MG Motors India “MG Sewa- Saarthi” initiative for women empowerment
By Kedar Vaidya
October 18, 2022
MG Motors India routinely takes up initiatives like these and it’s great to see an automaker give more than just cars to our society
MG Motors India announced the “MG Sewa- Saarthi”, an initiative aimed at empowering women from the economically weaker sections of the Vadodara district. For this, MG has paired with Wings to Fly, an Ahmedabad-based NGO, and the Vadodara Police.
As a part of the program, 70 women will receive theoretical and practical vehicle driving training upon completion of which, they will receive a driving license. Additionally, they will also receive grooming sessions for soft skills. Apart from that, participants will also take part in activities that shall train them in other aspects like communication, behavior, time management, and technology to further hone their employability.
MG Motors India, in the past, has taken up several initiatives aimed at women’s empowerment. providing quality education to girls with
IIMPACT, entrepreneurial programs like Womentorship and Changemaker, skill development with Udayan Shalini and Project Prerna, and helping women resume their careers through DriveHerBack. 37% of the workforce at MG Motors India are women, which the automaker aims to increase to 50% very soon.
Announcing the initiative, Yeshwinder Patial- Director- HR- MG Motor India said, “The essential step to creating an equitable society is to advocate programs that enable, empower, and elevate women to more crucial roles. Enhancing their skills will enable ‘MG Sewa – Saarthi’ to lead them to self-reliance. Our organization believes that such initiatives will contribute to society and enable development goals. Our constant endeavor is to curate a path by embracing a more realistic perspective. In the long run, if our small efforts can make a difference and uplift the spirit, that would be the real change.”
Arpita Vyas, Founder, Wings to Fly Foundation said, “We have made it our mission to enable women, especially those from less privileged families, to achieve more. We believe that given the right set of skills and opportunities, every woman holds the potential to shine bright, both personally and professionally. We are wholeheartedly thankful to MG for supporting us in our endeavors. Through Project MG Sewa – Saarthi, we sincerely hope that we will be able to bring about a significant positive change to the life of every participating woman by helping them inch closer to better livelihoods.”
We at MotoArc appreciate the repeated efforts of MG Motors India that impact lives to make them better, and collectively make the society and our nation a better place each passing day.
