Women Empowerment

Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj Bahuuddeshiya Sanstha

Empowerment of Women through Training and Awareness Programs

  • 1800+ women empowered through leadership, entrepreneurship, and livelihood skills training, enabling them to gain confidence and self-reliance
  • 300 Self-Help Groups (SHGs) established to provide financial independence and mutual support for women in rural areas

Awareness Programs for Independent Women

  • Conducted awareness sessions to support women in managing mental stress and mental health challenges
  • Educated women on the Domestic Violence Act, empowering them to seek help and access resources available through Family Counseling Centers

Vocational Training for Women

  • Organized skill-building workshops in beauty parlour services, sewing, and creating homemade products, helping women develop sustainable livelihood skills
  • Created Self-Help Groups (SHGs) to encourage women’s financial independence and provide collective support for business initiatives

Outcomes

  • Over 1800 women from underprivileged and tribal communities have started to improve their economic and social status by acquiring livelihood opportunities through training
  • Over 5000 women and their families are becoming capable of achieving financial self-reliance
  • With the guidance of the family counseling center, family conflicts have reduced, and progress towards gender equality is becoming evident

SDG 5 (Gender Equality):

By empowering women and ensuring equal opportunities, we contribute to achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.

Women Empowerment (2023-24):

Objective — To promote financial literacy and self-employment among tribal women.

    • Formed 10 new Self-Help Groups (SHGs)
    • Conducted savings and micro-credit training
    • Provided training in Goat farming / Poultry farming / Bamboo craft / Sewing machine (tailoring) training

Outcome

  • 120 women trained in income-generating skills
  • SHGs started collective savings activity

Goat farming / Poultry farming / Bamboo craft / Sewing machine training (tailoring)

Objectives

  • To empower rural and tribal women economically
  • To provide women with self-employment and a source of regular income
  • To enhance women’s skills, confidence, and decision-making abilities
  • To create sustainable livelihoods based on local resources
  • To increase women’s participation at the family and community levels

Key Activities

  • 180 needy women were identified, and Self-Help Groups (SHGs) / women’s groups were formed
  • Goat farming training: goat selection, feed, health, vaccination; breeding and market information
  • Poultry farming training: improved breeds, feed, disease management; egg production and sales
  • Tailoring training: sewing machine usage; sewing, repairing clothes, and taking orders
  • Practical and hands-on training
  • Initial equipment/input assistance
  • Bank, scheme, and market linkages
  • Regular follow-up and guidance

Outcomes

 

    • Creation of a source of regular and supplementary income for women
    • Improvement in the family’s economic condition
    • Increase in women’s confidence and decision-making abilities
    • Strengthening of women’s social status through self-employment
    • Creation of women entrepreneurs at the local level
    • Reduction in poverty and economic dependence
    • Development of a sustainable livelihood model

Other Activities

  • Project site visit and study tour
  • Gender – Arts and Skills Camp / Kabaddi Competition