HPPI’s Chief Executive Officer Snorre Westgaard thanked YES Foundation for partnering with HPPI in implementing the DISHA project in four states. Through this partnership, we are reaching out to 46,000 women and enabling them to become financially independent by creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Assam, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. He was speaking in Mumbai at the 10th-anniversary celebration of the YES Foundation, the social development arm of the YES Bank.

In partnership with YES Foundation, HPPI’s DISHA project is promoting vocational skills-based entrepreneurship development, market linkages for the existing women entrepreneurs, and overall improving the quality of life of women in the four States.

Farida Lambay, Chairperson of the Governing Council of YES Foundation; Prashant Kumar, MD & CEO – YES Bank; Garima Dutt, CEO of YES Foundation; Divyakar Pathak, Partnership officer at HPPI; Trustees of YES Foundation, CEOs of the other NGOs affiliated to the Foundation, beneficiaries of CSR projects, employee volunteers, and senior officials of YES Bank and other corporates were present at the event. MD & CEO of YES Bank Prashant Kumar felicitated the NGO partners at this event.

Over the last decade, the Foundation has played a significant role in positive social transformation through its initiatives. It has impacted the lives of more than 10 lakh beneficiaries residing in over 1,500 villages and 30 cities spread across 16 states in India. The YES Foundation in building an empowered and equitable India since its inception in December 2012.