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YoungWomeninEntrepreneurship

PromotingGenderEqualityandEmpowermentforYoungWomeninRuralIndia

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WhyYoungWomen?

1in5girlsaremarriedbetweentheagesof13and15

Ofthis20%,mostonlygotoschooluntil4thstandard(9-10yearsold)

Lackofeducationandunsanitaryconditionsleadstopoorhealthandlittle

knowledgeaboutfamilyplanning,menstruation,ordisease

Lackofhousingleavesgirlssubjecttoabuseandstealing

Withlittleeducationandmeagreincomes,womenarebothunawareoflegalrights

andunabletoaccesslegalserviceswheninabusiverelationshipsanddeniededucation,

food,orhousing

Smallincomesandnoplacetosaveleaves

womenwithouttheabilitytopreparefinanciallyfor

thefuture

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OurPlanProvidegirlswith

mentorshipandskillssectortrainingprograms

BroadcastfinancialliteracyandentrepreneurshiptrainingsonMann

DeshiRadioStation

Promotesavingswithapersonalsavingsboxscheme

Conductfinancialliteracy,women'shealth,andlegalrightsworkshops

Createanenvironmentoffemaleempowerment,financialindependence,andincreasedopportunitiesforwomenand

girls.

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Providewomenwithbasiclifeskillstrainingstoimprovegenerallivelihood.

Teachwomenthetechnicalandsoftskillstheyneedtofindajoborstarttheirownbusiness.

Supportwomentofinancialindependenceandfemale

empowerment.

Increasedsavings,

increasedusageofbankaccounts,

flourishingbusinesses,strengthenedeconomyand

community.

SatisfyingNeedsandCreatingChange:TheEffectofYoungWomeninEntrepreneurship

Financialliteracy,women’shealth,andlegalrightstrainings

ServiceSectorSkillsTrainings

Mentorshipprogramandsupportgroup

meetings

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ImpactonOurCommunity

Girlsreceivetechnicalskills

trainings

Girlsaremoreeducatedandabletogetabetterjob

Girlsareinspiredbytheirmentorstosucceed

Girlsfeelthesupportfrom

theircommunitytosucceed

Girlsareabletosavemoney

withtheirsavingsboxes

Girlscannowfinanciallyplanforthefutureand

becomefinanciallyindependent

Increasedlevelofsavings,self-

confidence,andempowermentforwomenandgirlsinthecommunity

Girlsreceivefinancialliteracy,health,andlegalrightstraining

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ImpactonMannDeshi

IncreasedbankaccountsfromSavingsBoxScheme

Abilitytoimpactmorewomeninan

unreachedcommunity

Increasedusageoftechnologyand

radioprogramming

Expansionofskillstrainingprogram

Creationoflong-termbank

beneficiariesandusers

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MentorshipProgram

ServiceSectorSkillsTrainingsPersonalBoxes

SavingsScheme

MannDeshiYoung

EntrepreneursCurriculum

FinancialLiteracy,HealthandHygiene,

andLegalRightsTraining

MonthlySupportGroupMeetings

FinancialLiteracyand

EntrepreneurshipRadioTrainings

MannDeshiFoundationYoungWomeninEntrepreneurshipGeneralCurriculum

Thiscurriculumisdesignedtopromotegenderequalityandempowermentamongstyoung,marginalisedwomenandgirlslivinginruralMaharashtra.Thecurriculumwillusea

combinationofface-to-facetrainings,technology,andexperientiallearningtoensurethatallgirlsreceivethesupportandeducationtheyneedanddeserve.

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·ConnectyounggirlstoarolemodelwithintheMannDeshiCommunity·Mentorsserveasaguide,resource,andpersontocometoforadvicebothprofessionallyandpersonally·Sparkanentrepreneurshipdesirewithinthegirlsbyprovidingthemexamplesofsuccessfulwomenintheircommunity

·In-personmeetingswithmentoraddressingfullgroup,smallgroupandone-on-one·Mentoraddressesaudienceabouttheirexperiencesandprobesgirlstothinkabouttheirs·30minutesessionsoncepermonth·Usingskits/roleplayandchartsandposters

·Self-awarenessanddiscipline·Abilitytoset,trackandremainontargetwithgoals·Abilitytodealwithconflictandchallengesinaproactiveway·Abilitytocreateanactionplan·Empowermentandinspirationforentrepreneurialsuccess

LearningOutcomes

DeliveryMethod

MentorshipProgram

Goals

·Finaltalkwithmentorsabouttheirjourneyintheprogram·Reviewofgoalsandhowmanythey’veachieved·Actionplanformovingforward

Assessment

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·Providewomenwithskillsthattheycanusetofindajoborstarttheirownbusiness·Helpwomenlocateplaceswheretheycangetemployed·Providewomenwithsoftandtechnicalprofessionalskills

·In-persongrouptrainingswithindividualsupport·Usingcharts,handouts,andresourcepacksforwomentoreferto·1hoursessionsonceperweek

·Atleastonetangibleserviceskillmastered·Abilitytoseekandobtainajob·Abilitytoworkwithcustomersandemployers·Timemanagement,resourcemanagement,moneymanagementskillsmastered

·Finalexamforeachserviceskillthatconsistsoffinalprojectandameetingwithtraineraboutwork·Finaltalkwithtrainersaboutwhatwomenhavelearnedandhowthey’reusingtheskills·Locationoforinprocessoffindingajobwithnewskills

ServiceSectorSkillsTrainings

LearningOutcomes

Assessment

DeliveryMethod

Goals

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·Providebasicunderstandinghealth,financialliteracy,andlegalrights·Showwomenhowtousethesetrainingsintheirbusinessesanddailylives

·In-persontrainingswithone-on-onesupport·1hourlongsessionsonceperweek

·FinancialLiteracy·Abilitytosave,budget,andtrackspendingandunderstandingofimportanceofsaving·Abilitytolocateandusesavingsservices·Understandingofloansandcredit,pensions,insurance,andinvesting

·HealthandHygiene·Understandingofhowtocreatehygienicenvironmentsathomeandatwork·Understandingofmenstruationcycle,familyplanning,andwomen’shealth

·LegalRights·Legalawarenessaboutdomesticabuse,underagemarriage,divorce,andchildlabor·Abilitytolocateresourcestoreceivelegalhelp

LearningOutcomes

DeliveryMethod

·Womenwilldesignfinalskitstodemonstrateunderstandingofinformation·Reviewoffinancialdiariestoseehowmuchwomenaresaving·Evaluatingtoseeifthey’veopenedupabankaccountortakenaloan

Goals

FinancialLiteracy,Healthand

Hygiene,andLegalRightsTraining

Assessment

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·Ensurethatwomenhavebasicunderstandingoffinancialliteracy·Providewomenwithguidanceandadviceinstartingacompany·Maketrainingsasaccessibleaspossibleforallwomen

·MannDeshiRadioStation·SuccessfulMannDeshiEntrepreneurssharingtheirstoriesandadvice·Questionsfromtheaudience·FinancialliteracyaudiotrainingsfromMannDeshiStaff

·Strongunderstandingofhowtostartyourownbusiness·Abilitytodealwithchallengesandunexpectedeventswhenstartingabusiness·Abilitytolocateresourcesforloans,financialservices,andbusinesshelp·Basicunderstandingoffinancialliteracyincludingabilitytosave,budget,andtrackspendings·Inspirationandrolemodellingtoempowernewentrepreneurs

·Feedbackfromlistenersandspeakers·EncouragewomentocallintoMannDeshi’stollfreenumbertoaskquestionsorprovidefeedback

LearningOutcomes

Assessment

Goals

FinancialLiteracyand

EntrepreneurshipRadioTrainings

DeliveryMethod

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·Createacommunityamongstallofthewomenparticipatingintheprogramsothattheycansupporteachotherthroughtheirchallenges

·Generateanenvironmentwheregirlsfeelcomfortabletospeakwitheachother

·In-person,smallgroupsandlargegroupdiscussions·Followinglastlivelihoodtrainingofthemonth·30minuteslong·Usinggames,personalreflections,yoga,sports,notebookwritings

·Howtobalanceyourlife,work,andfamily·Supportingotherwomen·Promotingtrustandteamworkamongstwomen·Creatingacommunityandnetworkforprofessionalandpersonalneeds

·Feedbackandreviewsfromparticipantsandtrainers

MonthlySupportGroupMeetings

DeliveryMethod

Goals

LearningOutcomes

Assessment

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Goals

·Providegirlswithawaytosaveandtracktheirmoney·Promotesavingspractices·Encouragegirlstoopenupbankaccounts

·Personalsavingsboxes·Spendingjournal

·Howtosave·Howtotrackmoneyviaaspendingjournal·Howtobudget

·Reviewofhowmuchmoneyhasbeensaved,giventheirfinancialsituation·Reviewofgirlsspendingjournals

PersonalBoxesSavingsScheme

LearningOutcomes

Assessment

DeliveryMethod

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DigitalLiteracy&

TechnologyUse

MobilephonesusedtosendSMSremindersabouttrainingsand

weeklytipsabouthowtoapplytrainingsto

reallife

MannDeshiTollFreeHotlinetoallow

beneficiariestocallforinformationoraskaquestionontheradio

station

RadioBroadcastingtechnologytoensurethattrainingsareasaccessibleaspossible

MobilePhonecommunicationwithmentors

ComputerLiteracyandRepairskills

trainingMobileBanking

&SavingsScheme

SocialMedia&What’sAppMarketing

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ReachtheUnreachedandMakethisProgramPossible

HowCanIHelp?

BeaninnovativesupporterbysupportingMannDeshi’stechnologicalneedsinthis

program

Helpgenerateawarenesstoreachthisnewcommunitybyprovidingmarketingsupport

Promotefinancialindependenceandfinancialliteracyforwomenwho’vebeendeniededucation

Improvethephysical,mental,andemotionalwellbeingofthese

marginalisedgirlsbysupportinglivelihoodtrainingsandthe

mentorshipprogram

Helpwomenfindjobsandbecomeindependentby

contributingtoourjobskillsprogram

MakethisprogrampossibleandfeasibleforMannDeshibysupportingthehardworking

trainersandstaff

Young Women in Entrepreneurship Program Cycle!""Characteristics Time Period

Phase 1: Orientation and Introduction

- Getting to know each other"- Meeting mentors"- Receiving savings boxes"- Outline of the program"- Baseline survey of girls to gage starting point"- Young women select their preferred service sector skills trainings

Week 1

Phase 2: Mentorship and Trainings

- Young girls communicating with mentor and establishing trust"- Creation of goals and action plan for program"- Young women participating in service sector skills trainings"- All participants attending financial literacy, health and hygiene, and legal rights

training"- Commencement of radio trainings for financial literacy and entrepreneurship

Weeks 2 - 12

Phase 3: Reflection and Action

- Support group meeting to reflect on experience and build community"- Using savings boxes to apply skills learned in financial literacy training"- Field visits to mentors’ businesses

Weeks 13 - 24

Phase 4: Examination - Testing women on their service sector skills with final project"- Testing all beneficiaries on their knowledge obtained from financial literacy, health

and hygiene, and legal rights training"- Reviewing savings using savings box scheme"- Mentors and mentees discuss one-on-one what they've learned throughout the

program"- Setting goals for the future after the program and creation of future action plans"- Re-use of initial baseline exam to see how much beneficiaries have learned

Weeks 25 - 29

Phase 5: Implementation

- Young women find job in their new trained field"- Helping girls locate where they can find jobs"- Application of skills from trainings to real life

Weeks 30 - 33

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Phase 6: Evaluation - Feedback reports from beneficiaries, mentors, and trainers about their experience"- Review of program by monitoring and evaluations

Week 34

Characteristics Time Period

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Courses Activities DurationWeek 1 Orientation - Ice-breaker activities and games "

- Meet the mentors"- Distribution of savings boxes"- Baseline survey"- Selection of service sector skills trainings

2 hours

Week 2 Meet the Mentors Meeting 1 - Mentors address all participants about their experiences with Mann Deshi"

- Break up into small groups and begin goal setting and action plans — SMART goals

1.5 hours

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ScheduleofClasses

Week 3 Livelihood Training: Positive Societal Changes for Personal Growth and Prosperous Society"""Radio Station Training

- Discussing education, alcoholism, social norms, attitudes/ perceptions, legal awareness "

- Use of flip charts and posters"""- Commencement of radio discussions focusing on livelihood

training topic

1 hour"""""1 hour

Week 4 Service Sector Skills Training - Various service sector skills trainings depending on which the participant selected

1 hour"

Week 5 Livelihood Training: Causes and Consequences of Child Marriage"""""Mentorship Meeting 2""""Radio Station Training

- Discussing burden of female child, safety and security, financial difficulties, infant mortality, mother and child nutrition, domestic violence, etc."

- Use of flip charts and posters, providing small card poster to girls"""- Breaking up into small groups following training"- Focusing on addressing and overcoming challenges"""- Radio Programming discussion focusing on livelihood training topic

1 hour""""""30 minutes""""1 hour


1 hour

Courses Activities Duration

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Week 7 Livelihood Training: Consequences of Unhygienic Environments and Positive Hygienic Environments""""Support Group Meeting 1"""""Radio Station Training

- Discussing pollution, communicable and non-communicable diseases, sanitary napkins, creating hygienic environments, washing hands, etc."

- Use of flip charts and posters"""- Following livelihood training"- Reflecting on experience in program thus far"- Doing yoga"""- Radio Programming discussion focusing on livelihood training topic

1 hour""""""30 minutes"""""1 hour


1 hour"

Week 9! Livelihood Training: Women’s Health and Wellness""""Mentorship Meeting 3""""""Radio Station Training

- Women’s health issues, sanitary napkins, puberty, family planning, nutrition, pregnancy health"

- Use of flip charts, posters and handouts"""- Following livelihood training"- Creating a vision statement and action plan"- Asking where we want to be in 1, 5, and 10 years and how can we

get there"""- Radio Programming discussion focusing on livelihood training topic

1 hour"""""30 minutes""""""1 hour

Week 10 Service Sector Skills Training"" - Various service sector skills trainings depending on which the participant selected

1 hour""


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Week 11 Livelihood Training: Soft Skill Development Exercises""""Support Group meeting 2"""""Radio Station Training

- Increasing self confidence, leadership, communication, participation, motivation, etc. "

- Balloon games"""- Following livelihood training"- Reflecting on experience in program and with mentors"- Playing cricket"""- Radio Programming discussion focusing on livelihood training topic

1 hour"""""30 minutes"""""1 hour

Week 12 Service Sector Skills Training" - Various service sector skills trainings depending on which the participant selected"

1 hour""Week 13 Livelihood Training: Consequences

of Not Saving""""Mentorship Meeting 4""""Radio Station Training

- Discussing saving for unexpected circumstances, having to sell assets to get out of debt, etc"

- Using card posters"""- Following livelihood training"- Identifying personal strengths and weaknesses"""- Radio Programming discussion focusing on livelihood training topic

1 hour"""""30 minutes""""1 hour


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Week 15 Livelihood Training: Securing Your Future and Fulfilling Present Needs through Savings"""Support Group Meeting 3""""Radio Station Training

- Discussing purpose of saving, benefits of saving, locations for saving, etc"

- Playing marble game and use of card posters"""- Following livelihood training"- Reflecting on experience in program so far and with mentors"- Playing board games"""- Radio Programming discussion focusing on livelihood training topic

1 hour"""""30 minutes"""""1 hour


1 hour

Week 17 Livelihood Training: Financial Planning and Budgeting"""Distribution of savings boxes and setting up bank accounts"

- Discussing budgeting, loans and credit, pensions, insurance, investment, etc. "

- Playing Snakes and Ladders game""- Distributing savings boxes, spending journals, and discussing how

to use them

1.5 hours


1 hour

Week 19 Field visit to mentor’s business"""""Radio Station Programming

- Girls travel to spend afternoon at mentor’s business"- Learn about her craft, how she saves, how she budgets, her

challenges, and how she overcomes them"- Check-in on savings""- Radio programming featuring a successful Mann Deshi beneficiary

discussing how she started her business and her challenges

4 hours"""""1 hour


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1 hour

Week 21 Field visit to mentor’s business - Girls travel to spend afternoon at mentor’s business"- Learn about her craft, how she saves, how she budgets, her

challenges, and how she overcomes them"- Check-in on savings

4 hours


1 hour

Week 23 Field visit to mentor’s business"""""Radio Station Programming

- Girls travel to spend afternoon at mentor’s business"- Learn about her craft, how she saves, how she budgets, her

challenges, and how she overcomes them"- Check-in on savings""- Radio programming featuring a successful Mann Deshi beneficiary

giving insider tips on how to gain a customer base and scale your business

4 hours"""""1 hour

Week 24 Service Sector Skills Training - Various service sector skills trainings depending on which the participant selected"

- Description of final project

1 hour

Week 25 Savings Meeting with Girls"""""Radio Station Programming

- Review of savings boxes and journals to see how much they’ve saved"

- Review of importance of saving"""- Radio programming featuring a successful Mann Deshi beneficiary

explaining how to use financial services, resources, loans, and credit in a business

1 hour"""""1 hour


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Week 26 Service Sector Skills begin final project

- With support of Mann Deshi trainers, women will begin final project to demonstrate their knowledge of their new craft"

1 hour

Week 27 Mentorship Meeting 5 - Meetings in small groups/ one-on-one with mentor to discuss what mentee has learned in the program"

- Creation of goals and action plan for the future

1 hour

Week 28 Service Sector Skills Final Project - Continue working on final project" 1 hour

Week 29 Examination and Awards for Girls - Brief final exam about livelihood trainings and what girls have learned throughout their experience"

- Rewards given to girls who've exhibited exceptional entrepreneurial efforts and determination throughout the program

1.5 hours

Week 30 - 33

Service Sector Skills Submit Final Project and Begin Job Search

- Submission/ presentation of final project"- Beginning job search for employment with new skills with the

support of Mann Deshi"- Mobile phone calls with mentor about finding a job

1 hour

Week 34 Final Closeout Meeting - Distribution and collection of feedback forms from beneficiaries, trainers, and mentors

1 hour


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Technology Support Marketing Support Savings and Financial Literacy

Livelihood and Mentorship Support

Job Skills Support Training and Logistics Support

Support content development for the Mann Deshi Radio Station Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy trainings. Help make this program as accessible as possible by improving our ability to broadcast to 100,000+ people across Maharashtra. Support the continued use of the Mann Deshi Toll Free Hotline and the use of SMS text messages to send updates and reminders to program beneficiaries. Help Mann Deshi expand and improve its technological usage with this program.

Allow this program to reach as many girls as possible by supporting a widespread marketing campaign that uses field visits to communities, pamphlets at markets, going door-to-door, radio broadcasting, newspaper, and advertising through banners. This comprehensive advertising campaign will allow our program to effectively target the beneficiaries who would benefit most.

Promote basic financial literacy and savings in a community historically ostracised from financial services. Support women in their journeys to becoming small business owners by providing them the tools they need to thrive in their professional careers. Provide these young women with a place to save their money by supporting the use of a savings box scheme that allows girls to safely and securely save their money for the future.

Support the physical and mental wellbeing of the girls in these marginalised communities by supporting training programs that focus on women’s health and hygiene and legal/ social rights. These trainings will directly impact the livelihood and wellbeing of the beneficiaries on a daily basis. Support their business pursuits by promoting a mentorship program with successful Mann Deshi entrepreneurs who will guide them through their professional careers.

Promote the employment and empowerment of young women and girls by providing them with the technical skills trainings that they need to get a job and support their families. These trainings, taught by Mann Deshi staff, will serve as a crucial stepping stone to helping women get jobs and promoting a culture of female empowerment and financial independence throughout the community.

Make this program possible by aiding Mann Deshi with training and logistics support. This includes the salary costs for our hardworking trainers as well as administrative and logistics planning that goes into implementing a program of this caliber. Support for training and logistics is essential to the implementation and success of this program and is not possible without the support of generous donors.

Gift level: 185,000 INR, $3,475 USD




Gift level: 1,515,000 INR, $28,500 USD

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JoinOurSponsorshipTeamandImpactaCommunity

Organisations can choose to support one program, multiple programs, or all programs. Mann Deshi appreciates all levels of sponsorship and support for our continued efforts to create a community of female empowerment and financial independence for women in rural India.

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