Mahila Kalyan Samiti
A PACS Programme partner in Rajnagar block in Chhattarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, has successfully converged its programme project with the World Bank-supported Madhya Pradesh District Poverty Initiative Programme (MPDPIP). MPDPIP is a large poverty-alleviation programme, started in 2000, that now covers over 3,200 selected villages in 14 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The programme works with the poorest in selected villages, …
Raja Bai Ahirwar is a resident of village Bhatiyapurwa in Raj Nagar block of Chhatarpur district. She is 29 years old and cannot walk properly as her right leg is affected with polio. Her Husband Murlidhar Ahirwar is also handicapped and works as a labourer. The couple has a daughter and a son. The family is illiterate and below poverty …
Self-help groups all over the operational area have enabled the women realise their dreams. In Dumra village, 25 km from Raj Nagar, there is a Tejaswani Mahila Swayam Sahayata Samooh. One of its members Sabra Baina was almost financially wrecked. She hailed from a large family of labourers and was hardly able to meet her expenses. Yet she actively participated …
Working as a partner of Swashakti Project, Darshna facilitated formation of a SHG at Hakimpura village, 8 km from world famous tourist spot Khajuraho, on Raneh Fall road. The village has 212 families of Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and Minorities. The group formed had 14 women – three from among SCs, two from among Minorities and the rest from among …