Skilling the Other
Skilling the Other
Authors : Poulomi Pal
Keeping India’s current economic conditions in context, Godrej, as a private sector response, has developed a “Good & Green” vision for playing its part in creating a more inclusive and greener India. One of the key interventions of this vision is ensuring employability through skill development. By 2020 Godrej aims to invest in training of one million rural and urban youth. Besides, the company plans to address environmental issues by achieving zero waste, carbon neutrality, positive water balance and a 30 per cent increase in renewable energy use. It plans to innovate such that a third of its portfolio revenue comprises of Good and/or Green products and services.
SALON-i is one such course designed to train women participants in beauty care, skin and hair care and mehendi application along with an Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP) module. Though SALON-i’s employability goal is just a fraction of the country’s overall need, the program is unique as it specifically aims at employability, entrepreneurship and empowerment of women.
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