Posts tagged ‘India’
‘She realized she had the ability to change her situation’
Padma is a participant in the Women in Factories Training Program
Last week I had the opportunity to visit with many of the women working in the factories in both India and Bangladesh who are taking part in our Women in Factories Training Program. Continue reading
May 31, 2012 Megan Murphy 1 comment
Partnering to keep a promise for women
Women in Factories Training Program session at MAF Clothing factory in Bangalore, India
When we launched the Women in Factories Training Program earlier this year, we knew that ultimately we are accountable to the women we are working to empower. If we at Walmart and our NGO partners do not create an environment where we are working together toward a common goal of truly empowering the women working in the supply chain, then we will have failed. Continue reading
May 29, 2012 Rajan Kamalanathan 2 comments
Planting the seeds of direct farm
I was recently in the mountains of Costa Rica on a warm, clear day outside San José. It was early morning when I met farmer Jessica Ovideo and she put me to work planting seeds, transplanting seedlings, harvesting, washing and packaging the hydroponic lettuce she grows for our Walmart stores in Costa Rica. Continue reading
January 3, 2012 Beth Keck 8 comments
