"To awaken the people, it is the women who must be awakened. Once she is on the move, the family moves, the village moves, the nation moves".-Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Women Empowerment has been a topic discussion across length and breadth of the country for long. Governments after Governments have come up with various schemes, but some have remained on paper and many implemented with limited or with no visibility. The benefits have hardly reached the intended beneficiary – the underprivileged women. Come to think of it. Is it only the Government who is responsible for upliftment of such women folks? Aren’t we all, the citizens of India, also not equally, if not more, responsible in coming forward and take up this challenge and ensure our participation in uplifting lives of such needy women?

R2R ventures, our company, is committed to make the difference in the lives of women especially the underprivileged lot in the society by making them independent and self-sufficient.

Each year we celebrate International Women’s day on 8th March with a determination to commemorate the achievements of women, and to acknowledge the special status they deserve in society. Though women have progressed in a number of spheres, yet looking from a wider perspective, the situation still remains grim. According to the Census report of 2011, Females forms 49 % of the total population of India, However the women literacy rate is 64.6 % against 80.90 % of men, the labour force participation of 29 % against 80.7 % of Men. Above data reflects that there is still lot more to be done.

Men. Above data reflects that there is still lot more to be done. R2R ventures, led by a team of professionals is committed to uplift the lives of women, especially from rural areas and who have undergone / undergoing through various struggles in their life. We are committed to bring in equality for women by creating and providing them with unconventional job opportunities and bringing them into the mainstream as "Mini Entrepreneurs”. We continuously endeavour to fulfil the dreams of none other than our father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi who had exhorted the nation in 1936 thus -When woman, whom we call ABALA becomes SABALA, all those who are helpless will become powerful”.

We are living in the 21st century, with enchanted lifestyles, made even more interesting with the ever changing technological innovations. But, we still wonder (especially in India) “Are Women Safe”? Definitely, not a very pleasant thought for any of us. Has our society come to a stage where every time when a female member of our family ventures out alone and we are restless till the time she is back at home safe and sound? It is indeed high time; we join hands and collectively work towards a safe and prosperous India for all. Our women have been evolving, making headways and have proven that they can even be better than men in any sector, be it sports, arts, science, politics, service or for that matter anywhere, she has stood at par with what a man could do. Yet, she still continues to fight for equality.

Times have changed, yet attitude towards women have not yet changed. From inside the womb, till her death, a woman is always faced with danger. In the womb, there are chances that the female foetus is killed, even before she sees the light of the day. If born, the growing up years are even worse. She faces discrimination, is violated, gets abused and harassed, both physically and mentally and the saga continues till the old age when, she is just abandoned, left to fend for herself with even more brutalities heaped upon her, till death. What a life? Are women not human beings? Don’t they also have the same thoughts, desires, and dreams and feel the same pain that men feel? Why should we (and the society) just take them for granted and treat them, thus?

We need to change and changes do not take place overnight. But if each one of us join hands in every possible way that we can, we can usher in the much needed change, even if gradually. Let us look forward to a vibrant India, where every woman feels independent, takes her own decisions, is free to choose any vocation of her liking and above all, walks around freely, without the fear of being violated.

While being a facilitator for women empowerment, we at R2R Ventures, are also committed to ensure safety and security of women commuters using public transport system. We are a team of professionals, who endeavour to provide women driven cabs / trained and efficient private women driver service for women commuters and their families. We are also creating an ecosystem which will enable underprivileged women to come forward and take to the wheels (hitherto a male bastion) and steer the women folks through the city roads in a four wheeler in a safe and secure manner. Please stay connected as our service offerings would get bigger and more widespread in the coming months –services run by women and for women keep watching this space …

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