden potential in Women & make them feel their worth by motivating them for self- employment without sacrificing their family life.
• Guiding/Sensitizing women on various sensitive issues of psychological, physiological, Social & Legal nature.
| WORKSHOP SESSIONS ON "FINANCIAL LITERACY" |
(November 23, 2018)
Friends, even small loans from money lenders, for poor or less literate women, without financial education can become a debt trap and we at USD Consortium want to pull out such vulnerable women from this dangerous trap, which stops them in having a dignified livelihood.
To make all this possible, Delhi Branch of USD Consortium initiated a series of workshops, for improving financial awareness of Women from very Low-Income Group in East Delhi, beginning from November 23, 2018.
The Goal of these workshops is to make our women:
Understand the basic principles related to earning, spending, budgeting, saving and borrowing.
Promote the use of financial products and services with confidence.
The Key-note Speaker in the workshop is a very seasoned professional and expert on Financial Services, Mrs. Latika Tondan, who has over 24 years of multi-functional and multi-industry experience across Banking, Management Consulting and Market Research.
In this very Informative Interactive event, USD Group president Mrs. Renu Bajpai reasserted the commitment to continue the Group's efforts to Improve Society's especially Women Awareness on Financial and banking Issues. She paid her heartfelt gratitude to Mrs. Latika Tondan for understanding the financial /banking/insurance issues; these women are facing on day-to-day basis and suggesting easy solutions to them.
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| ENCOURAGING USD WOMEN TO TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH,
AND DREAM BIG
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(November 16, 2018)
The Women Empowerment Division of USD Consortium is dedicated to reducing the negative impact of poverty on low income women and their children and "USD Women Creations" has proved out to be a big step in that direction.
Despite multiple responsibilities at home and additional commitments they have from different sources of livelihood, our USD Women have finally decided to step out of their house, attend various events, be it for short time (as per their convenience) to get more exposure and learning how to create/ produce items which can better meet the changing demands of the customers.
The event was COWE (Confederation of women Entrepreneurs) Rasoi Queen Season 3, 2018 and being a part of COWE, we got the opportunity to exhibit and sell the products created under our flagship brand "USD Women Creations". To our Surprise, the team got an unbelievable response (Sharing below, some pics of the event). Besides getting huge appreciation for various handmade items created by our USD Women from eminent Guests like Famous Indian celebrity Chef Ms Nita Mehta, Retired Lieutenant and Grooming Trainer Rita Gangwani, Indian politician and television Journalist Shazia Ilmi and other dignitaries, more than 80% of the products exhibited were sold in the event
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A young girl Arti, who is visible in the pic also, is a school dropout, now continuing her basic education with us and learning embroidery from USD Expert trainers. It was the happiest day for her as for the very first time, she found herself in the limelight of blessings and appreciation of her work.
We are very much thankful to COWE and the enormous motivational support we are getting from the society in empowering these women/girls through positive attitude, hard work and a determination to upgrade/polish their skills despite all highs, lows and challenges, so as to get a sustainable dignified Livelihood.
Our Initiative
"SURVIVAL OF WOMEN WITH DIGNITY"
We aim to touch the lives of 5,000 poor women each year, in every State.
"USD WOMEN CREATIONS"
Beginning of a New era of Trust.
A BRAND WHICH GIVES CONFIDENCE FOR A DIGNIFIED LIVELIHOOD
"USD WOMEN CREATIONS" - A brand and a platform that has started giving recognition to hundreds of women associated with USD Consortium, who have the talent/skills but have no money / guidance/raw material/necessary skills for launching and marketing.
These women under the expert guidance of USD Trainers create a product which is affordable, handmade and made by women only from different sections.
The brand has a all Handmade unique and original product range from stylish sling bags and multi-utility Cloth Bags to Embroidered Handkerchiefs , Aprons, various Home Furnishing Items ( like beautiful Cushion covers, pillow covers, Table Cover/Mats/Runners etc) and Eco-friendly Handmade Paper Bags, Envelops, File folders, Bookmarks (with motivational Quotations),Gift Boxes (from beautiful, 100% wood-free Handmade paper) etc, all designed precisely under the supervision of Experts and USD Trainers.
Its beginning of a new era for all those women, who are semi-skilled or skilled/ getting training to become skilled, need a platform to display their talent so as to earn a sustainable dignified livelihood through it
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| PROJECT: SWAVLAMBAN-V (VAISHALI BRANCH, GHAZIABAD,U.P) |
(July 20, 2018)
USD Group's self-Initiated project SWAVLAMBAN- V was now started in our new Branch in Vaishali, Ghaziabad (U.P) also, like we did in East Delhi. A workshop was organized in this regard in Vaishali Branch on July 20. 2018. The participants were mostly housewives, teachers, women shopkeepers and school dropout girls.
The new team of USD Vaishali was very enthusiastic and many women displayed their talent like Mrs. Priyanka Dubey showed her beautiful Applique work on bedsheets. She was very willing to make this art popular and agreed to give training to other women too. Many girls who knew embroidery or want to learn it, came forward and sought our support/handholding in making their skills a tool for sustainable dignified livelihood.
Some women were keen to learn Handmade Paper products also like beautiful paper bags, envelops, file folders, bookmarks etc. Mrs. Swati, a postgraduate in Maths, and an expert in Handicrafts from handmade Paper, decided to give training in this field. Mrs. Rubina and Mrs Mana are among other women who shared their talent with us.
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Many girls/women registered with us, for training, Upskilling and showed lots of interest for a new platform for Women across Nations and abroad - USD WOMEN CREATIONS - Beginning of a new era for all those women, who are skilled/getting training and need a platform to display their talent so as to earn a sustainable dignified livelihood through it.
(Please visit http://www.usdconsortium.com/products to know more about USD Women Creations. )
Mrs. Sapna Shukla, a subject teacher showed her interest in learning Soft Skills. She created a beautiful Video also, dedicated to all USD Women, which can be seen in our Video Gallery.
The event was very successful and ended with a commitment to bring a transformation through economic empowerment of USD Women. I am thankful to Mrs. Manju Kaushik, Mrs Meenakshi Gora and Mrs. Dimple Sareen from Delhi team, who graced the occasion and guided all participants to be Job Creaters and not Job Seekers.
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| PROJECT: SWAVLAMBAN-V (EAST DELHI BRANCH) |
(January 2018)
As per the Survey done and analyzed by the team of USD Consortium, in I.P Extension and nearby areas in East Delhi last year, it was found that more than 45% of women from marginalized sections in this area are inclined towards learning and making Sewing/ Tailoring as their profession. It is considered more acceptable for women, especially from marginalized sections, as it can be practiced at home or at a small scale cottage industry level since it provides the opportunity of flexible timing.
Our East Delhi team, therefore decided to impart necessary knowledge & skill to all the interested women/girls (trainees) in this area, who seek self- employment or employment as skilled worker in the Industry, in this trade along with certification after practical assessment.
The trained Trainers, in USD East Delhi Branch train the beginners/ partially trained girls/women to comfortably learn and practice this trade in a professional manner so that they can become employable as stitching machine operators/cutters/pattern making helper in the Garment making industry or tailoring establishments or set up their own cutting/tailoring shops.
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DISTINGUISHED WOMAN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR AWARD, 2017,
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Powered by National Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development [NFED].
[7th November,2017]
The president of USD group Mrs. Renu Bajpai, was honored and appreciated for her services as a Social Entrepreneur in the field of Women Entrepreneurship Development and Training, in the 4th Entrepreneurs' Day Awards 2017, in Coimbatore, TamilNadu, on the Foundation day of NFED.
NFED (nfed.in/ nfedindia.org) is a unique Non-Government Organization driving and thriving on socialistic notion to foster entrepreneurial spirit amongst all communities in general and women in particular from various industrial and social sectors at national level.
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EMPOWERING WOMEN FOR BETTER TOMMOROW
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"Where women are honored, divinity blossoms; and where they are dishonored, all action remains unfruitful."
[Panel Discussion in the 2nd Global Education Summit, 2017]
The president of USD Group - Ms Renu Bajpai represented USD Consortium of Skill Development, Training and Women Empowerment in the panel discussion on "EMPOWERING WOMEN FOR BETTER TOMMOROW " in the 2nd Global Education Summit, powered by Leaders Speak on 4th and 5th August 2017 in New Delhi.
• The Introductory Speech was given by Dr. Coomar Arunodaya. High-profile participants included Reeti Mishra, President and Founder of India Maldives Friendship Women's Group in Male, Amrita Dhawan - All India Congress Committee, Barkha Varsha - Director of Abhigyan Foundation,Ruhi Rizvi- Educationist, Angelina Aribam - NSUI Secretary.
The panel emphasized that "A woman is not weak and should never be considered so, but her natural compassion and sympathy have too often been misinterpreted as weaknesses. If a woman draws on her power within, she can become a source of courage and strength.The Women Empowerment is a empathetic responsibility of our entire Society , the whole nation."
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Banking & Women Empowerment
A path to Financial Inclusion & Economic Independence of Women.
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We bank on women to raise the next generation, we bank on women to balance family responsibility with career or entrepreneurial demands, we bank on women to carry a double (or triple) burden with ease and grace, but we don't bank on women to be viable consumers of finance. WHY?
• With woman holding only 24% of total operational bank account in the country and 28% of total deposits; the participation of woman in the banking sector is definitely not at an acceptable level. Especially when it comes to credit supplied, only 12% of individual bank load accounts belonged to woman, which clearly shows a disparity of access to banking services between the two genders.
• To address this issue and raise the financial awareness among women of East Delhi & Knowledge of Banking Schemes for Women Entrepreneurs, USD Consortium organized a special session for Women Entrepreneurs on 6th May,2017.
• The event was organized to celebrate the completion of three very challenging yet successful years of USD Group since its Incorporation on 6th May,2014. The Chief Guest of the Occasion was Mrs Kamlesh Dixit - The Chief Patron of USD Group.
• The Guest of Honor, Key - Speaker and expert professional on Banking - an eminent personality Mrs. Vandana Brij Mohan - Branch Manager, Andhra bank, East Delhi graciously replied to all the queries of Women Entrepreneurs.
• Friends, Banks are one of the primary pillars of Indian economy and, therefore, are an ideal agent to play a pivotal role as for as woman empowerment is concerned. Many social scientists have derived that economic independence plays a vital role in ensuring that woman get equal opportunities in the society and thereby enjoy and benefit from their other rights. This makes woman empowerment as much of an economic issue as a social one.
USD Consortium is & will always be committed to its mission of Socio-Economic Empowerment of Women across Globe.
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USD WOMEN EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP
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The USD Women Empowerment programme is a series of monthly workshops with the Women from all sections of Society; right now our Area of operation is East Delhi. [Mothers and their daughters.]
This programme is designed :
• To make the women understand the importance of Education & Skilling and reducing the drop-out rate of girls from school by convincing their mothers.
• To make women understand the importance of Economic Independence and how their earnings can contribute in Growth & Prosperity of their families and Country.
• To enable women to take more control over their lives by creating awareness on various Social, Economical, Financial & Legal Issues
• To make women more competent by learning various skills like Stitching, Handicraft, Home Décor, Beauty & Wellness related, Vocational Courses like Communication courses, Computer Courses, Understanding the concept of Digitization and learning digital transactions etc.
• To form, support & promote more Self Help Groups (SHG) of women in the trade of their competence, and guiding them self- marketing of their products to earn more profits, without any compromise on the quality of the product.
Mr.Jeevan Upreti from SAAJ SKILL INDIA Pvt. Ltd., also grace the occasion and guided the women on Financial/Banking related issues with them. We are very much thankful to Mr. Jeevan Upreti for his support & Guidance.
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SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR WOMEN
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USD Consortium-Member of HOYA Surgical Optics Internal Committee for Sexual Harassment Policy. (HOYA Medical India Pvt. Ltd.)
The objective of this policy is to provide women employees, a workplace free from harassment, intimidation or offensive behavior, where issues of harassment will be resolved without fear of reprisal.
USD Consortium is also very much committed to promote a working environment for women that ensure every woman employee is treated with dignity and respect. Together we are determined to promote a work environment that is conducive to the professional growth of its women employees and encourages equality of opportunity.
USD Consortium is proud to be associated with HOYA MEDICAL INDIA Pvt. Ltd.
for every cause which empowers Women. USD Consortium is proud to be associated with HOYA MEDICAL INDIA Pvt. Ltd. for every cause which empowers Women.
Celebrating International Women's Day with esteemed Professionals of HOYA Organization.
[March 8, 2017]
HOYA MEDICAL INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED (A Japanese Subsidiary) is a Globally Powered, leading ophthalmic device company, with a patient-centric approach to visual restoration that combines leading technologies and services to deliver the best outcomes for cataract's Surgery(eg provide MICS (Micro Incision) Preloaded IOL System for cataract surgery).
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DISCUSSIONS ON EFFORTS FOR WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
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USD Consortium participated in the WILL's Celebration of the Year-End accomplishments of Women in Leadership to escalate the dialogue for Women in Leadership and efforts required to make changes in the lives of 500 million women of India, which was very much in sync with the ideology of WOMEN EMPOWERMENT mission of USD Group.
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PROJECT : SWAVLAMBAN-IV(SHG-CHANDER VIHAR,EAST DELHI)
(March 2017)
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USD Consortium again organizes women from Chander Vihar, East Delhi into Self-Help Groups (SHG) for a strong and permanent improvement of their socio-economic conditions. We are promoting income generating programs in these self-help groups to bring more economic development and independence to these women and their families. Because of the better welfare of these families, more children will be able to attend school instead of being forced into child labor.
Most of these women are talented house-wives who are not contributing in their family income, so we convince them & make them learn various micro-products/ food products like making pen holders, paper bags, home decor products apart from value-added products such as potato chips plain and flavored, pickles, biscuits, Namakpara, Gujiya (Snacks very common in Festivals like Holi in North India), etc.
The pics shared below are of one such SHG of women (around 5-6 women) making potato Chips in a very hygienic manner using mineral water for boiling the raw potato. These snacks are very popular at the time of Holi Festival in North India.
This SHG is managed & Guided by Ms Meenakshi Gora, and the women are Ms Kiran, Ms Shanti Devi, Ms Rupali Singh, Ms Neeraj, Ms Babita all from Chander Vihar,east Delhi.
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PARTICIPATION AS A TRAINER IN A TWO-DAY WORKSKOP ON "WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP"
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USD Consortium is very sincere in its commitment to promote WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP as we feel that women are more responsible, supportive & sensitive to other people's needs, whether that be peers, colleagues, suppliers or customers. Also They are better at engaging team members in developing and defining culture of an organization.
We recently got the opportunity to train the participants, in a two-day workshop [1st - 2nd Oct, 2016] on Govt. Certification on "Women Entrepreneurship" in NIESBUD,. which is a premier organization of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, engaged in training, consultancy, research, etc. in order to promote entrepreneurship.
The key features of the workshop target on boosting the morale of Women Entrepreneurs including start-ups & guide them on various Leadership Techniques, The advantages of Women Leadership & Interpersonal Skills, Team Building Strategies, Marketing Strategies etc to become a successful Women Entrepreneur. We make them understood how to get help from various Govt. & Corporate initiated Schemes meant for development & Promotion of Women Entrepreneurs. Formation & Promotion of Self Help Groups was also discussed besides various Income Generation ways through Online marketing & trading.
"Women Entrepreneurship" Workshop in NIESBUD [1st - 2nd Oct, 2016]
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WOMEN SELF HELP GROUPS (SHG) - A BEGINNING
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Formation, development and promotion of women Self Help Groups is and will be one of the
major programs of USD Consortium across the country. The basis of selection of activities
we have done is - on the basis of availability of raw materials, demand of product and
preference of SHG members.
The SHG development model is based on the idea of women empowerment, it not only offers members a sustainable income and a new level of financial mobility, but it also encourages women to utilize local resources, raises awareness of their rights & duties, develops leadership skills and confidence on their hidden talent. Without this opportunity these women would continue to struggle at the margins of society for generations to come.
USD Consortium facilitate the formation of SHGs, to encourage entrepreneurial spirit within the groups, so that their members can collectively establish their own small businesses and work towards financial independence. We try to provide them max support in the form of raw materials as well in the initial stage.
Interested members voluntarily come together to save small amounts, which nourishes a common fund, allowing them to meet their immediate needs as a community and grow together. Later other people also get motivation to pool their resources and start their entrepreneurial venture after seeing the success of their fellow members SHG.
PROJECT - SWAVLAMBAN - III
Be it cooking ´homely´ meals, fashioning gourmet chocolates or making chips at home, many homemakers in East Delhi area where we have visited, have scaled up their creativity after getting assurance of support from us to make them more skilled & understanding the importance of maintaining hygiene in cooking related activities.
Cooking an art which the homemakers have always enjoyed doing in their routine lives can be their vocation also. They got themselves enrolled for trainings in skills of their choice (Skills which are approved by Government of India).
These talented women not only understood the importance of gaining financial independence but also the need of riding a new wave of confidence and self worth.
Beginning from various areas of East Delhi, India (like Hasanpur, Khichripur, Allah Colony, Chander Vihar, Mandawali etc), very soon we will try to cover entire Delhi to help our government in the economic empowerment of talented women specially housewives from all sections of the society.
USD Consortium is very much determined for socio-economic empowerment of women of our society.
PROJECT - SWAVLAMBAN -II (Annual Activity - Handmade Products)
USD Consortium has launched a skill development initiative for women entrepreneurs for
economic empowerment. We started with the product categories HANDMADE PRODUCTS
(best out of waste material, plastic sheets etc ) and HANDMADE PAPER PRODUCTS .
A corpus of Rs 5000 was created by contribution of the members and various raw material
were procured and Rakhi, gift bags were made and are being marketed by various agencies.
The beautiful bags, envelops, file folders, Toran, gift boxes etc were made by the
women entrepreneurs after training and then were marketed and sold by USD group.
In this Project, Mrs. Famida Zaidi lead the group, Mrs. Reena Singhal assisted her, Mrs.
Ritu Jain was the treasurer and decorated the finished product , Mrs. Meenakshi Gora
driving the Marketing Operation was assisted by Mrs. Shalini Uniyan. Every women worked hard
and proved her potential in the group.
PROJECT - SWAVLAMBAN - I (Seasonal Activity -Rakhi)
We also did seasonal projects like Rakhi making in which Mrs. Jaspreet Kaur along with Ms.
Anshita work hard with the entire team in the marketing and selling of the product.
Diya and candle making in Diwali , Christmas decoration items , Decoration Items for New
Year Celebration etc will also be our other seasonal projects which will empower our women
and enhance their confidence on the immense hidden potential in them.
We have planned to train many more women and develop them as entrepreneurs by
guiding them, hand holding them and connecting them to the market for the final
product sales.
SEMINAR ON " LEGAL RIGHTS & ISSUES OF WOMEN IN INDIA"
We all know that many Indian women face exploitation both in and out of the
home which often results in domestic, professional and other forms of
violence. USD Consortium wants to empower women by generating
awareness of their rights so they can seek justice and dignity within their
families, communities and offices. We help to identify key aspects for
women´s development that need to be addressed now.
So we organized a seminar on June 3, 2015 to to educate women and men on their
legal rights and constitutional provisions granted to them by Indian Constitution.
The Chief guest for the seminar was Mr. Vinod Kumar , an Advocate, graduated from venkateshwara college Delhi university , LLB from faculty of law Delhi university .
His 19 years of practice in legal profession and specialization in the field of Anti -corruption cases, civil cases ,offences relating to crime against women and matrimonial disputes at all district courts , Delhi high courts And supreme courts were a great source of encouragement and enriching experience for participants .
The founder member Mrs. Kamlesh Dixit was also present in the event and were a source of inspiration for all the participants.
Constitutional provisions and Legal provisions (Special initiatives for women , Reservation for Women in Local Self -Government , The National Plan of Action for the Girl Child etc), Free legal aid , Right to privacy while recording statement , No arrests after sunset , Protection of Women Identity, Employers protection of Women Employees , Domestic Violence Act ) etc for the women were the main points of interactive discussion in this knowledgeable session.
USD Consortium also promotes girls participation in all seminars of women empowerment to encourage them and increase their confidence.
SEMINAR ON "WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP"
We believe that when a woman's economic status improves, so does that of her household, her community and potentially, her country.
Now-a-days more and more women are starting their own businesses as they are having an idea for a business plan, a passion for solving a specifically related career problem, maintaining a more balanced life, having a flexible work schedule, taking a personal vision and turning it into a lucrative business.
But to know more about how and where to get finance to start a business, USD Consortium organized a Seminar on April 2, 2015 Women Economic empowerment for a better understanding of how women can become a successful entrepreneur.
The Chief Guest for the seminar was Mr. lalit Sharma who is working as Senior Faculty Marketing in ITS, Ghaziabad and has over 16 years of experience both in the academia and the industry. He has keen interest in the field of Training in the areas of Marketing, HR, Women Empowerment and SHG Sustainability.
  
   
Later he awarded the prize winners of essay competition "What can be done to save Humanity " conducted by USD Consortium to Ms. Sristi , Ms Ramsha Ahmed , Ms. Sandhya and Master Mohit Vimal for their outstanding performances and encouraged them for their creative skills.
FOR ANY COMPLAINT / CONCERN / HELP, feel free to
call us at +91-9899879888
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