She Speaks Power
An initiative to empower women with the skills and confidence to take charge of their lives. SHE POWER is a groundbreaking initiative envisioned by Nisha Krishnan, an accomplished entrepreneur, media evangelist, and the esteemed founder of channeliam.com, a dynamic multi-lingual news platform dedicated to startups and entrepreneurs. Since its inception in 2020, SHE POWER has been passionately leading a series of empowering programs designed for women, fostering a sense of self-assurance and equipping them with valuable skills. With invaluable support from the US State Department and World Learning, SHE POWER is set to revolutionize the landscape of women’s empowerment, enabling them to realise their true potential and break barriers in every sphere of life.
SHE POWER 3.0
SHE POWER 3.0
The event successfully celebrated the strength and resilience of women in the changing world post-pandemic. Participants gained valuable insights, connected with like-minded individuals, and contributed to the progress of women in various fields. “She Power” left a lasting impact, inspiring attendees to continue championing the evolution of women and their empowerment.
The event successfully celebrated the strength and resilience of women in the changing world post-pandemic. Participants gained valuable insights, connected with like-minded individuals, and contributed to the progress of women in various fields. “She Power” left a lasting impact, inspiring attendees to continue championing the evolution of women and their empowerment.
SHE POWER 2.0
She Power 2.0 is a digital training program focusing on women entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, founders, MSMEs and student startups. She Power 2.0 covered digital handling, online marketing, sales, good practices for promoting entrepreneurship, Tools for cost-effective digital sales, various Government support systems and how to recognize reliable information to limit misinformation in its sessions. The training program was held both Online and Offline on 13th November 2021 at Kochi, 20th November 2021 at Calicut and 27th November 2021 at Trivandrum.
Judit Ravin Consul General, U.S. Consulate General Chennai.
She Power is a drive to handhold women through their entrepreneurial journey. It lays focus on priority areas that are fundamental to producing more enterprising women. This initiative trains and funds women entrepreneurs, technologists, innovators, startup founders, students, and homemakers and inspires them to stand tall on their feet.
SHE POWER 1.0
The first edition of She Power was held in December 2020 in collaboration with the U.S State Department. It featured a Summit and a Hackathon which aimed to find solutions to critical issues facing women. A three-day summit during Dec.16-18, 2020, and a Hackathon on Dec.20 were focused on re-skilling, safety, and hygiene for women. Both programs reached lakhs across the country.
Women were challenged to develop innovative technologies to solve critical issues facing women in India during the Hackathon. The event was open to all startups/enterprises founded by women or co-founded by women.
SHE POWER 1.0 WINNERS
Women’s issues were discussed on all three days of the summit, as young entrepreneurs presented unique ideas at the hackathon and presented prototypes. Star in Me was adjudged the winner. The first runner-up was Team Karma, and the second runner-up was Team EcoRich Technologies. Special mention went to Team Pinkpal. Prize money worth Rs. 1 lakh was awarded to the winners.
” She Power was an eye-opener and could discover many possibilities for our product.We could popularise our brand among Participants and to our college mates.”
” The Prize money helped me to invest in R&D to help improve the business. ShePower was Inspiration and has enhanced our confidence.”
“She Power is a great opportunity to showcase your startup and get the business model validated by experts. Winning ShePower was an honour and the subsequent visibility was highly beneficial to us. ShePower also enhanced the credibility and visibility of our venture.”
Nisha Krishnan
Her initiative ShePower is the brainchild of Nisha Krishnan, a journalist who founded channeliam.com. She Power 1.0 and 2.0 were implemented by Nisha as a result of a grant she received from the American State Department in 2020 and 2021. The project was designed to empower women entrepreneurs, startups, and women in technology. The grant was awarded to Ms. Krishnan following her participation in the Alumni Thematic International Exchange Seminar (TIES) held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. In addition to workshops, training, summits, and hackathons, the project included various programs for women in India.
She began her career as a broadcast journalist in 2002 and rose through the ranks to become one of South India’s most dedicated and popular female journalists. In 2008, Nisha Krishnan received the Laadly Award, an award instituted by Population First in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund. For her television news reports, Nisha won the Kerala State Media Award in 2011. Throughout her career, she has also received several prestigious awards, including the Indian Medical Association Award and the Dr. Ambedkar Award.
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