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Upskilling the Workforce
Nexus alumna Drishti Medhi’s start-up empowers blue-collar workers with relevant skills and market access through her online platform QuickGhy.
Ethics, Empowerment and Employment
Rema Sivaram, an alumna of U.S. Consulate Chennai’s Women in Indian Social Entrepreneurship Network, owns company Fairkonnect offering sustainable, ethically sourced products.
Tackling Food Waste
Saptkrishi’s innovative storage chamber helps farmers and vendors cut losses by keeping produce fresh for up to 30 days, and its creators received mentorship thanks to the Nexus Start-up Hub.
Subtitles For the Real World
An Indian and an American student come together to co-found a start-up that creates affordable assistive technology for those hard of hearing.
Monitoring Water Pollution
VertoX Labs indexes water quality in ponds, lakes and reservoirs through its time- and cost-efficient robotic monitoring device.
Slam for Social Change
U.S. Consulate General Chennai Women in Indian Social Entrepreneurship Network alum, Jigyasa Labroo’s organization Slam Out Loud empowers disadvantaged children through arts education.
Accelerating Careers
Visiting U.S. Speaker Nancy Wang talks about artificial intelligence, innovation and her work to help women land their dream tech roles.
Toward Economic Freedom
Meet four women entrepreneurs from Gujarat and Maharashtra who found economic independence following a U.S. State Department-sponsored training.
Crafts That Empower
Craftizen connects rural artisans with skills and opportunities to market their products to urban Indians.
Upcycling Fashion
Bhavini Parikh’s start-up Bunko Junko creates trendy statement pieces with upcycled fabrics and waste generated by the fashion industry.
Creating Inclusive Fashion
Nexus-trained start-up Zyenika creates adaptive clothing options for people with mobility challenges.
Rewriting the Narrative on Plastics
IVLP alumna Pratibha Bharathi quit her job as a techie to create ecofriendly alternatives to single-use plastic.
Building a Circular Economy
Remanufacturing can reduce dependence on natural resources and create a resource-efficient economy.
Combating Air Pollution
Nexus alumnus and entrepreneur Sanjay Maurya helps break down how we can contribute to cleaner air.
Creating Wonders
Sonal Shukla’s start-up, econscious, reduces plastic waste pollution through an innovative recycling model.
Living Sustainably
Online marketplace Brown Living wants to make sustainable consumption the new normal.
Crafting Success
IVLP alumna Suruchi Singh helps expand the support system for artisans and women entrepreneurs.
The AWE Factor
A U.S. Embassy program helps women entrepreneurs create and grow their businesses.
Pitching for Inclusion
Small- and medium-business owners learn effective business communication through U.S. Embassy-sponsored programs.
Making Learning Accessible
A Nexus-trained start-up uses text messages and WhatsApp to bridge the digital divide.
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U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro speaks on the intersection of start-ups, climate action and defense during his interaction with students and entrepreneurs.
Promoting Economic Growth
The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs has helped Tage Rita and many other businesswomen succeed.
Fashioning Sustainability
LIFAFFA partners with ragpickers to convert plastic waste into a leather-like material and create upcycled products.
Helping Women@Work
The U.S.-India Alliance for Women’s Economic Empowerment is helping drive the economic recovery of women workers and entrepreneurs impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Engineering Pure Air
Nexus-trained Schillings Air offers products and services to eliminate air pollutants, reduce cost and help monitor clean air.
Solving the Burning Problem
Kriya Labs, a New Delhi-based start-up, transforms agricultural waste into a valuable resource to make paper and biodegradable products.
Assessing Learning
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow Vyjayanthi Sankar’s Centre for Science of Student Learning aims to build capacity for high-quality assessments and research.
Anytime Water
Hydrotec Solutions’ solar-powered water purification system provides communities with 24/7 safe drinking water on a pay-per-use basis.
A Friend in Need
Nexus-trained Gitanjali Banerjee’s start-up, Femtech Fertility Dost, provides women and couples a platform to talk about fertility-related problems and preventive solutions.
Supporting Women Entrepreneurs
Women entrepreneurs in North India benefit through a variety of U.S. Embassy-supported initiatives.
Breaking the Glass Ceiling
A hybrid-style boot camp led by U.S. Consulate General Kolkata helped women entrepreneurs tap their innovative spirit and grow their businesses.
A Green Way to Hygiene
Mumbai-based Aakar produces affordable and ecofriendly solutions to increase access to menstrual hygiene products.
Designing Better Hygiene
Saral Designs, which promotes menstrual hygiene in under-served areas through innovative technology and distribution models, modified its pad-making machines to make surgical masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Spotlighting Women Entrepreneurs
WE Hub fosters women entrepreneurship via incubation, access to government resources, and the creation of a global collaborative network for women-led enterprises to thrive.
Learning Tech, the STEMpedia Way
Futuristic hardware and user-friendly software motivate young students to explore robotics and artificial intelligence.
Green Living
Sustainable bamboo fiber products created by Bio Craft Innovation, a Nexus-trained start-up, help reduce the use of single-use plastic.
Empowering Awesome Entrepreneurs
The U.S. State Department’s Academy for Women Entrepreneurs program trained women entrepreneurs in Northeast India to grow their ventures, raise capital and network with fellow business owners.