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SELF-EMPLOYED WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION (SEWA)

Project Supported By UNDP & NISG

ICT for Empowerment of Women in Gujarat and Bihar

for Livelihood Generation, Social-economic Security, and

Self-sustainability of Women

Objective – I•The proposal aims to establish an ICT School for Empowerment of

Women which will aim to act as a central resource centre providing

facilities helpful in livelihood generation.

Objective – II

•The School is visualised as a resource centre which will build capacity

and provide trainings to the women members of SEWA and members of

local communities of Gujarat and Other states in various sectors.

•Project plan to cover more than 2,40,000 members in Gujarat, and

exposure to more than 5 organisations of Bihar.

1) TOT in different micro enterprise development and

2) Improve livelihoods through enhanced use of ICT3) House a Community Media

4)Set up and run CLCs (Community Learning Centres)

5)Provide training in areas like (more employable skills

a) Computers/Software

b) Photography

c) Mobile & Electronic repairing

d) Finance

e) Web designing and Multi media

d) Internet and BPO development

e)Language proficiency

6) Train and help local population, especially women, for Rural

Entrepreneurship

The school will....

Total 20 CLC’s will be targeted through the project while 11 districts

will be targeted through the community media

Overall ApproachOverall Approach

• Poorest of poor should access ICT related services and they should also benefit from the technology..

• SEWA has more than 1 million members spread across 9 states of India. 2/3rd of SEWA’s members in Gujarat are from the rural areas.

• SEWA has members in the remotest of the villages who do not even have access to basic infrastructure facility. Through its CLC set-up for cluster of villages, SEWA provides these members with ICT

• By providing them various capacity building trainings, SEWA’s aim is to convert 2,40,000 members into entrepreneurs

Activities to be covered under Activities to be covered under

ProjectProject

�TOT’s at the identified CLC’s. Focusing on 10 clc’s.

�Vocational trainings

�“SEWA Rojgar setu” linkages for

�Employment

�Grooming

�Credit linakages for further training or education

�Setup of Hardware & Connectivity at identified

CLCs

�Microenterprise development: SEWA Manager School

handholding

�Community Media or Community Radio: Education and

awareness on basic values, littaracy, agriculture and agro

forestry, health and child care related

�CLC setup in Bihar

Move Towards SelfMove Towards Self--sustainability:sustainability:

•Livelihood Enhancement

– Technical training for livelihood security like Tractor

Repairing, Plumbing, etc

•Business Development Services

– Provide Communication tools like STD/PCO for

community

– CLCs being used as common production centres

– Tools and equipment libraries, transport libraries etc

ContdContd……

• Supportive Services

– Provide food facility at the community centre in semi

desert areas of salt farming

– Child Care Centres at CLC

– administrative services

• Capacity Building

– Disaster preparedness, health, insurance, craft, education,

computer literacy training etc.

– Specialized pedagogy to suit grassroots and motivate them

to undertake theses courses

Bihar: Exposure and Setting up Bihar: Exposure and Setting up

CLCCLC’’ss• An exposure will be given to a group grass roots leaders from 5

organisations of Bihar

•Group will be having combination of activities in different sectors of

livelihoods, education, health card and capacity building

• A team of SEWA visit to the same organizations in Bihar for further

handholding

•Needs will assessed and also handholding for setting up CLCs’ will be

explored

• Indentify Micro entrepreneurs and TOTs during the visit of SEWA

• Vocational and managerial training of trainers will be provided to Bihar

Group’s

• Support TOTs of Bihar in setting up CLCs at identified places

• Monitoring and Facilitation to Bihar Group’s TOTs

Bihar: Exposure and Setting up Bihar: Exposure and Setting up

CLCCLC’’ss

• Identified 5 organizations of Bihar

• Affected by floods

• Sewa Bhagalpur, SEWA Munger, Nidan,

and Samajik Shaikshanik Vikas Kendra

Types of Training for Trainer under UNDP Project

Sr. # Training Type Propose

date for

Trainings

No. Of

Trainees

(TOT)

Appx.

Average

Monthly

Income Rs.

Appx.

Trainers

train

Average

Budget

UNDP Location

1 Photography 31-01-2009 10 700 to 1000 300 10000 Done Mehsana

2 DTP 02-02-2009 5 1500 to 2000 150 33710 On Going Ahmedabad

3Web Designing 16-02-2009 7 2500 to 3000 150 126000 Planned

Ahmedabad/Ghandihanagar/Anand/

Mehsana,/ S.Nagar

4Multi Media 23-03-2009 7 2500 to 3000 150 161000 Planned


Mehsana/S.Nagar

5Tally (Accounting) 18-02-2009 20 2000 to 2500 400 94400 Planned


Mehsana/Bodeli/S.Kantha/S.Nagar

6Language Training 09-03-2009 40 1200 to 1500 700 72000 Planned



7Mobile Repairing 10-04-2009 10 1000 to 1200 200 25000 Planned



8Hardware 20-04-2009 20 1000 to 1500 200 90000 Planned



9B.P.O. 30-04-2009 10 150 50000 Planned



10

Internet 26-02-2009 21 800 to 1000 700 31500 Planned


Mehsana/Bodeli/S.Kantha/S.Nagar/Pat

an/Kutch

11Electronic Item

Repairing Training05-05-2009 10 500 to 700 300 15000 Planned


Mehsana

160 3400 708610

Planned Planned vsvs Actual Progress Actual Progress

�Planned• Vocational training to Group

• Internet setup at present

District/CLCs

• Community media CLCs in Gujarat

• Monitoring and provide feasibility

support to the group

• Visit of SEWA people to Bihar for

SRS (Indentify the need of the state

people and mapped their requirement

)

• Prepare a customize training module

for Bihar group

• Invite them at SEWA and give them

the exposure

�Achieved• 2 training batchs have been

completed.

• Purchase of basic level of

Hardware initiated

• Indentified the partner

organizations from Bihar

Innovations in project:Innovations in project:

• CLC ( Community Learning Centre)

• Community Media

• Greater outreach

• Sustainable of CLCs

Community Learning and Community Learning and

Business Resource Centers:Business Resource Centers:

• Bridging traditional and modern knowledge

• ICT becomes link for community to optimally utilize the knowledge in strengthening their trades and livelihoods

Community learning and Business Community learning and Business

Resource Centers (Resource Centers (SanskarSanskar KendrasKendras))

•Managed by local communities

•Communities are having access

to following services:

•Economic activities

•Grain Bank/Seed Bank

•Tools and Equipment library

•Fairs and Melas

•Campaigns

•Storage and distribution

•Transport Library

• Information Services

• Capacity Building

• Supportive Services

• Disaster preparedness and

mitigation

Innovation in project: Innovation in project:

Community MediaCommunity Media• With a view to increasing awareness among the communities with fewer

resources, SEWA has started using the concept of Community Media. The

mass community will be reached through this innovative approach.

• For this broad casting or narrow casting of the programmes will be done in

the rural areas among the community

• These programmes will help in enhancing the livelihoods of the

communities

• Community friendly material will be developed for the purpose. This

material will be developed in consultation with the community at the grass

root level.

• e-Media by our own Website and also avail this all Content online on

YouTube and other local website.

Community Radio/Media StationsCommunity Radio/Media Stations

• Women empowerment

• Support to local farmers and agricultural

workers

• Encouragement to local cultural and

commercial activities

• Awareness and Education

• Promoting Collective responsibility and

Problem solving ability among local

communities

• Self reliance and Confidence among local

communities

• Emergency services/Disaster management

• Human Rights

Greater outreachGreater outreach

• The project will provide direct trainings to 3400 trainers.

These trainers in turn will educate the community using the

innovative approaches of CLC and Community Media

• Thus the indirect beneficiaries of the project will be More

than 2,40,000 members will be benefited through the

project in 120 villages, 52 blocks and 6 districts of Gujarat

and Bihar

• Employment linked training – These trainings will also

help the members to undertake newer livelihood

opportunities and help them in enhancing their existing

livelihoods also

• Access to education and health

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