Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 3: The first round of interviews for the 12th edition of the Fair & Lovely Foundation program was held in Lucknow and saw an overwhelming response from deserving candidates travelling from across Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Ludhiana, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand to attend the same.
Fair & Lovely Foundation, an initiative by Fair & Lovely, a brand from Hindustan Unilever Limited; over the years has awarded scholarships of up to rupees one lakh to thousands of women. The Foundation strives to provide opportunity to women across to pursue higher education, vocational training as well enable them to build their own small enterprises. The scholarship program has single-handedly transformed the lives of over 1200 girls in the past decade.
The panel of judges comprised of noted dignitaries Rahul & Ridhi from Swatantra Talim, Prof Nishi Pandey, Dr Malvika Mathur and many more who helped the Foundation in interviewing, mentoring and shortlisting the candidates. The foundation will now proceed to hold candidate shortlisting interviews across Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bangalore and Mumbai.
Fair & Lovely Foundation has been constantly working towards making women self-reliant and supporting their dreams of establishing an independent identity. The program assists women who exhibit a strong drive to succeed and break social economic barriers to achieve independence and economic empowerment. The program is specially designed to tackle the hardships women face while taking on the challenges that come their way on the path to becoming self-sufficient including proving mentorship and emotional support throughout their journey.
Speaking about the Fair & Lovely Foundation Scholarship program, Srinandan Sundaram, vice president Skincare & Makeup, Hindustan Unilever Ltd. said, “Fair & Lovely Foundation was launched by the organization with an aim to economically empower women and support their drive to become self-reliant. The program has received an overwhelming response each year and has acted as a catalyst in the transformation of many lives. It gives me immense pleasure to be associated with this cause, and see it growing big with each passing year.”
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