April 27, 2024 10:17 (IST)
Follow us:
Village Welfare Society, VFS jointly celebrate International Women's Day
Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): Saluting the spirit of women, Village Welfare Society and VFS jointly celebrated International Women's Day on Monday.
More than 500 poor women from rural Bengal attended the programme.
The event was graced by Sunanda Mukherjee – Chairperson, West Bengal Commission for Women ; Dr. Kanchan Gaba, Head, National Association for Blinds, with A. K. Maity, Chairman, Village Financial Services Pvt. Ltd and Kuldip Maity, MD & CEO, Village Financial Services Pvt. Ltd.
Kuldip Maity, MD & CEO, Village Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. Said, “Women’s Day is about giving girls and women the chance to exercise their right to make choices. Every female fetus, every baby girl deserves a life."
He continued, “In lieu with our mission statement, we take social responsibilities in our strides. We have started “Beti Bachaon” campaign on protection of girl child and to raise awareness about the importance of maintaining a healthy gender balance. The campaign also addresses the issue of rising violence against women and urges society to take a bid to put an end of violence against women”.
“At Village Financial Services, we work with poor women only. We have seen how a woman protects her children and survives from a completely wretched condition. How strong a simple poor uneducated woman can be? So, there could not be a better day than Women’s Day to celebrate their spirit. We believe that empowering women is actually empowering humanity,” Maity added.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Latest Headlines
UN report highlights how social media affects mental health, well-being of young girls Fri, Apr 26 2024
Mimi Chakraborty unveils Joy Personal Care's 4D anamorphic display 'JOY KKR 4D Fan-tasy' in Kolkata Mon, Apr 22 2024
The Kerala Story famed actress Adah Sharma launches Limelight Diamonds' store in Kolkata Mon, Apr 22 2024
Tinder now allows users to share information about date plans with friends and loved ones Mon, Apr 22 2024
Vattikuti Foundation announces KS International Innovation Awards for Robotic Surgery Mon, Apr 22 2024
WhatsApp to allow users rejigging their favourite contact list Mon, Apr 22 2024