There will hardly be any of us who do not remember the pictures of lakhs of migrants walking barefoot for thousands of kilometres for their homes. COVID-19 led to many...

WINCUBATE was born out of the realization that women experience the world differently.  Women create, build and manage businesses differently and it’s crucial that the entrepreneurship ecosystem acknowledges that difference...

What was the last movie that has left a lasting impression on you? A movie that has touched you emotionally and made you think about its characters or storyline for...

The hard-working and resilient spirit of North-East women is also making its mark in the field of entrepreneurship in the region. Absorbing the peculiarities of the region, the form of...

In November 2021, GIZ’s Her&Now project and Unlock Impact, wrapped up their second round of the SHELeads program. The program that ran for a duration of 8 weeks hosted a...

Since 2019, GIZ's Project Her&Now has successfully designed and piloted gender-sensitive entrepreneurship support programmes for over 700 women entrepreneurs in NER, Maharashtra, UP, Rajasthan and Telangana.

Rajasthan is one of the seven lowest per-capita-income states of India, where gender disparity in literacy is 23.2% (World Bank) and women unemployment rate is 65.31% (CMIE). Rajasthan may be...

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) form the backbone of the economy in most developing countries. In Asian countries, when it comes to corruption, SMEs are among the most vulnerable. They...

Bulandshahar, a predominantly agricultural district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, is largely rural with over 46% of the population residing in the villages. The district has poor social indicators...

In early 2019, we initiated our search for implementation regions for Her&Now support programmes. We were specifically focusing on geographies that did not have easy access to entrepreneurship development and...