What is Red Rickshaw Revolution?
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}} The '''Red Rickshaw Revolution''' (RRR) is a project for [[women's empowerment]] in [[India]]. The [[Vodafone]] Foundation, India, launched it.<ref name=lri>{{cite web|title=Vodafone India: Leading through innovation and collaboration|url=http://www.lightreading.in/document.asp?doc_id=228542&site=lrindia|publisher=Light Reading India|accessdate=14 March 2013}}</ref> It helps women with [[social development]] in India.<ref name=herals>{{cite news|last=Das|first=Neha|title=Riding rickshaw for a cause|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/317222/riding-rickshaw-cause.html|accessdate=14 March 2013|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=8 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=hindu1>{{cite news|title=Stories of Struggle|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/stories-of-struggle/article4462531.ece|accessdate=14 March 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=1 March 2013}}</ref> It began when three women left [[Delhi]] to go to [[Mumbai]] to raise money for NGOs working to empower Indian women. They rode a red [[autorickshaw]]. This trip of 1500&nbsp;km began on 9 March 2013 and ended on 18 March 2013. The rickshaw passed through [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Maharashtra]].<ref name=idiva>{{cite web|last=Mag|first=Mumbai|title=Meet the women behind the red rickshaw revolution|url=http://idiva.com/opinion-work-life/meet-the-women-behind-the-red-rickshaw-revolution/20167|publisher=iDiva|accessdate=14 March 2013|archive-date=14 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314193228/http://idiva.com/opinion-work-life/meet-the-women-behind-the-red-rickshaw-revolution/20167|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Participants== Laura Turkington started the Red Rickshaw Revolution.<ref name=Tu>{{cite web|url=http://www.mbillionth.in/event-2012-2/jury/laura-turkington/ |title=Laura Turkington}}</ref> She was then Director of the <ref name=Vo>{{cite web|url=https://www.vodafone.com/vodafone-foundation |title=Vodafone Foundation}}</ref> in India. [[Carina