Women Self help Group Program
The project is being organised in 150 villages at present and under the project, more than 500 women self help groups are bein managed successfully. The groups are engaged to build capability, saving, confidence and financial capability in poor women and the members of the groups are made aware of education, health, child marriage, women right and other sensitive issues. More than 5000 poor women have been provided a loan of Rs.11 crore by banks for their economic development, meeting social needs, child education.
Objectives
To build capacity of women groups so they can work for their development and ensure their livelihood through better management of natural resources
To increase income level of women through activities related to natural resources and increase access of women to personal and collective resources
To improve social and economic status of women in family and society
To increase participation of women in government program and panchayati raj
To make efforts to organize women groups and form unified forum
Activities
Selection of women
Meetings and discussions
Income enhancement of women
Women training
Linking women with government schemes
Formation of women forum and holding workshop
Achievements
Above 500 new SHGs have been formed
Orientation training held
Groups have been linked with banks
skill training organised for group members for livelihood promotion
Women federation formed
Work plan of groups prepared
