“In FY20, Xilinx Hyderabad Seva team as part of its outreach and volunteering activities, launched Quarterly Mentorship Program series under the Udayan Shalini Fellowship Program for High School girls (Class XI and XII). Udayan is one of the NGOs supported by Xilinx CSR initiatives. The mentorship program aims to support, mentor, and counsel 30 high school-going girls from weaker economic backgrounds and in turn empower them to transform their future by establishing their career path. They are provided support till they complete their higher education. Through a quarterly workshop series, the girls were trained on life/soft skills development, enabling them to stand out as confident individuals. These workshops were held at the Xilinx Hyderabad (XHD) offices. So far the response for these workshops has been amazing and the girls are very smart, talented and quick learners. We feel very happy to be partnering with Udayan in making this event successful and looking forward to conducting more programs in the coming time.    

Following the success of this initiative, the XHD Seva team submitted this program as our entry to the “Enriching Lives – U.S. Companies in India” exhibition under the “Women’s Empowerment” category”. The entry highlighting XHD’s contributions towards “Mentoring to Empower” high school girls was selected as one of the Finalists for American Chamber of Commerce (AHMCHAM) 2020 CSR activities photo exhibition.”