Enhanced Livelihood through Empowered Civil Society Organisation in Baksa District, Assam (IRDP-Phase II)

An SHG Federation Initiative: Training on tailoring for 25 rural ladiesconducted at Nagrijuli Tea Garden Village, Baksa District, sponsored by SSB Rangiya Division

Course Completion Certificate distribution to the trainees by the Officials from SSB, Rangiya Divison on successfully completing the one month Taioring Course conducted at at Nagrijuli Village in collaboration with the SHG Federation

The trainees with SSB officials and GGSS team during the Course Completion Certificate Distribution Ceremony of the one month tailoring Course conducted at Nagirijuli Tea Garden Village, Baksa District

Public Consultation meeting organised by SHG Federation at Tamulpur

Tent house on rent.........a small business run by SHG federation under the Kumarikkatta Project Center.......

Mushroom cultivation on progress by SHG Members

SHG Federation meeting.... a platform to share the learning, issues and make viable action plans.......

SHG woman selling rice at the local market

The SHG and Federation members were trained to better manage their groups by helping to understand the strengths, weakness, opportunities, threats etc of the groups

Training on SHG management for the leaders

Government schemes availed through the project intervention

Government schemes availed through the project intervention by one of the SHG members

Training conducted for the SHG and Federation Leaders on RTI

Interaction with the SHG leaders by Mr. Raj Kumar, Regional Officer from Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Mr. Raj Kumar Toppo, Regional Officer from Odisha, interacts with the Project staff during the monitoring visit

Capacity building training for the staff

Capacity building training for the staff

Monthly staff meeting

Training on the Rights of Women conducted for the Women Leaders

Training on Women Rights for the SHG leaders

Mr. Raj Kumar Toppo interacts with the ladies in the Cooperative shop opened under four Federations

Field monitoring visit by Mr. Raj Kumar Toppo, Regional Officer from Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Monitoring visit by the Director. Interaction with the village leaders and SHG members

Monitoring visit and interaction with the SHG leaders by the Director

Interaction of the Director with the SHG leaders

Cooperative shop initiated by the SHG Federation leaders at Tamulpur

Inauguration of the Cooperative Shop at Tamulpur

Visit of Mr. Raj Kumar Toppo, Regional Officer, to the office

The Mushroom cultivated initiated under the project intervention.

Monthly SHG meeting in progress. The Coordinator and the Field Supervisor interact with the SHG members

Participation in the State Level Expo organised by the AGVB and NABARD at Guwahati

Project Evaluation by the Director

Project End Evaluation by the Director

Project End Evaluation by the Director

Monthly Staff meeting

Visit by the Director to the shop initiated under the SHG Federation at Nagrijuli

Training on Federation Management for the SHG Federation leaders

Participation in the State Level Expo at Guwahati

The 3 years project focused on the holistic development of the rural communities of 23 rural villages of Baksa District in Assam. They project operated through four centers (Sashipur, Kumarikatta,Tamulpur and Nagrijuli). The aim of the project was to create awareness among the target groups through community mobilization,SHG formation, Income Generation Activities, Youth guidance programme, and Health Education etc. Right based approach was adopted throughout the process in order to bring the Community Based Organizations to the societal mainstream. The project created platform for the women SHG members to achieve stable income through engaging in sales and marketing of various SHG products like, handicrafts, cloths, value added food products, vegetables etc. Highlights of Achievements More than 70 SHGs are trained in various income generation activities such as food processing, herbal medicine preparation, piggery, fishery, goat rearing, mushroom cultivation, Garment making and embroidery works etc. Credit system and market linkages are also initiated. Four SHG Federations are functional and opened small market outlets to market various SHG products under each Project Centre. SHG Federations conjointly opened a common Cooperative shop at Tamulpur Town, Baksa district. The SHG Federations also participate in village level weekly marketing, exhibitions and sales melas during festive seasons. Tailoring units are also set up under each project centre. The SHG Federations started availing various Government Schemes and provisions for Group wise Income Generation Activities. They also support the villagers to apply for various schemes and benefits.