At the 3rd ICC Social Impact Awards, Centre for Catalyzing Change (C3’s) Badhtey Kadam won the ‘Empowering Rural Populations’ award. In 2018, we launched Badhtey Kadam, supported by Thompson Reuters, to empower young girls with digital and financial literacy so they can make informed choices, gain self-confidence, have increased access to digital information and services, and be prepared to join the workforce. Over 700 girls from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh now understand how to use Microsoft Office applications, the internet and cyber-safety, the fundamentals of finance, budgeting, savings and online banking, because of Badhtey Kadam.