Google Internet Saathi programme turns messiah for unemployed women in rural areas
Google Internet Saathi programme turns messiah for unemployed women in rural areas
The Internet Saathi programme was launched back in 2015 by Google in collaboration with Tata Trusts to promote digital literacy among women within rural communities.
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UPDATED: March 8, 2021 10:54 IST
Google s Internet Saathi programme was launched in 2015 in collaboration with Tata Trusts in India.
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The programme was launched in 2015.
It was launched with joint collaboration between Google and Tata Trusts.
Google s Internet Saathi initiative has completed six successful years in India. The programme, which was aimed at empowering women from underdeveloped areas, has been expanded to major Indian states, including Maharashtra, Punjab, Odisha, and Rajasthan. Through the project, the women who had no access to smartphones or even the internet have now successfully built their own businesses.
Google on Monday announced that it will support 1 million rural women entrepreneurs in India during its virtual event called Women Will held to celebrate the International Women s Day. In a series of announcements, it also launched a global Google.org Impact Challenge for Women and Girls, under which Google will provide $25 million in grants to nonprofits and social enterprises in India and around the world that are doing important work to help women and girls reach their full potential. Women are almost twice as likely to lose their jobs during the pandemic and an estimated 20 million girls are at risk of not returning to school, US-based Google’s chief executive officer (CEO) Sundar Pichai said at the virtual event.
By siliconindia | Monday, 08 March 2021, 10:18 Hrs In a bid to support the economic empowerment of women in India, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday announced $25 million in grants to non-profits and social enterprises in India and around the world. On the occasion of International Women s Day, Pichai also committed to help 1 million women in rural villages in India to become entrepreneurs through business tutorials, tools and mentorship, as part of the Google Internet Saathi programme. Women are almost twice as likely to lose their jobs during the pandemic and an estimated 20 million girls are at risk of not returning to school. We have the opportunity to build a future that is more equal and more inclusive - and we must take it, Pichai said during the virtual Google for India event.
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, on Monday said the company will help one million women in rural villages to become entrepreneurs by providing business tutorials, mentorship and accelerator programmes.Sp