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Of the 7 entrepreneurs in India, only
1 is woman*
*Sixth Economic Census
48015
Women Entrepreneurs
27,704
Youth in Skilling
224,369
Lives Touched
50%
Annual Income
Udyogini's Impact
What We Do
Livelihood Development
Basket livelihoods from an entrepreneurship lens has been a key innovation for small scale farmers , particularly in improving the incomes. Often this approach requires holistic natural resources development & management strategy for instance - creation of water reservoirs or soil treatment .
Climate Change & Entrepreneurship
Erratic climatic conditions are affecting the livelihoods of women. Udyogini is creating climate focused entrepreneurship: regenerative agriculture, solar solutions and smart livelihoods to mitigate the challenge .
Skill Development
Udyogini is expanding its simplified but effective business management , financial literacy and business plan training to young people through Udyogini School of Entrepreneurship (USE).
Why Do We Do It
30 Years Taught as
Women have 3-4 hours a day to
spend on economic activities.
Women travel to markets twice a week to sell produce in distress for earning cash
NTFPs and other produce is not adequately value added to fetch premium price
Mobilizing women for aggregation and trading significantly improves their collective bargaining power and incomes
Women lack control on price and/or
little bargaining power for their produce
Women's labor work in economic activities is huge but they dont have access to incomes earned in these (eg, farming)
Most women prefer to earn incomes from labor work and not readily take entrepreneurial risks
Women more than men spend their incomes on the welfare of children and families-this helps in reducing generational baggage of poverty.
Blog
The empowerment and entrepreneurship of women are critical to achieving gender equality. Read about change through stories of transformation, articles, blog posts, and research findings. Follow some of the most remarkable achievements in tribal women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship, a site that receives little attention in the media, policy, and sector action. I guarantee that the success stories of rural women entrepreneurs will inspire you.
30 years of empowering women through entrepreneurship
Udyogini was founded in 1992 by a group of socially conscious individuals who wanted to help the marginalised, small landholders or landless women, or those living in poverty with limited resource availability.
As of today… Udyogini has had an impact on 5 states, 300 villages, 50000 female entrepreneurs, 12000 hectares of land (green cover), and 1005000 lives.
We reaffirmed our commitment to women’s empowerment and economic development as we celebrated our 30th anniversary on July 9th. And we are truly honoured and proud to be able to share this historic occasion with you all.
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