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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
Ahmedabad/Ghandihanagar/Anand/
Mehsana/S.Nagar
5Tally (Accounting) 18-02-2009 20 2000 to 2500 400 94400 Planned
Ahmedabad/Ghandihanagar/Anand/
Mehsana/Bodeli/S.Kantha/S.Nagar
6Language Training 09-03-2009 40 1200 to 1500 700 72000 Planned
Ahmedabad/Ghandihanagar/Anand/
Mehsana/Bodeli/S.Kantha/S.Nagar
7Mobile Repairing 10-04-2009 10 1000 to 1200 200 25000 Planned
Ahmedabad/Ghandihanagar/Anand/
Mehsana/Bodeli/S.Kantha/S.Nagar
8Hardware 20-04-2009 20 1000 to 1500 200 90000 Planned
Ahmedabad/Ghandihanagar/Anand/
Mehsana/Bodeli/S.Kantha/S.Nagar
9B.P.O. 30-04-2009 10 150 50000 Planned
Ahmedabad/Ghandihanagar/Anand/
Mehsana/Bodeli/S.Kantha/S.Nagar
10
Internet 26-02-2009 21 800 to 1000 700 31500 Planned
Ahmedabad/Ghandihanagar/Anand/
Mehsana/Bodeli/S.Kantha/S.Nagar/Pat
an/Kutch
11Electronic Item
Repairing Training05-05-2009 10 500 to 700 300 15000 Planned
Ahmedabad/Ghandihanagar/Anand/
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