Women Development Program
Creating Powerful agents of change
WORD has been forming and promoting women self help groups since 1997. Under the Mathi-III scheme of Tamilnadu Corporation for Women's Development Ltd, Chennai through its project implementation unit at Namakkal, this program was implemented in Pallipalayam block of Namakkal District from August 2002- 2008.
Under this holistic women empowerment and development program, the rural women in Pallipalayam block are being organised into women self help groups (SHGs). There are 12-20 members will be in a SHG. We are also forming and promoting women self help groups in other blocks in Namakkal District.
Each SHG is having their own savings accounts in the nearby banks and they are promoted to practice the internal thrift and credit process. The women group members were being given various intensive training packages including the induction and orientation training on the concept of SHGs, leadership training, Entrepreneurial Development program (EDP), Various Income Generation Programs like production of goods, Marketing strategies, Various vocational training programs, value added services to the products etc.,
The groups have started to manufacture their own products. Many groups are being involved in manufacturing house-hold things, vermi-composting, toys making, bamboo products, running various shops, workshops, garments, embroidery, chorosa works, milk co-operative, cattle rearing, brick making, glass painting, oil painting etc., The credit linkages have been established with the banks and other financial institutions for their micro-entrepreneurial initiatives for the self help group members.
As men considered to be the propelling factor and being the back up support for nurturing the women in self help groups which turn around a huge success, and many men requested us to be part of their involvement in self help group moment, we also started working with men self help groups. Till date, we have also developed 48 men self help groups with 703 members to render various support services for their economic improvement sectors.
Due to the effective implementation of the program, WORD has been awarded with the Achiever Award for the year 2006-2007 by the donor; Our SHG- Pudhumai bagged Manimeghalai award for the best performing SHG in Namakkal District for 2013.
Till October 2024, 631 women self help groups have been formed with 13,836 rural women.
Under this holistic women empowerment and development program, the rural women in Pallipalayam block are being organised into women self help groups (SHGs). There are 12-20 members will be in a SHG. We are also forming and promoting women self help groups in other blocks in Namakkal District.
Each SHG is having their own savings accounts in the nearby banks and they are promoted to practice the internal thrift and credit process. The women group members were being given various intensive training packages including the induction and orientation training on the concept of SHGs, leadership training, Entrepreneurial Development program (EDP), Various Income Generation Programs like production of goods, Marketing strategies, Various vocational training programs, value added services to the products etc.,
The groups have started to manufacture their own products. Many groups are being involved in manufacturing house-hold things, vermi-composting, toys making, bamboo products, running various shops, workshops, garments, embroidery, chorosa works, milk co-operative, cattle rearing, brick making, glass painting, oil painting etc., The credit linkages have been established with the banks and other financial institutions for their micro-entrepreneurial initiatives for the self help group members.
As men considered to be the propelling factor and being the back up support for nurturing the women in self help groups which turn around a huge success, and many men requested us to be part of their involvement in self help group moment, we also started working with men self help groups. Till date, we have also developed 48 men self help groups with 703 members to render various support services for their economic improvement sectors.
Due to the effective implementation of the program, WORD has been awarded with the Achiever Award for the year 2006-2007 by the donor; Our SHG- Pudhumai bagged Manimeghalai award for the best performing SHG in Namakkal District for 2013.
Till October 2024, 631 women self help groups have been formed with 13,836 rural women.