Amazon India signs MoU to support women entrepreneurs

07 February 2022, Mumbai:

Amazon India has signed an MoU with Karnataka State Rural Livelihood Promotion Society (KSRLPS) to support the growth of women entrepreneurs.

As per the MoU, Amazon India would launch Sanjeevini-KSRLPS in its marketplace and extend benefits of the 'Saheli' program to train and empower thousands of women entrepreneurs to come online and access a wider market for their products, the company said in a press release.

This association would help bring in regional selection and unique products from categories like grocery, home and fashion accessories made by over 30,000 women entrepreneurs and self-help groups (SHGs) associated with Sanjeevini-KSRLPS online and make them available to millions of Amazon customers across the country, the release said.

Amazon said Saheli offers extensive training and skill development workshops for its partners to help women entrepreneurs associated with them understand the nuances of online selling and develop skills and capabilities necessary to grow their business on Amazon.in.

These training workshops comprise sessions on the listing of products, imaging and cataloguing, packaging and shipping, inventory and account management, and customer servicing and offer other attractive benefits to sellers in the Saheli programincluding assisted onboarding and mentorship at no additional cost.