After one year of collaboration on transforming the lives of women living in rural India, Women on Wings and the L’Oréal Fund for Women are excited to announce they have renewed their partnership to co-create jobs and an income for women for another two years.
The L’Oréal Fund for Women supports Women on Wings’ work with Indian social enterprises and government institution women entrepreneurship initiatives to reduce gender inequality and poverty.
About the L’Oréal Fund for Women
L’Oréal, historically committed to supporting women, launched the L’Oréal Fund for Women in 2020. This philanthropic endowment fund, initially endowed with a budget of 55 million euros, was renewed in 2023 with a budget of 30 million euros until 2026. Worldwide, its mission is to promote, accompany and support non-profit initiatives of grassroot organizations in favor of women in high vulnerability in particular with regards to helping women get out of poverty and preventing domestic or sexual violence against women.
Partnership to accelerate growth in jobs for women
Shilpa Mittal Singh, Women on Wings Joint Managing Director: “We have gained so much with the L’Oréal Fund for Women as a partner. The L’Oréal Fund for Women strengthens Women on Wings’ efforts to reach our goal of co-creating one million jobs for women living in rural India. A job gives a woman the ability to fund her children’s education and nutrition needs, find agency in her home and an opportunity to pursue new dreams. Over the past year, the support of the L’Oréal Fund for Women has helped us bolster our funding and given us access to a valuable network and learning opportunities especially through the Rise Together seminar they had organized.”
Commitment to empower women
Many women in rural India are still in an economically disadvantaged position. They often suffer from a lack of education, unequal property rights and limited control over resources. Employment can stimulate a huge change for women and their families.
When women control additional income, they spend more of it than men on food, health, clothing, and education for their children. It is the way to break the cycle of poverty. Next to that, an income increases women’s self-esteem, self-pride, and self-worth. Thanks to its partnership with Women on Wings, the L’Oréal Fund for Women contributes to empowering women in rural India.
About Women on Wings
Women on Wings provides tailor-made business consultancy and mentoring to Indian social enterprises and government institutions with ambition to scale and offer further job opportunities to women living in rural India
A professional network of Dutch and Indian experts deliver on-the-ground, pro bono advice in fields such as business strategy, sales, finance, HR, supply chain and marketing so organizations become more stable, achieve real growth and create more jobs for women. To date, Women on Wings has co-created over 395,000 jobs to transform countless lives and unleash the full potential of all women in rural India.
Visit Women on Wings’ impact page or contact us via info[at]womenonwings.com
