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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-II 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 September 2007, 344 groups have been formed with 5822 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.,
Some
groups have engaged in rural computer centres, co-operative
milk societies, readymade garment units, vehicular transport
services 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.
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