Hand in Hand India and Belstar Microfinance Limited came together to celebrate International Women’s day

Hand in Hand India and Belstar Microfinance Limited came together to celebrate International Women’s day on 8^th March 2021 to appreciate women’s contribution to the workforce and to launch a unique app designed for digital financial inclusion of women at the bottom of the pyramid. 

 

Click here for video foottage of the event :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiqNVYDWUfY

 

 

The Chief Guest for the virtual event was Flt Lt (Retd) Ms. Gunjan Saxena, India’s very own Kargil Girl. The event also witnessed the launch of the ‘Belstar Samrithi Mobile App’ for digital transactions by Ms Saxena in the presence of Dr Kalpana Sankar, Managing Trustee, Hand in Hand India and Managing Director, Belstar Microfinance Limited, Mr S Chandrasekar, Executive Director - Belstar Microfinance Limited, Mr. George M Jacob, Investor Director, Belstar Microfinance and other senior team members of both organizations.  Launch was also followed by live demonstration and transaction using the app.

Dr. Kalpana Sankar, Managing Director, Hand in Hand India, Said HIH India works with an integrated approach covering child labour elimination, women’s empowerment, job creation, environment, access to healthcare and skill development. While Hand in Hand India provides social capital to women.