|
|
|
|
Weekly group meeting
|
Preparation of nutrition food
|
Beedi
rolling and farm labour are two of the major revenue sources for women in
the coastal district. Women earn up to Rs. 800/- per month from these
activities. However, women remained socially backward. They also did not
have savings habit. The little they could save were used for emergencies.
Considering the need for social empowerment as well as developing a habit
of thrift, the SKDRDP started organizing the unique Jnanavikasa Programme.
Jnanavikasa Kendra are unique centres of socio economic empowerment for uneducated
under employed rural women without lands. In the Jnanavikasa Kendras such
women empower themselves with knowledge on health, family welfare,
hygiene, children education, clean surroundings, better living in weekly
interaction of upto two hours with each other.
Normally shy
woman unsure of herself transforms herself into a confident, self
respecting, determined woman, through her participation in Jnanavikasa
Kendra. Jnanavikasa Kendras are now attempting to train the women in
various production activities like floriculture, dairying, vegetable
cultivation, home industries etc., Here women, not only find source of
inspiration but also train to inculcate family values to a better
management. So far 1,640 Jnanavikasa Kendras have been working in
5,556 villages comprising of 10,87,475 women.
Objectives
:
·
Organize women from the poorer sections, backward classes,
minority community, SC/ST community, landless labourers, beedi
rollers, working class women etc.
·
Promote women empowerment, social mobilization process.
·
Create awareness in women and family.
·
Develop the habit of savings and thrift.
·
Educate women about family planning, sanitation, health,
education, culture, epics
·
Develop self-confidence, self reliance and physical appearance.
Promotion of income
generation activities.
Performance
during the year 2010-11 (Rs. In lakhs)
|
Sl No
|
Particulars
|
2010-11
|
Since inception
|
|
|
1
|
Jnanavikasa SHGs organized
|
1,394
|
92,857
|
|
2
|
Families involved
|
14,111
|
10,93,291
|
|
3
|
Savings mobilized
|
1,306.08
|
17,797.29
|
|
4
|
Loans
disbursed to the members
|
|
|
|
5
|
Numbers
|
1,32,291
|
18,77,637
|
|
6
|
Amount
|
20,556.18
|
1,77,070.51
|
|
Programmes
conducted for women
|
|
1
|
Awareness
camps on nutrition, food
|
2
|
9,494
|
|
2
|
Child
care, education
|
7
|
705
|
|
3
|
Health
and sanitation
|
5
|
1,304
|
|
4
|
Shramadaan
|
8
|
937
|
|
5
|
Study tours
|
1
|
4,844
|
|
|
|
|
|
