The Women Entrepreneurship and Empowerment, WEE cohort initiative helps women ranging from college going students to middle-aged housewives to take up entrepreneurship as a viable, fulfilling career option. It is India’s first of its kind initiative to strengthen women’s ecosystem at IIT Delhi, supported and sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology.
Meghna Gandhi is one of the winners at the WEE cohort initiative. She is the Founder and Creative Director at Ribbon Candy which is a homegrown label that makes handmade apparel and accessories for girls. She has worked with underprivileged women in Vadodara during the COVID 19 lockdown and had made natural textiles and COVID 19 related accessories.
Talking to AIR News, Ms Gandhi said Ribbon Candy works closely with underprivileged women and more than 30 such women have been impacted positively by their initiative.
