Mehendi kiosk for International Women's Day
International Women's Day is marked on March 8 every year. It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women.
Somaiya Social Cell has always tried to help women become financially stable such that they gain confidence and make a mark. Many of our projects are focussed on womens' development. Mehendi project is one such project.
This year, Mehendi team of the Social cell had the oppurtunity to take part in the Women's Day Celebrations of Idea Cellular, Mumbai.
On March 7, the Mehendi project set up a kiosk in Idea Cellular Office, Kalina, Mumbai. Thanks to our alumni Mr.Mukesh Tibrewala who is an employee of Idea, because of whom we got this opportunity.
The kiosk was set up from morning 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Volunteers Akhila Sekhar & Seema Goswami took incharge of the kiosk. The kiosk was a major success. There were six women who worked tirelessly to apply mehendi for 30 hands. The total earnings was Rs. 2165. Adding to that, the women developed good contacts, as many of the employees collected their phone numbers.
Thus, we celebrated the spirit of Women's day by leading them take another step in the path of financial independence.
