The Fair & Lovely Foundation is an initiative by Fair & Lovely, a brand from Hindustan Unilever Limited; and for more than a decade it has been successfully transforming the lives of deserving girls by awarding them with scholarships up to rupees one lakh and highlighting the need of self-reliance and economic empowerment
Fair & Lovely Foundationcurrently in its11thedition, has reached the critical phase of its country-wide candidateinterview roundwith Bangaloretoday. These interviews will be held in four / five other locations-Kolkata, Lucknow, Bangalore& Hyderabad.Through this scholarship initiative, the Fair and Lovely Foundation strives to empower women and give them the opportunity to pursue higher education, vocational training as well enable women to build their small enterprises.
Fair & Lovely Scholarships are awarded to women with aptitude, a strong drive to succeed andto those who want to build an identity for themselves. Scholarships of up to Rs. 1, 00,000 is awarded to these deserving young girls from across the country. This year the foundation saw an overwhelming response from more than 10000 girls from various parts of the country.
Talking about the Fair & Lovely Foundation Scholarship program Mr.SrinandanSundaram, Vice President Skincare & Makeup, Hindustan Unilever Ltd. says, “Fair & Lovely Foundation is our initiative to economically empower women to pursue their dreams and reach their true potential. It gives me immense joy to be committed towards this cause, and see the magnitude of this programme increase manifold each year. This time we will extended the scholarship to candidates seeking vocational training and seed fund apart from higher education.” Adding more about the interview round, he said, “On behalf of Fair & Lovely Foundation, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the dignitaries, who had taken time out from their busy schedule and helped us in our endeavour to select the candidates.”