Empower Foundation with the support of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH or better known as GIZ, is implementing the ‘HER & NOW’ project in the state of Uttar Pradesh, with women belonging to the tier II and III cities of the state. The project proposes to provide a gender-sensitive, entrepreneurial training and related support, to 200 skill-certified women and help them in conceptualising and building their business ideas. It promotes the idea for actively strengthening the women led enterprises in the state by creating a gender sensitive atmosphere in the male-dominated business sector. It is currently working in Bulandshahr, Moradabad, Hapur and Saharanpur.
It has completed its’ first cohort, where 78 women were certified and in the on-going second cohort, 81 women have enrolled.
This project works under the conceptualised idea and framework of the SANKALP program.