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Coimbatore
Empowering women: FLO invites applications for skill development programme
July 21, 2016
The Coimbatore chapter of FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO), the women’s wing of the Federation of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has invited applications from women for their various skill development programmes that are aimed at empowering women with various skills.
Addressing the media here today, Devika Ramesh, chairperson, FLO said the aim was to empower more than 100 women with various skills though several projects. “We have partnered with educational institutions and corporate houses to introduce our various skill oriented programmes,” she said.
One such project ‘Shakti’ is a structured programme in schools to create awareness about child abuse. “The FLO members will visit school in the city and sensitize children especially girls to report abuse of any kind. We are planning to reach 5,000 children through this project,” she added.
Another project in partnership with the entrepreneurship development cell of PSG College of Arts and Science called Swayaam. Through this project, women students and women who are interested in starting a business would be mentored by specialists from various fields. In the last five years alone, around 1000 women have benefited from the project, we were informed.
The FLO would also offer training to women who wish to empower themselves with various skills. Under this, they would be offered training for 21 days in a particular area like baking, tailoring among others. “The Coimbatore chapter has provided training in tailoring for more than 100 women. Currently, we are offering training for them in batches,” Lakshmi Ramachandran, former chairperson of FLO said.
Under their women empowerment (WE) in transport the Coimbatore chapter of FLO would help women learn driving cars.
“We have partnered with Maruti for WE in Transport. Interested persons will be offered three months training in driving a four wheeler. Upon successfully completion of the training programme, depending on their interests, the women will be assisted to become taxi drivers or they will be absorbed by a trusted source who is in need for a lady driver,” Devika said.
FLO Coimbatore can be reached at [email protected] or 7639004333.
