India is a rising country in the world both in population and economy. India has the second-largest population in the world with more than 1.35 billion people. It is the world’s fifth-largest economy and the fastest-growing trillion-dollar economy. However, the need to fight poverty in India still exists. The women are facing many problems where they should have to find out economic stability for their position in the family, in the community, and in society. Women are undercounted in employment studies.
Women predominate in agricultural activity. Women’s status is influenced by economic status, caste, and ethnic background. Domestic work increases the status of women and households. The poorer households have greater labor force participation, particularly as wage laborers rather than unpaid family workers.
If you are also searching for a project proposal based on women empowerment through training or skill development or if you are a non-government organisation working towards the empowerment of rural women, then get a detailed look at this proposal. This proposal has objectives to provide technical skills for microeconomic enterprises, spread education and literacy among the targeted groups have a prime focus on women, children and improvement in income and livelihood security for the poor and vulnerable women.
The expected outcomes of the proposals include problems of poverty, unemployment, and dependence will be alleviated, women will be self-employed, Socioeconomic living conditions will be improved and the development of group spirit and unity amongst the beneficiaries.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The working area being rural is under Block 1 and Blocks 1 area of district 1 of state of India. The area covers where the people belongs to more than 70% SC and ST, 22% Minority Community and 11% others. Chosen area has got the complexities of communication and poverty syndrome having want of job opportunity and income security for livelihood development. The women are facing many problems where they should have to find out the economic stability for their position in the family, in the community and in the society.
Owing to this situational analysis the organization intends to strengthen the capacity of the women through Entrepreneurship Development training cum production for their livelihood advancement. The appropriate technology as also utilizing the skill and potential of the women should be stressed and the drop out adolescent girls from main stream should be encouraged to have their scopes for the future through livelihood enhancement.
This proposed training cum production will concentrate on Spice Grinding on Chili and Turmeric and in future different types of spices will be undertaken.
Group basis they will undertake the training and they will be supported by the organization for their livelihood advancement. The training will be conducted for 3 months. The organization will provide technical and financial as also back up services for this training that they can be self-supported and have income security for their livelihood enhancement. This will be training cum production centre, where they will have the job opportunity/ income opportunity for their self-sustenance.
OBJECTIVES
- Initially 40 women from the SHGs will be chosen for these training cum production centre.
- To provide technical skills for microeconomic enterprises.
- To spread education and literacy among the targeted groups having prime focus on women and children.
- Improvement in income and livelihood security for the poor and vulnerable women.
- Institutional empowerment through promoting and supporting self-help groups.
- Marketing Linkages through information and training on marketing quality system, strengthening needed infrastructure, marketing system and linkages with marketing centers.
- Development of Community Ownership.
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
Under this project training cum production will be set up for the target beneficiaries. 40 Women will be involved in this unit (20 in one shift x 2 shifts. 8 am to 1 pm: 1st shift 2 pm to 7 pm: 2 nd shift) and after payment of recurring cost and honorarium, the surplus amount of the unit will be utilized as revolving fund (40%) and emergency fund (30%), Social Welfare Activities (20%) and organizational maintenance cost (10%). The women who will be engaged in this unit will have scope of taking loan from revolving fund for setting up their own enterprise and marketing support will be provide by the organization.
Section of the society to be benefitted from the project:
Women Members belonging to low-income families.
Approximate no. of beneficiaries: Direct- 40, Indirect- 160
MARKETING ARRANGEMENTS
The Marketing support system has to be reviewed with special attention based on the following points, especially for the sustainability of any project related to livelihood enhancement as follows:
- Provision of information and training on marketing
- Establishment of linkages
- Collection and dissemination of information on quality systems
- Support in the development of needed infrastructure
- Provision of assistance in different marketing centers/pockets
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
- The beneficiaries are able to have their own income resources
- Their problems of poverty, unemployment and dependence will be alleviated
- The women will be self-employed
- Socio-economic living conditions will be improved
- Habit of small savings will be developed among them
- Development of group spirit and unity amongst the beneficiaries.
