pro-poor, pro-nature & pro-women.
Harkin Bank
| Multiple Enterprises | |
| Location | Kakinada, AndhraPradesh, India |
| The Groups | Om Namassivaya Mahila Shakthi Sangham, Sri Satya Sairam Mahila Sangham, Sri Kanaga Durga Mahila Shakthi Sangham, Sri Nookalamma Devi Mahila shakthi Sangham, Sri Sai Ram Mahila Shakthi Sangam, Kasthuri Mahila Shakthi, Sri Tirupathamma Mahila Shakthi Sangam, Sri Devi Mahila Shakthi sangam, Sri Mahalakshmi Mahila Shakthi Sangham, Sri Kanaga Mahalakshmi Mahila Shakthi Sangam, Eswari Mahila Shakthi Sangam, Lakshmi Ganesh Mahila Sangam, Surya Mahila Sangam |
Date of Loan Disbursement |
June 2008 |
| Loan Amount | Rs.908, 000 (from your Bank Rs. 40,000) |
| Activity | The above listed Self Help Groups (Self Help Group is a group of rural poor consist of 10 to 20 persons who have volunteered to organize themselves into a group for eradication of poverty of the members) are from Dindu & Corangi village near Kakinada East Godavari District, Andhrapradesh, India. In order to strengthen/enhance the livelihood opportunities of the members of the SHG and help them to earn a regular income, the idea of starting a micro-enterprise has been facilitated. The group consists of women basically belonging to the fishing community. They earn their income through fish/dry fish vending, Rice/Milk vending, Cloth business, Tailoring, Fancy stores, Kirana shops, Petty shops, Prawn vending etc. They used the funds to run the enterprises and to meet regular household emergency expenses and also to expand their business and their daily average income. |
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| The groups have attended Capacity Building Training programs at MSSRF, Kakinada. They have also attended short-term training program on Small Enterprise Management and have learnt the basics of a small business. Now they are venturing into a higher scale of operations to enhance their income earning capacity. This additional income will help them in improving their economic status and in providing their children with better nutritious food, education and housing. | |