Women Wielding the Workplace (WWW): Empowering Women in Leadership and Entrepreneurship
Since 2021, the Women Welding the Workplace (WWW) project, a collaboration between Contact Base and the U.S. Consulate General Kolkata, has been driving transformative change by empowering women and enhancing their economic participation. With a focus on Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and the USA, WWW developed a sustainable regional network connecting industry experts, entrepreneurs, investors, and life-skill professionals.
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Academy for Women Entrepreneurs : Empowering Women Through Entrepreneurship Across East and North East India
Since 2023, we are working to strengthen Women Entrepreneurship across North and North-East India, with a special focus on geographically remote areas.
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Peol- a story of weaving women’s entrepreneurship by blending traditional practices
The story of Ausgram Kantha artisans, becoming protagonists of their own economic development.
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Rising Women: Exploring New Sectors, Embracing Collaborations
According to the PLFS Report, the female labor force participation in India rose by 4.2% in 2022-23 compared to the previous year. However, more advocacy is still needed to increase the number of women in the workforce. It is the need of the time to find more ways to generate employment for women by exploring new sectors and tools that are being used worldwide to harness women’s potential across sectors in diverse roles and the roles of network in fostering collaboration for growth.
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Skills4Productivity: A guide to 21st century skills
In the changing nature of work where more focus is given to acquiring a specific variety of skills, including knowing certain technical tools, life skills, negotiation skills etc., dialogues on how to equip workers on upskilling and re-skilling become important.
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