Amrita holds India’s first-ever UNESCO Chair on Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment. Amrita has pioneered programs like Amrita Self Reliance Education and Employment (SREE) and Sakshat Amrita Vocational Education (S.A.V.E) to help unemployed and economically vulnerable women become self-reliant through the development of their technical and vocational skills. Amrita’s Centre for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality (CWEGE) promotes women’s empowerment through supporting women’s participation in the choice.