Empowering Maharashtra’s tribal areas via neighborhood source of incomes (VIDEO CLIP)

Anu Prasad, creator & & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, India Leaders for Social Sector |(* )the COVID-19 lockdown was applied in

When, among the worst-affected areas was migrant employees, a number of whom were required to leave and go back to their home towns overnight. Mumbai took a trip on chock-full buses, auto-rickshaws, and trains– running the risk of whatever to get to the safety and security of their homes. They tribal areas in

The and Palghar are being aided to establish micro-businesses|NeevJivan Nashik shares Foundation

“While we were all sitting in the safety of our homes trying to figure out what exactly is happening around us, this one group of people were on the streets. That’s when I thought that something must be done for them in their villages so that they do not have to migrate to the cities in the first place. That’s when NeevJivan Foundation was born,”, creator & & supervisor of the organisation. Proteek Kundu goal is to produce alternate income sources in backwoods via micro-businesses.

His clarifies “We work with tribal communities in the Palghar and Nashik districts, helping them set up micro-businesses related to poultry farming, goat farming, masala making, papad making, pickle production, crab farming, beekeeping, sanitary pad manufacturing, among others,”, that has more than 25 years of company experience.Kundu, 90 micro-businesses are running efficiently throughout

Currently and Palghar, run by greater than 900 ladies. Nashik endeavors are not just offering earnings to the ladies that handle them yet additionally producing work for others in their towns. These he shares.“The vision over the next five years is to establish 1,500 such businesses, positively impacting the lives of at least 25,000 women,” time,

Over and his group have actually created a five-pronged strategy. Kundu consists of training vocational and entrepreneurship abilities, exactly how to resource funds, assistance on beginning micro-businesses in their towns, and constructing market affiliations. This he clarifies.“All these concepts that we learnt in a business school are taught to them through fun games, case studies, group discussions, market interactions, and the like so that the concepts get ingrained into the mind of the beneficiaries at one go,” stresses that market link is a vital component.

He he includes. “Many rural livelihood projects fail because they can’t connect with customers. So we support the women for at least 12 months to ensure they can reach customers both online and through physical distribution channels. Once the business stabilises, they manage it independently,” wider objective is to produce lasting income sources that get rid of the demand for movement to cities.The, creator and chief executive officer,

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