Ola to enable sustainable livelihoods for 500K women through its foundation

The foundation would enable economic empowerment for women through employment-linked skills training, financial literacy and social empowerment through life-skills education

Ride-hailing firm Ola on Thursday unveiled an initiative to enable sustainable livelihoods for 500,000 women through its social welfare arm, Ola Foundation. The Foundation will focus on enabling economic empowerment for women through employment-linked skills training, financial literacy and social empowerment through life-skills education.

Set up in December 2016, Ola Foundation has been actively involved in projects related to women empowerment over the last two years. Observations, research and interactions with women, including spouses of Ola’s driver-partners in Bengaluru, have shown how active participation by women in the workforce can significantly improve quality of life for the whole family. The foundation’s