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In Photos: Hillary Clinton in Gujarat, Announces $50 Mn Climate Fund for Women

The former US Secretary of State is on a two-day visit to Gujarat.

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Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is on a two-day visit to Gujarat, announced a 'Global Climate Resilience Fund' of $50 million on Monday, 6 February, to tackle the effects of climate change, which poses an additional challenge to women who work in the informal sectors.

"Today, Clinton Global Initiative with the American Indian foundation, SEWA (Self Empoyed Women's Association founded by late activist Ela Bhatt) and other organisations, I announce 50 million dollar Global Climate Resilience Fund for women," Clinton said, addressing salt pan workers near Kuda village in Gujarat's Surendranagar district.

Addressing the members of Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) in Ahmedabad the previous day, Clinton said, "You've overcome so many obstacles, broken through so many barriers. But now you face an additional challenge – the challenge that climate change presents – of heat."

Clinton was speaking on the occasion of SEWA's 50th anniversary, during which she also paid tribute to Ela Bhatt, a social worker, Gandhian, and the founder of SEWA, who died in November 2022. She also unveiled a plaque near a banyan tree planted by Bhatt at Ahmedabad's Victoria Garden last year.

(With inputs from PTI, ANI.)

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