About This Workshop
Women Empowerment and Livelihoods
We believe that empowered women are the driving force behind resilient families and prosperous communities. Our programmes enable women to become confident leaders, informed decision-makers, and economically independent through leadership development, livelihood promotion, skill building, financial inclusion, and access to government entitlements.
To strengthen women’s economic empowerment, we have facilitated the formation of 384 Women’s Self-Help Groups (SHGs), creating platforms for savings, credit, and collective action. Of these, 120 SHGs have successfully accessed bank loans, enabling women to invest in sustainable livelihood opportunities. Around 170 women have established micro-enterprises, including pulse sorting, chilli powder production, and small-scale poultry farming, generating stable incomes and enhancing household economic security.
These livelihood initiatives have significantly reduced distress migration among women and their families. By creating sustainable income opportunities within their own villages, women are able to remain with their children, reducing the risks of exploitation, interrupted education, and child labour, while ensuring a safer and more secure environment for their families.
Beyond livelihoods, we work closely with women’s groups, community institutions, and local governments to promote gender equality, strengthen women’s leadership, and prevent violence against women and girls. Our integrated approach empowers women to become agents of change, creating stronger families, more resilient communities, and a future where every woman can live with dignity, confidence, and opportunity.
Project Information
PROJECT TYPE
Awareness & Community Engagement
Organised Under
Maharashtra State Commission for Women, Mumbai
Focus
Women-Centred Awareness
APPROACH
Workshop & Community Participation
Project Gallery
Community Awareness & Participation
Community participation plays an important role in creating sustainable social change. Workshops provide a space where people can come together, listen, discuss and learn about issues that affect individuals, families and communities.
Through direct interaction and awareness activities, participants can gain greater understanding and become more engaged with important social issues. Such initiatives also encourage communication and collective thinking, helping create a stronger connection between community members and development-oriented organisations.
The workshop conducted under the Maharashtra State Commission for Women reflects this approach of bringing people together through an organised platform for awareness and engagement. It also highlights the importance of creating opportunities for discussion and learning at the grassroots level.
Our Community Health Approach
Women-Centred Awareness
Creating greater awareness around issues relevant to women and communities.
Interactive Participation
Providing an opportunity for participants to interact, discuss and exchange views.
Knowledge & Awareness
Encouraging learning and better understanding through workshop-based engagement.
Community Engagement
Bringing people together and encouraging collective participation in social development.
Our work impact
Mother and Child Health
- Number of villages-28, Families-5310, Population-32941
- 2940 pregnant mothers, whose health was below the WHO criteria, were improved.
- HB levels were increased from an average of 7 to 12g/dL.
- The pregnant mother’s weight was gained to the recommended levels between 11.5 to 16 kilograms.
- The Colostrums feeding of new babies increased from 65% to 96%.
- The consumption of nutritious food by pregnant and lactating mothers increased from 70% to 94%.
- The percentage of family using feeding safe and pure drinking water to babies increased from 65% to 90%.
Agriculture&Livelihood
- Districts Covered- 3, Villages Covered-468, Families Covered-43287, Approximate Population covered- 216435 persons.
- 21000 families improved their income through agriculture support from on average Rs 3700 per month to Rs 12000 per month.
- 15,000 farmers are practicing Organic Farming from one 12000 hectare and approximately 4500 hectare were brought under horticulture plantation.
- Approximately 45000 hectare land was brought under the cultivation of pulses
- Approximately 3312 families migration were stopped in the last 5 years, through agriculture and livelihood support.
Environment
- Approximately 12,000 hectares of land in the watershed are afforested, and the same land's soil erosion has been stopped.
- More than 3500 wells deepened and restored for various purposes in approximately 250 villages, water reservoirs desalted. 5 villages made drought-free villages.
SELF HELP GROUPS
- 384 women Self Help Groups were formed and 120 SHGs received loans from banks. Around 170 women started microenterprises, such as pulses sorting, chili powder, small poultry, etc. Because of 170 micro enterprises started by women, the women stopped migrating, thereby securing the exploitation of their children.
Child Education and Sexual Abuse Villages Covered- 450, Districts-13
- Approximately 4,500 drop-out children restored in mainstream schooling.
- Approximately 300 child labourers rescued and approximately 478 Child marriages stopped.
- Approximately 197 Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Supported.
- Around 8 lakhs took part in that they won't conduct any child marriage and would not support and attend child marriages.
- 333 tribal children in the tribal areas are continuing education in Chhattisgarh.
