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SROI Study for Initiatives (Consulting Assignment 2)
Social Return on Investment (SROI)
study was conducted for The overall SROI value of five In the Skill Development Programme, a total of
company’s five development programmes was measured as 9.91. 514 youths were trained, out of which 425
initiatives implemented in Farakka The company invested youths were placed in various states. Youths
block of Murshidabad district of Rs 5.92 crore and generated a got an average salary of Rs 8,326 per
West Bengal. The objective of the social value of Rs 58.65 crore for month in 2019, Rs 9,424 per month in 2020 and
study was to understand and beneficiaries. The SROI value of 9.91 Rs 8,945 per month in 2021. The placement rate
measure social value created by reflects that a one-rupee investment was measured as 82.6% from 2020-2022.
Agriculture, Healthcare, Skill of company brought a social return
Development, Water Resource ofapprox. ten rupees. The Water Resource Management Programme
Management and Women
increased farmers income from
Empowerment Programmes in the
In the Agriculture Programme, Rs 50,000 per acre to Rs 1.5 lakh per acre. It
Farakka region. The findings and
recommendations of this study 1,634 farmers made an income of also shifted most of the farmers from
monocropping to multicropping and reduced
provided important directions for Rs 18.92 crore from Rabi crops and
migration to nearby cities substantially. Flood
amendments in project strategy, Rs 54 lakh was earned from Kharif crops
irrigation used to give 65-75% water use
implementation, and the way cultivation. In the Goat-based Livelihood
efficiency before the intervention. The project
forward. programme (GBLP), farmers sold a total
promoted initiatives such as drip and sprinkler
of 8,829 goats and earned an income of
system and yielded 70% and 50% water use
Rs 8.82 crore.
efficiency respectively.
Healthcare Programme has been
successful in reducing home deliveries
In the Women Empowerment Programme,
from 45% to 5% in project areas due to
88 SHGs were formed and engaged in
the engagement of mid wives and
income generation as well as, inter-loaning
monetary benefits provided under
activities and availed bank loans. SHGs
Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY). The
institutional delivery rate was also garnered an income of Rs 5.40 crore from
increased from 55% to 95% due to health goatry, Rs 15.66 lakh from vegetable
awareness, and deployment of cultivation and Rs 14.25 lakh from poultry in
Swasthya Sakhis and gynaecological the last three years.
camps in the project villages.
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Commitment Towards a Sustainable Future
