Make Women in Rural India Financially Secure

Dear Friends,

Sharing with you two stories of our success:

1. In one of the working area of Seva Mandir, there were clashes between the males. Two groups were formed by them. For the past one year, there were no talks neither any social activity took place between these groups.

Seva Mandir comes to know about this and took the initiative. Self Help Groups of women were formed with the aim to provide women economic stability as well as for the regular communication between the members of the village. The women SHG works brilliantly. This resulted into the social interaction and communication among the women and males of these clash groups.

Together with Seva Mandir’s initiative and the women support, the clash groups are now settling down and things started back on tracks.

2. Dhanu from Pareda had to find work outside village to work as a laborer facing the awful prospects of leaving her three children unattended. She took a loan of INR 15,000 from her self help group to open a local ration shop at her home. Within a year she repaid the loan and interest. Now she is very much able to look after her children who attend school regularly.

Thank you for your support.

Regards

Atul Lekhra 

Links:

• Seva Mandir's Website

Dear Friends,

Rodi lives in a village of our Jhadol block. Rodi is 60 years old and she is a member of a self help group of this village since March, 2011. She has 3 sons among whom one is married and a daughter.

Rodi started saving with Rs. 25 per month through the self help group and now her saving has increased up to Rs.50 per month. Before joining the group, her economical status wasn’t very good as her husband was the sole breadwinner of the family and he also didn’t earn enough.

With support of the self help group, she thought of starting her traditional business of pottery but she didn’t have the initial capital. The savings collected by her group wasn’t sufficient to meet production needs of members therefore her group applied for a bank loan under SGSY scheme of government. The group was successful in getting a loan of Rs.3,12,500 from bank.

Rodi was provided a loan of Rs.50,000 from the bank loan for starting pottery business by her group. Today Rodi and her husband make and sell pots in the local as well as in Udaipur market. She earns Rs.60,000 annually from this business. Till date she has repaid more than half of her loan. Rodi has become a role model for her group members and other self help groups.

Thank you so much for your continuous support to this program.

Regards

Atul Lekhra 

Links:

• Seva Mandir's Website