NEW DELHI: On the occasion of the "International Day of Women and Girls in Science," NITI Aayog, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM),  in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India, announced the Community Innovator Fellowship (CIF) on Friday.

The fellowship is being designed as a pre-incubation model that will allow youth to start their own social company that focuses on Sustainable Development Goal-based solutions for community issues. This is a one-year intensive fellowship programme created for an ambitious community entrepreneur from any socioeconomic background.

Each fellow will be hosted at one of the Atal Innovation Mission's (AIM) Atal Community Innovation Centres (ACICs) throughout the fellowship and will gain SDG awareness, entrepreneurial skills, and life skills while working on their proposal.

The ACICs would support youth-led inventions by providing the inventor with appropriate resources such as operating facilities, co-working space, maker labs, and a dynamic business network.

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