Facebook to provide grants to four women-led NGOs

OPEN APP Home >Companies >News >Facebook to provide grants to four women-led NGOs Facebook to provide grants to 4 early-stage women-led NGOs 2 min read . Updated: 12 Mar 2021, 05:31 PM IST Staff Writer India and Bharat Together and Skilled Samaritan Foundation have been selected for incubation and will receive grants of ₹15 lakh eachMeanwhile, Tech4Good and Shakti An Empathy Project have been selected for acceleration and will receive grants of ₹50 lakh each Facebook will provide grants to four early-stage women-led NGOs through Facebook Pragati that will focus on boosting women entrepreneurship through the adoption of digital skills and tools. The four early-stage startups, Tech4Good, Shakti An Empathy Project, India and Bharat Together and Skilled Samaritan Foundation, have been selected from among a pool of 1,326 applications. India and Bharat Together and Skilled Samaritan Foundation have been selected for incubation and will receive grants of ₹15 lakh each. Meanwhile, Tech4Good and Shakti An Empathy Project have been selected for acceleration and will receive grants of ₹50 lakh each. Facebook Pragati, an initiative to boost women entrepreneurship, was launched in 2020 in partnership with The/Nudge Centre for Social Innovation. The programme aims to provide entrepreneurs access to tools, mentorship,…
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