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The Company has enabled over 200 SHGs to make regular monthly savings and inter-loaning. These groups have successfully engaged with local banks and disbursing loans and subsidies. They have also been exposed to various training programs on enterprise development and marketing of products. Our focus during the years has shifted from a Self Help Group (SHG) model to identifying micro-enterprise opportunities for women that encourages entrepreneurship. With various capacity building measures and trainings, we are inculcating confidence among women who are now eager to take initiatives on their own.
‘Asmita’ began as a small group of 20 enthusiastic young women from Jajpur, Odisha who came together to produce a range of designer home furnishing linen in Ikat print. These women started their journey as semi-skilled local seamstresses to skilled artisans who could produce quality products from a small production center in the remote location of Jajpur. The first range of products received heartwarming reviews and appreciation locally and also by well known brands like FabIndia.
The UN has invited Jindal Stainless Limited to be a member of an international leadership group being formed at the UN.
The International Women’s Day is a much awaited event at Jindal Stainless as the Company always makes an effort to celebrate the day with great zeal at its Corporate Office and the various plant locations across the country. In the past, the Company has partnered with UN Women, CARE India,. The event always aims to sensitize employees at about the importance of gender equality and inclusivity, apart from taking note of the contribution made by women employees and stakeholders at Jindal Stainless.
Jindal Stainless Foundation has partnered with The Women of Elements Trust to run a dedicated legal counselling helpline (9310283304) for women and children victims of domestic violence. Project Stainless Aashiyana is a means to provide women and children a safe space to reach out and share their incidents with counsellors who can empower them. The helpline will not only provide legal counsel to victims, but also explain various avenues and resources available to them for individual cases. Jindal Stainless Foundation and The Women of Elements Trust will publicise the information of the helpline initiative through various stakeholders like Police Authorities, lawyers at the Crime Against Women Cells of Delhi Police, etc., to make sure that victims can get immediate help.
Jindal Stainless is committed to the UN Women Empowerment Principles. Chairman, Jindal Stainless, Mr Ratan Jindal had signed a statement in agreement to the UN Headquarters at the UN Conference held at New York in the presence of Corporate Head-CSR, Jindal Stainless, Brig. Rajiv Williams.
An initiative with Mudra Foundation to train artisans in Odisha to create golden grass crafts
November 20, 2021
In November 2021, Jindal Stainless Foundation facilitated in setting up of two tailoring centers in two villages of Danagadi block, Dhabahali and Kiapada in Odisha. The centres were equipped with 10 sewing machines and appropriate furniture. With the active involvement of community members and self help groups, a total of 50 women were enrolled in […]
November 18, 2021
Jindal Stainless Foundation, in partnership with Woman of the Elements Trust, commenced a project in Haryana on women empowerment that addresses the issue of domestic violence. This program promotes the concept of friendship between the Police and the community at large. This program will not only work to address crime once it has happened but […]
June 20, 2021
The Jindal Stainless Foundation has been running skilling programs for women in the area of stitching and tailoring for a long time now. A Centre run by the Foundation in Hisar, Haryana, known by the name of OP Jindal Vikas Kendra ‘Unnat’ has seen hundreds of women graduate each year with course completion certificates, and […]
April 29, 2021
Self-help groups, or SHGs, are commonly groups of women united by the purpose of empowerment. For decades, Jindal Stainless Foundation has been empowering women in its communities to take up entrepreneurial projects by forming into SHGs. One such SHG, Meerabai, has been setting the right kind of example for the local community of Jajpur, Odisha. […]
April 24, 2021
Working on its goal of establishing a fair and equal society, Jindal Stainless Foundation has partnered with the Selfie with Daughter Foundation. The latter works exclusively on gender equality, and promoting pride in the girl child, in order to address long-standing menace of female foeticide, and sensitize society towards rights, equality, education, health, safety, participation, […]
March 27, 2021
Sabita Patra is from a tribal community in Odisha and lives with her husband and two children. Her association with Jindal Stainless Foundation started around a decade ago, under the fold of women empowerment project, where she was also a part of a self help group (SHG). An eager learner, apart from the regular SHG […]
March 9, 2021
Jindal Stainless Foundation organised a 15-day mass awareness drive in the rural communities around the Jajpur plant of Jindal Stainless. The drive was to make people aware about the viral diseases and improve preparedness amongst them. Women turned out to attend these sessions in big numbers and raised queries without hesitation. Health workers, doctors and […]
February 27, 2021
The CSR partner of Jindal Stainless Foundation, Sampanna Jeevika Producer Company Limited, recently ventured into agri-business activities to empower first-generation entrepreneurs amongst women from Self Help Groups (SHGs). The CSR team of Jindal Stainless has facilitated formation of 200 women SHGs since 2008; these SHGs are engaged in small and micro-business activities, which are very […]