
AstraZeneca Bridging Market Access
Strengthened women entrepreneurs' market readiness, mentorship and corporate procurement access.
- Reach and scale
- 600+ women-led businesses reached; 136 applications; 91 participants engaged.

Our Work
Advancing health, nutrition, education, road safety, livelihoods, women empowerment, skills and WASH.
Theme
RIF supports long-term community strengthening through self-help group training, livelihood support, health camps, nutrition awareness, road safety, inclusion and local development initiatives.
Initiatives and Activities

Strengthened women entrepreneurs' market readiness, mentorship and corporate procurement access.

Continued nutrition workshops and awareness activity with community groups.

Developed road safety resources and stakeholder engagement for safer roads and school zones.

Studied nutrition ecosystems to support private-sector participation and convergent CSR action.

Supported youth skilling and employment pathways through the Maharashtra Labour Welfare Board ecosystem.

Enabled corporate volunteering connected to community needs and employee engagement.

Supported local health and nutrition planning through field-linked community initiatives.

Identified youth and women for training and employment pathways during COVID recovery.

Mentored women running food businesses on time management, hygiene and order management.

Improved water access and sanitation-related infrastructure for a Zilla Parishad school.

Supported awareness and practice-sharing around maternal and child health.

Used games, walkathons and sensitisation activities to promote inclusion and confidence.

Supported livelihood pathways for young women through teacher-training and capacity development.

Helped self-help groups and women entrepreneurs improve product competitiveness through practical packaging skills.

Continued market-facing support for women entrepreneurs through corporate sales platforms.

Supported regular access to nutritious meals for children, contributing to nutrition and learning continuity.

Expanded market access for women-led enterprises through repeated corporate exhibition opportunities.

Built entrepreneurship, financial literacy, communication, marketing and business management capacity for self-help group members.

Supported confidence-building, leadership and inclusion for persons with disabilities.

Opened corporate market spaces for women entrepreneurs and self-help groups to showcase locally made products.
Next Step
Start a focused conversation around CSR partnership, ecosystem collaboration, volunteering or youth entrepreneurship support.