Hyundai’s CSR arm facilitates employment of 250 women drivers under Drive4Progress initiative

The CSR arm of Hyundai Motor India, Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF), has announced the signing of a pact between Navjyoti Transforming Lives & Careers Society NGO and EV ride-hailing service BluSmart for providing employment to 250 trained women drivers under its ‘Drive4Progress’ initiative.

A driver skill development initiative, ‘Drive4Progress’ is aimed at providing professional driver training and employment opportunities for youth. The project, launched in October 2023, aims to cover over 1,500 youth, including a minimum of 30% women, from Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and West Bengal, over the next three years.

HMIF, in collaboration with Navjyoti NGO, which is the implementation agency for the program, has envisaged to create a talent pool of trained drivers from below poverty line communities and equipping them with the necessary skills to gain employment in the transportation sector.

“Under Hyundai’s global brand vision of ‘Progress for Humanity’, HMIF’s collaboration with Navjyoti and BluSmart inspires inclusion by providing employment opportunity to women drivers. It reflects our determination for women empowerment and skill development, in alignment with the government’s overarching vision to address the growing demand for skilled workforce in India,” said Puneet Anand, AVP and Vertical Head, Corporate Affairs, Hyundai Motor India.