Thirty-three women from marginalised and underprivileged backgrounds aged 17 to 25 took part in the US Consulate and Uddami India Foundation’s ‘Power to Empower’ project. The finale for the year-long project was held at American Center’s Lincoln Room on August 20. ‘Power to Empower’ included three workshops to equip these women with various skills. The first was ‘Gender Sensitivity and Leadership’ after which the participants carried forward their knowledge to 470 young girls bringing about much-needed discussions to empower women
Photographs by Soumyajit Dey