New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): The Women Empowerment vertical of the BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BRICS CCI WE) has introduced the third version of its flagship Global Women Leadership Programme (GWLP). The programme seeks to offer mentorship to ladies in enterprise {and professional} fields from BRICS+ nations and associate international locations.
As per a launch, the programme, launched with Nippon Paint India because the Lead Programme Partner, is designed to construct management expertise in addition to encourage cross-border collaborations. In this 12 months’s version, three high world members will obtain a totally funded journey to India to attend the Convocation Ceremony.
Additionally, the perfect venture making use of the ‘Nudge Theory’ will probably be awarded a trophy through the BRICS CCI WE Annual Summit & Felicitations 2026, supported by the Cheistha Kochhar Foundation.
Highlighting the intent behind the initiative, BRICS CCI WE President Ruby Sinha stated, ‘Global analysis exhibits that mentored entrepreneurs are twice as more likely to succeed, and for ladies, this steerage is commonly the distinction between staying small and scaling globally. Through the Global Women Leadership Programme, our goal is to equip ladies with the worldwide mindset, mentorship, and networks they should thrive throughout borders as leaders.’
Echoing this sentiment, Sharad Malhotra, Director, Nippon Paint India, emphasised the significance of continuity in supporting ladies leaders. ‘Our ongoing affiliation with the Global Women Leadership Programme displays a shared imaginative and prescient to create an enabling ecosystem the place ladies’s management is nurtured, scaled and celebrated. Each version of GWLP has strengthened our conviction that when ladies are given the precise platform and help, they rise, not simply individually, however collectively, driving sustainable and inclusive progress throughout industries and geographies,’ he famous.
Over the previous editions, GWLP has introduced collectively mentors and mentees from throughout BRICS+ international locations, together with India, Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa, and the UAE, providing what members describe as life-changing experiences.
The 2024 winner, Mahadi Mosia from South Africa, was later recognised amongst 18 world winners from over 1,000 ladies entrepreneurs within the BRICS Women’s Startup Contest.
The present version will span over 4 months in a hybrid format, combining on-line mentorship classes with in-person networking alternatives. Participants will interact in studying modules overlaying management ideas, sustainability narratives, entrepreneurial versus managerial management, and the applying of behavioural science instruments akin to Nudge Theory.
The programme will culminate in two key occasions, the Ideas Pitch Fest, the place members current ventures to traders, and the Convocation Ceremony, coinciding with International Women’s Day. (ANI)