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Women
Development
With the support from Tamilnadu Women
Development Corporation Ltd., Chennai through its project
implementation Unit at Namakkal under Mathi-III scheme, this
program is being implemented in Pallipalayam block of Namakkal
District from August 2002.
Under this holistic women
empowerment and development program, the rural women in Pallipalayam
block are being organised into women self help groups (SHGs).
There are 12-20 members will be in a SHG. Till December 2008,
364 women self help groups have been formed with 6428 rural
women.
Each SHG is having their own savings accounts in the nearby
banks and they were promoted to practice the internal thrift
and credit process. The women group members were being given
various intensive training packages including the induction
and orientation training on the concept of SHGs, leadership
training, Entrepreneurial Development program (EDP), Various
Income Generation Programs like production of goods, Marketing
strategies, Various vocational training programs, value added
services to the products etc., The groups have started to
manufacture their own products. Many group are involved in
manufacturing house-hold things, vermi-composting, toys making,
bamboo products, garments, embroidery, chorosa works, glass
painting, oil painting etc.,
The
women groups are instrumental in educating rural folk and
the improvement of rural economy. Through them we are reaching
out the outreached sections of the society. Many women groups
are also helping to each other especially to the downtrodden
and to those affected and infected with HIV/AIDS. Under this
program, we have also developed 40 men self help groups to
render various support services.
Due
to the effective implementation of the program, WORD has been
awarded with the Achiever
Award for the year 2006-2007 by the donor.
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