Industrial Automation Magazine India

VIAVI demonstrates its commitment to communities

Published on : Tuesday 14-03-2023

Celebrates International Womens Day by nurturing young women to grow their ambitions and skills.

Bangalore, March 13, 2023 – VIAVI Solutions continues to empower women through its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives, demonstrating commitment to creating a culture of diversity, equity and community engagement. In its endeavour of inclusion and social integrity, on the occasion of International Womens Day, VIAVI India in partnership with NGOs for communities, held interactive and engaging sessions across its offices in Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore and Gurgaon, celebrating women empowerment.

VIAVI is a global leader in technology for 5G, Fiber and Cloud Networks, serving the top network operators and equipment manufacturers around the world. As part of its commitment to advance innovation and society as a whole, the company is committed to create opportunities for women throughout its workforce. VIAVIs Pune development center joined forces with Bhagini Nivedita Pratishthan, a non-profit organisation working for the welfare of young women, supporting their education and career development and Mai Bal Bhavan, a NGO dedicated to empower visually challenged girls, supporting their health, education and livelihood training, providing them a life of dignity and confidence. VIAVI invited girl students from marginalised communities to the Pune office and celebrated International Womens Day with full enthusiasm, zeal and spirit.

Promising to work towards an inclusive future and a more equitable society, the ESG priority for VIAVI is to bring social change and work in the area of education and employability for girl students coming from underprivileged backgrounds. As part of the Womens Day celebrations, the VIAVI India team thoughtfully organised numerous activities focused on; learning, career counselling, skill development, empowerment and entertainment.

International Womens Day gives us an opportunity to mark our respect and gratitude towards women for their unparalleled and outstanding contribution they make in our lives said Zulekha Nellari, HR Head – India, VIAVI Solutions India Ltd. It is important that we create an environment that fosters inclusion, recognition and empowerment and our ESG initiative aims to bring positive changes in the lives of deserving women, she added.