Eshraqa, the social development arm of Khimji Ramdas, recently distributed sewing machines to three Omani Women’s Associations in the wilayats of Amerat, Samail and Alwabi. This is one of the many projects under Qudurat, which is Eshraqa’s Omani Women Empowerment Initiative.
For these women, life has changed dramatically after they started a new life engaged in sewing and made themselves self-reliant. The women have also been trained in tailoring techniques on sewing machines at a workshop by the respective Women’s Association. The initiative has tapped the potential of the women of these three wilayats by giving them the right training and mentoring.
Nailesh Khimji, Director, Khimji Ramdas, said that only skill development will help women to become economically independent. “And we, at Eshraqa, are ever-ready to render all the required support to women on their education, healthcare, community wellbeing and training,” he said.
Eshraqa, the CSR Arm of KR Group in the Sultanate, strives to improve the lives of the local community through a gamut of initiatives. As part of its commitment to empowering the people of Oman by providing access where they can realise their full potential, the Khimji Ramdas Group has built collaborations with public, societal and, educational organizations on a not-for-profit basis, to help develop the Omani Community at large, inspire the Omani Youth and empower Omani Women in particular. These community efforts have transformed the lives and landscapes in many villages across Oman.
Nippon Paint Middle East announces collaboration with Oman’s Karwa Motors
Nippon Paint Middle East has announced a collaboration with Karwa Motors, a strategic investment initiative by the State of Qatar and the Sultanate of Oman for assembly & manufacturing of buses. Nippon Paint, specialists in paint processes and solutions, will be the exclusive paint solutions provider to Karwa Motors
As part of the collaboration, Nippon Paint will work closely with Karwa Motors, which is a green field project for bus assembly and manufacturing to address the growing demand in the GCC and wider Middle East Nippon Paint was preferred as the exclusive paint solutions partner for Karwa Motors thanks to its innovative product and technical solutions, in addition to its value propositions. Karwa Motors has invested in state-of-the-art infrastructure to address long-term demand in the region for buses and is set to cater to the luxury coaches, city buses and school bus segments.
Initial orders to be executed under the new collaboration are for the export of buses to Qatar for a major Sports Event to be held in 2022, with the Nippon Paint Technical Services team addressing the specific requirement for customised product, shade and technical solutions.