Terming her assembly with Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Invoice Gates at Davos as “impactful”, former Union Minister Smriti Irani mentioned Thursday they “reaffirmed our shared dedication to empowering girls”.
Ms Irani, founder and chairperson of Alliance for International Good- Gender Fairness and Equality, introduced on the sidelines of the World Financial Discussion board Annual Assembly a partnership of the alliance with the Commonwealth Secretariat.
Anchored within the CII Centre for Ladies Management, supported by the Gates Basis and with the World Financial Discussion board as its community accomplice, the Alliance focuses on three core pillars of well being, girls’s enterprise, and training and skilling.
Speaking in regards to the collaboration, Commonwealth Secretary-Normal Patricia Scotland mentioned the partnership is rooted in our shared imaginative and prescient of empowering girls and women throughout the 56 Commonwealth nations via training, abilities growth and financial inclusion.
The Alliance was launched final yr on the sidelines of the WEF Annual Assembly 2024 and is supported by the Gates Basis.
“An impactful assembly with @BillGates at #WEF25 to debate methods to additional strengthen the Alliance for International Good: Gender Fairness and Equality. Grateful for his invaluable assist and insights in driving this initiative ahead. Collectively, we reaffirmed our shared dedication to empowering girls and fostering a extra equitable world via collaboration, innovation, and transformative partnerships,” the BJP chief posted on X, together with footage from the assembly.
An impactful assembly with @BillGates at #WEF25 to debate methods to additional strengthen the Alliance for International Good: Gender Fairness and Equality. Grateful for his invaluable assist and insights in driving this initiative ahead.
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— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) January 23, 2025
“The Alliance, supported by the @gatesfoundation, stands as a strong instance of what collective management and a united imaginative and prescient can obtain within the pursuit of gender fairness. Excited to proceed this journey of elevating women-led growth as a world pressure for significant change,” she mentioned additional.
The Alliance, in partnership with the Ladies Collective Discussion board, has designed the 100K initiative, which goals to have interaction and equip 1,00,000 girls – company leaders, entrepreneurs, enterprise homeowners, and professionals throughout India.