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Project Namakkal (2) - Sustainable Livelihoods

Duration: June 2012 – May 2014

Direct Beneficiaries: 895 (265 woman SHG members, 475 adolescent girls & 150 Dalit children)

Total lives touched: 895

Focus Area:

Women's Empowerment

Climate Change

Project Location:

Tamil Nadu, India

Project Partners: 

Innocent Foundation
Women's Organisation for Rural Development (WORD)
Project Namakkal (2) - Sustainable Livelihoods

Project Namakkal (2) worked with 265 Self-Help Group women members & 475 adolescent girls formed into activity-focused SHGs in five villages in North West Tamil Nadu to generate income through vermicomposting, organic vegetable farming, tailoring & embroidery or coir rope-making. All were provided with access to a Revolving Fund to help them save & expand their activities & were provided with legal literacy training to better understand their legal rights & entitlements through membership of Watch.

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buys soil sensors for a farmer, increase returns and improve crop quality

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buys a starter kit of sanitary napkins for 20 girls

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buys fruit trees for 6 tribal families, improve nutrition & provide extra income

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buy a day's training to help women produce and market sanitary napkins

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buy 3 training sessions for a Self-Help Group in beekeeping or farming

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enable one family to invest in Smart Farming opportunities, give a lifetime of improved returns.

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