# Redirect trillions to women’s economic empowerment: AVPN CEO 2026-08-12T18:55:07+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Naina Subberwal Batra, CEO of AVPN, has said that less than 20 per cent of philanthropic or social capital actually reaches the marginalised communities it is meant to serve. In an exclusive interview with Times Now Digital, she said the problem is not a shortage of capital but a lack of transparency and alignment between funders and ground-level implementers, especially in hard-to-reach areas. If Asia and India could redirect trillions in capital, Batra said the priority should be women’s economic empowerment. She cited women's creditworthiness in microfinance and their role in agriculture as reasons. AVPN's conference is coming to India for the first time, where it hopes to push private capital in partnership with the government to meet the Sustainable Development Goals. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Tags: AVPN, CSR, India, philanthropy, social capital, women's economic empowerment Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/redirect-trillions-to-womens-economic-empowerment-avpn-ceo/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/redirect-trillions-to-womens-economic-empowerment-avpn-ceo/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.