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This video is a tutorial on how the GP level consolidation format of Village Poverty Reduction Plan is prepared.

This video is a tutorial on how the GP level consolidation format of Village Poverty Reduction Plan is prepared.

Gram Sabhas are a constitutionally mandated platform which ensures that members of the community who have been registered in the electoral rolls of the Panchayat can participate in the process of governance and decision making without any biases. It thus, provides a space for people to participate in the decision making process at the local level. This tutorial on Gram Sabha gives a glimpse on how CBO network in collaboration with their local self governments can conduct an effective participatory Gram Sabha.

Gram Sabhas are a constitutionally mandated platform which ensures that members of the community who have been registered in the electoral rolls of the Panchayat can participate in the process of governance and decision making without any biases. It thus, provides a space for people to participate in the decision making process at the local level. This tutorial on Gram Sabha gives a glimpse on how CBO network in collaboration with their local self governments can conduct an effective participatory Gram Sabha.

Public goods, services and resource development demand plan is an important component of Village Poverty Reduction Plan. The plan lists the gaps in the availability and quality of services and also comprises of a Village level map reflecting the demands for public goods and resources within the village. The Village level mapping is facilitated in the field so as to enhance the capacity of the Village Organisation members to identify the infrastructural gaps in their village and place demand for the same. The mapping is done through a Participatory Rural Appraisal technique. This plan is promoted under the tools of participatory planning developed by Kudumbashree NRO under the PRI-CBO Convergence Project.

Public goods, services and resource development demand plan is an important component of Village Poverty Reduction Plan. The plan lists the gaps in the availability and quality of services and also comprises of a Village level map reflecting the demands for public goods and resources within the village. The Village level mapping is facilitated in the field so as to enhance the capacity of the Village Organisation members to identify the infrastructural gaps in their village and place demand for the same. The mapping is done through a Participatory Rural Appraisal technique. This plan is promoted under the tools of participatory planning developed by Kudumbashree NRO under the PRI-CBO Convergence Project.

PRP aims to enhance economic development among the rural poor by providing livelihood support. The livelihood plan reflects these demands of the members of the SHG network. This video captures the experience of Department officials, community resource persons and beneficiaries after preparing livelihood plan under the PRI-CBO Convergence Project.

Village Poverty Reduction Plan (VPRP) is an important tool of participatory planning developed by Kudumbashree NRO under the PRI-CBO Convergence Project. This tool is a participatory demand drive plan developed by the CBO network to be integrated in the Panchayat's Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP). This video collates experiences of various stakeholders (LSG leaders, CBO leaders, and Panchayat Secretary) who have witnessed the impact of VPRP preparation.

Community Resource Persons of the PRI-CBO Convergence Project, known as Local Resource Group members are crucial foots soldiers who act as catalyst in creating a dialogue between the CBO network and Local Self Governments. Entitlement plan prepared under the project reflects the gaps of SHG household vis-à-vis their families in accessing Government schemes. This video captures the experiences of a few resource persons during the creation of Entitlement Plan.

Social development plans are proposals that address certain social issues specific to the community. This video captures the experiences of community members after availing the benefit of the social development plans prepared as part of Village Poverty Reduction Plan (VPRP) under the PRI-CBO Convergence Project.

Village Poverty Reduction Plan is one of the tools of participatory planning developed by Kudumbashree NRO under the PRI-CBO Convergence Project. VPRP is a demand plan prepared by the SHG community network which can be further integrated into Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP).

This video is a tutorial which shows how the SHG level entitlement and livelihood formats are filled and prepared under Village Poverty Reduction Plan in the PRI-CBO Convergence Project.

This video is a tutorial which shows how the SHG level entitlement and livelihood formats are filled and prepared under Village Poverty Reduction Plan in the PRI-CBO Convergence Project.

This video is a tutorial which shows how the VO summary sheet is prepared under Village Poverty Reduction Plan in the PRI-CBO Convergence Project.

This video is a tutorial which shows how the VO summary sheet is prepared under Village Poverty Reduction Plan in the PRI-CBO Convergence Project.

This video is a tutorial which shows how the VO level Public goods, services, and resource development plan (PGSR) and Social development plan (SDP) formats are filled and prepared as part of Village Poverty Reduction Plan.

This video is a tutorial which shows how the VO level Public goods, services, and resource development plan (PGSR) and Social development plan (SDP) formats are filled and prepared as part of Village Poverty Reduction Plan.

'Rustling Up the Aroma of Ethnic Cuisines' is a short film under the series titled 'Flavors from the Rural Heartland.' A film highlighting food of indigenous groups from various states of Kerala, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh participating in a food festival to share their native taste and recipes.

'Transforming Passion into Profession' is a short film under the series titled 'Flavors from the Rural Heartland.' A film showcasing the idea of promoting women in food service and their journey from a homemaker to a tastemaker.

Anuradha Laskar is a SHG woman entrepreneur from Kherabad, Kota promoted under Micro Enterprise Consultant (MEC) project. She was able to restart her business by taking credit support from her SHG network with the help of a business consultant known as MEC

Basanti Devi is a SHG woman entrepreneur from Jhadol, Kota promoted under Micro Enterprise Consultant (MEC) project. With the help of a Micro Enterprise Consultant (MEC) Meenakshi, she started a ready made garments shop. MEC also helped Basanti to mobilise credit support from her SHG.

Dhanu Devi is a SHG woman entrepreneur from Kherwara, Udaipur promoted under Micro Enterprise Consultant (MEC) project. She was able to start a Mirchi Masala production business by taking credit support from her SHG network with the help of a business consultant known as MEC. She is supported by her husband and her son in running the business.

Traveling Miles is a short film on Lalita who is a Micro Enterprise Consultant (MEC) from Kherabad, Kota. A self-help group member, she was identified and trained on business management under Micro Enterprise Consultant project. As a MEC, Lalita works on providing localised business solutions to her fellow SHG members who are interested in starting a business.

Manju Gujjar is a first generation entrepreneur from Sangod, Kota who is running a family business of photo frames. Manju Gujjar was supported under Micro Enterprise Consultant (MEC) project. She was able to start her business by taking credit support from her SHG network with the help of a business consultant known as MEC.

Meena Devi is a member of Self-Help Group (SHG) from Raipur, Bhilwara. She is also an entrepreneur promoted under Micro Enterprise Consultant (MEC) project. She started her entrepreneurial journey from a small Kirana store and helped her husband in starting a Salon as well. She was supported in journey by Deepika, a Micro Enterprise Consultant who helped her with the business ideas and also facilitated discussions with Meena's SHG for credit support.

Paru Devi is a member of Self-Help Group (SHG) from Sarada, Udaipur. She is also an entrepreneur promoted under Micro Enterprise Consultant (MEC) project. She started her entrepreneurial journey from a small Kirana store. She was supported by a Micro Enterprise Consultant who helped her with the business ideas and also facilitated discussions with her SHG for credit support.

Pepli Bai is a member of Self-Help Group (SHG) from Jhadol, Udaipur. Coming from a tribal hamlet, Pepli has been singlehandedly running her family after her husband met with a serious accident. She is a first generation entrepreneur promoted under Micro Enterprise Consultant (MEC) project. She started her entrepreneurial journey from a small tailoring unit.

Champa Devi is a member of Self-Help Group (SHG) from Rishabhdev, Udaipur. She is also an entrepreneur promoted under Micro Enterprise Consultant (MEC) project. Under the project, MEC helped Champa with credit support to increase the scale of her business. The MEC Project was implemented by Kudumbashree NRO in partnership with Rajeevika (Rajasthan State Rural Livelihood Mission) from 2015-2018 in three districts of Bhilwara, Kota and Udaipur in Rajasthan.

The Aajeevika India Food Court 2019, held at India Gate in the national capital witnessed a grand success of women entrepreneurs from SHG network. As a platform, the Aajeevika India Food Court, offered a one time opportunity to the women coming from vulnerable and most marginalised background to take a step towards prosperity. Developed as a concept by Kudumbashree, the Café Kudumbashree India Food Court, offers a learning platform to the SHG women in developing their ‘cooking skills’ into a business. The concept encourages women from different states to share a range of culinary experience to a larger audience from different backgrounds. More than seven such food festivals have been organised under the umbrella brand Café Kudumbashree, which has now become a ‘proof of concept’ for the first generation entrepreneurs to take up food service as means of business. The movie is a celebration of experience of mothers from many kitchens.

Kudumbashree began its interventions in the area of economic empowerment and gainful employment with the implementation of Micro Enterprise Consultant (MEC) Project. In 2013, Kudumbashree NRO began implementing MEC project outside Kerala in the states like Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and Rajasthan. The Micro Enterprise Consultant Project which was implemented in six states has been instrumental in strengthening local capabilities in the form of Micro Enterprise Consultants. These MECs, with the support of Kudumbashree NRO professionals and mentors have influenced local women to take up entrepreneurship. The Rajasthan Chapter of Architects of Start-up Village is the roaring success of these women entrepreneurs and the MECs marking tribute to all the women from the SHG community network in rural Rajasthan who have worked hard to challenge social norms and make space for themselves in the public arena.

In 2017 Kudumbashree started its special transgender units in Kerala in an attempt to mainstream the community and to generate livelihood opportunities for them. An epochal step, a one of its kind institutional effort for a community long overlooked. The Kudumbashree experience speaks volumes on building livelihoods as the most effective tool for empowering people. The far-reaching reverberations of this monumental step, today, have even reached the lawns of India Gate in India’s capital city. At Aajeevika India Food Court 2019, Kerala Stall No. 1 has turned heads with the overwhelming response it garnered from Delhites. Items like Nannari Milk Sharbat became a new experience for them and one of the most sought after in the event. This fresh juice corner was run by three transgender individuals from a special Kudumbashree unit in Kerala. This is the inspiring story of Amrutha, Anamika and Pranav, one of the forerunners from the community who has become an essential part of Kudumbashree’s legacy.

Aajeevika India Food Court 2019 was organised by Kudumbashree NRO under leadership of MoRD, DAY-NRLM Programme at India Gate Lawns, New Delhi from 10-23 Oct, 2019. The food court is an initiative to provide a platform to entrepreneurs from SHG network in foodservice.

Suraj Devi is a member of Self-Help Group (SHG) from Rishabhdev, Udaipur. A homemaker, a mother, an entrepreneur and a business consultant, she has been performing all these roles with conviction and a smile. She started her journey as a business consultant under Micro Enterprise Consultant Project. Suraj motivated and supported various SHG women to start their own businesses.

One of the major interventions under the MEC project was to promote local markets to boost local economy. The entrepreneurs promoted under the MEC project in Rajasthan with the support of MECs were able to have access to more customers and infrastructure required to increase their sales. 646 entrepreneurs benefited amounting to a sales of Rs. 51,68,472.

Mamata Devi is a member of Self-Help Group (SHG) from Sangod, Kota. She is a business consultant and also an entrepreneur promoted under Micro Enterprise Consultant (MEC) project. As a MEC, she helped her fellow SHG women to start their own business and she undertook the same journey as well. She started her entrepreneurial journey from a small Kirana store and helped her husband in setting up a photo studio.

Anita Kumawat is a member of Self-Help Group (SHG) from Sangod, Kota. She is also an entrepreneur promoted under Micro Enterprise Consultant (MEC) project. She was able to start her business by taking credit support from her SHG network with the help of a business consultant known as MEC. The MEC helped her in developing the idea of catering business and publicising the business.

The Micro Enterprise Consultant (MEC) project focuses on developing field level structures which can provide multi-dimensional support to the rural micro enterprises of the poor. As part of the MEC project, individuals are identified and trained from local communities to become Micro-enterprise Consultants. The MEC are responsible for providing hand-holding support to potential and existing rural entrepreneurs. The MECs are also encouraged to partner each other and form firms that leverage their diverse skill sets. As a barefoot consultant Anamika from Jandaha, Bihar has supported more than 70 SHG women and their enterprises.