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CSR COMPENDIUM 59 Creating Value, Transforming Lives 59

By financially empowering women, Self H
By financially empowering women, Self Help elp
Groups have successfully lifted millions of f
Groups have successfully lifted millions o
marginalized families out of poverty since 1992. e 1992.
marginalized families out of poverty sinc
Combining self-management, access to micro o
Combining self-management, access to micr
finance and a participatory approach to problem oblem
finance and a participatory approach to pr
solving, SHGs have transformed several villages in es in
solving, SHGs have transformed several villag
small towns. The Government is thus pushing
small towns. The Government is thus pushing
formation and strengthening of Self Help Gr
formation and strengthening of Self Help Groups oups
under the Rashtriya Aajivika mission. under the "Rashtriya Aajivika Mission".

Given the potential of SHGs to make sus Given the potential of SHGs to make sustainable tainable
developmental impact on villages, CFCL supported ted
developmental impact on villages, CFCL suppor
the formation of 44 women SHGs in villages around es around
the formation of 39 women SHGs in villag
Gadepan. Their members were trained in
Gadepan. Their members were trained in
bag/paper bag making, dona -pattal making, food ood
bag/paper bag making, dona -pattal making, f
processing, spices/pickle making and tailoring.
processing, spices/ pickle making and tailoring.
SHG members are empowered with training in
SHG members are empowered with training in
maintaining accounts, record keeping, maintaining accounts, record keeping,
strengthening and managing their SHG, r
strengthening and managing their SHG, roles & oles &
responsibilities of members and bank link
responsibilities of members and bank linkage age
processes. They are then able to raise micro o
processes. They are then able to raise micr
finance and adopt the inter-loaning facilit finance and adopt the inter-loaning facility. y.

An apparel manufacturing unit and a school b
An apparel manufacturing unit and a school bag ag
manufacturing unit, working with K.K.Birla irla
manufacturing unit are working with K.K.B
Memorial Society in Gadepan provides regular
Memorial Society in Gadepan, provide regular
employment to women. The school uniforms and
employment to women. The school uniforms and
other apparel they stitch are provided at a nominal ost
other apparel they stitch are sold at a nominal c
to students. Handmade products manuf cost to students. Handmade products actured by
manufactured by these SHGs are made available at
these SHGs are sold under the brand name Kriti,
a shop set up in Gadepan specially for this
under the brand name Kriti, at a shop set up in
purpose. Gadepan specially for this purpose.

Bags Manufactured by Kriti