NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant launches ‘Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) on 8th March on the occasion of the International Women’s Day.
- Objectives: Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) would provide a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem where women do not face any gender-based barriers. The platform aspires to substantially increase the number of women entrepreneurs who will create and empower a dynamic New India. WEP will provide opportunities to women to realize their entrepreneurial aspirations, scale-up innovative initiatives and chalk-out sustainable, long-term strategies for their businesses.
- Aim: The WEP shall aim to,
- Promote women entrepreneurship by collaborating with various partner organisations
- Provide industry linkages & partner support to women entrepreneurs Increase the visibility of existing schemes, programmes & services across government and private sectors
- Identify and address issues and bottlenecks through appropriate channels
- Develop a national database through a centralised portal for registration of women entrepreneurs.
- Provide evidence-based policy recommendations to develop a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem
- Theme: The theme of this year’s campaign (Women transforming India) is ‘Women and Entrepreneurship’ which will be launched in partnership with United Nations. DICE Districts, an initiative that provides innovative financing opportunities for Social Entrepreneurs will also collaborate. This year’s edition will also see winners receive rewards and mentorship, enabled by the WEP.
Women Transforming India Campaign:
- NITI Aayog on March 8, 2016 has launched the ‘Women Transforming India’ initiative in partnership with the UN in India and MyGov.
- As a policy think tank, NITI Aayog seeks to engage directly with women leaders from across urban and rural areas of India. ‘Women Transforming India’ is, therefore, an effort at putting our ear to the ground to gather successful stories of change heralded by women at the grassroots level, within communities.
- Through the initiative, NITI Aayog is seeking for entries in the form of written essays/stories (not exceeding 500 words), preferably accompanied by photographs that set a context to the narrative. These stories should reflect new ground broken by women in empowering themselves/others, or of challenging stereotypes.
