{"id":4935,"date":"2020-10-10T11:07:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T18:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intuitblog.com\/?p=4935"},"modified":"2021-07-21T16:12:35","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T23:12:35","slug":"intuit-rise-powering-prosperity-by-educating-the-girl-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intuit.com\/blog\/social-responsibility\/intuit-rise-powering-prosperity-by-educating-the-girl-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Intuit Rise: Empowering Girls to Pursue Their Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"

In some parts of the world it\u2019s easy to take certain advantages for granted \u2014 including access to a good education and job options. But we know that not everyone has the equal opportunity to prosper.<\/span><\/p>\n

Consider the story of Tahasin, a young girl in India who is one of four siblings growing up in Haveri district, about 200 miles northwest of Bangalore. Tahasin excelled in school, but when her brother suffered a serious accident, their welder father and homemaker mother found themselves in financial dire straits. Tahasin and her sisters were forced to drop out of school.<\/span><\/p>\n

Indian girls from rural or underprivileged circumstances quit school for a host of different reasons. In addition to poverty, underlying social factors include early marriage, lower expectations for girls’ education, deep-rooted gender norms and migration. Conditions in schools themselves also play a role, such as lack of safety or lack of sanitation facilities, especially in schools in rural areas and urban slums.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But Tahasin\u2019s story doesn\u2019t end there. Through her parents\u2019 efforts to get her education back on track, she had the opportunity to participate in <\/span>Intuit Rise: Girl Child Education Initiative<\/b>. The program is designed to empower society through a series of initiatives for women, youth and their environment. As a result of joining the program, Tahasin can now pursue her dreams of becoming a teacher and helping other poor children get an education.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rise of the change makers<\/b><\/p>\n

Diversity and inclusion<\/span><\/a> isn\u2019t just something we do\u2013 it\u2019s part of who we are as a company. We also know that diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission of powering prosperity around the world. We invest in our employees and communities, increase equity by providing new opportunities, and improve the world for our customers and the generations that will come after us.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"GirlAs we explore ways to support diversity and inclusion while helping our communities, our team in India had an idea. In partnership with<\/span> Concern India Foundation<\/span><\/a>, the Intuit Rise program has a bold focus: To support the education of one girl child for every woman employee who joins Intuit India. Since its launch in 2017, the program has funded the education of more than 200 Indian girl children with the goal of helping to educate over 1,000 girls through the program.<\/span><\/p>\n

With this initiative, Intuit aims to recognize the passion that drives young girls and women to be change makers in society. Girls who get sponsorship also get an opportunity to connect with female engineers at Intuit to learn more about being a woman in tech.<\/span><\/p>\n

This well-rounded program brings together a number of different initiatives to support girls in need:<\/span><\/p>\n