07ff-4961 Establishing Women's Learning centres in Andhra Pradesh
| budget |
€ 66.896,66 |
status |
finished |
| start date |
01-08-2007 |
date end |
31-07-2008 |
| location |
Hyderabad |
country |
india |
| financer |
Agriterra |
| executor |
Federation of Farmers Associations Andrah Pradesh |
intervention level |
sub-national |
| Programmes |
| IFAP 05: Empower women farmers | work area 14: Gender and Women in Development | |
| description |
The special objectives are:
- To create women-owned, multi-skilled and self-reliant Women’s Learning Centres
- To create a social forum for women
The following benefits are expected at the end of the project:
- 3.750 trained women in tailoring and embroidery, Zardozi, Bead work, Crochet and Jute bag making
- Additional income (...more...) |
| description |
The special objectives are:
- To create women-owned, multi-skilled and self-reliant Women’s Learning Centres
- To create a social forum for women
The following benefits are expected at the end of the project:
- 3.750 trained women in tailoring and embroidery, Zardozi, Bead work, Crochet and Jute bag making
- Additional income to the tune of Rs. 1,28,00,000 per month for 5000 households
- Forum for social issues among women created (...less...) |
| results & observations |
With this project specifically aiming at the empowerment of rural women, FFA-AP trained 5.145 women in tailoring techniques. A total of 50 training centres were established in 15 districts of Andhra Pradesh. The tailoring activities are an entry activity to achieve the higher goal of social mobilization of women and (...more...) |
| final results & observations |
With this project specifically aiming at the empowerment of rural women, FFA-AP trained 5.145 women in tailoring techniques. A total of 50 training centres were established in 15 districts of Andhra Pradesh. The tailoring activities are an entry activity to achieve the higher goal of social mobilization of women and women empowerment. Tailoring has the keen interest of women as tailoring is booming business in India (at industrial level, garments industry). The primary objective is to enable women to earn some income from tailoring activities. The secondary (higher) objective to establish social forums where women can freely discuss their issues and problems and also enhance other skills, enabling them to improve their livelihood.
Tailoring results: So far the trained women have not been able to increase their income , as they need to further refine their skills. Some women have taken loans from local banks under the government support SHG programme and purchased their own sewing machine. Some of the women make cloth for household members/repairing old cloths.
Social forum: women have been exposed to books and leaf lets on women rights. Discussions were held about education and various aspects of healthcare, being facilitated by the instructors and field coordinators with the support of local experts. In each centre a book-bank was established with simple readable books about subjects relevant for women like: women rights, children’s rights, child care, agriculture, health and hygiene, saving and credit etc. Young literate girls read the books to all.
Impact: FFA-AP has managed to bring the women together and make them sit and discuss their problems. Now they feel more free to discuss their issues and they feel more united. There is a huge demand to FFA-AP to establish these centres, and to continue the technical training to refine their skills. The higher objective can not be reached in one year but a good start was made with this project.
FFA-AP has decided that they want to establish a women wing within FFA-AP to be able to better address the needs of rural women.
It was worthwhile to invest in this project. This was only the beginning of starting specific activities for rural women in Andhra Pradesh. Social mobilization and women empowerment needs much more time. It is expected to continue this process in the future.
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| specialisms |
| Gender | |
PROPOSAL
| Agri-agency | Own contribution executor | Other parties | Total requested budget |
|---|
| Agriterra | FFAAP | | |
| € 0,00 + € 0,00 | € 0,00 | € 0,00 | € 70.000,00 |
The Farmers Federation has received advice and financial support from Agriterra since 2004. This proposal concerns a women's learning centre in Andhra Pradesh.
Passage is interested in exploring future collaboration wit FFA-AP and will visit them for orientation.
The overal objective is to provide income security to small and marginal farmer households through alternative and additional employment opportunities for women in the non-farm sector and also to provide a social platform to the women”
the outcomes of this project will include 50 Women’s Learning Centres and 3750 women will be trained in the project period of 1 years.
So the farmers federations has forwarded three projects proposals:
- Women's Learning centre in Andhra Pradesh (with participation of PASSAGE) (07ff-4961)
- Matching farmers and Agri business in Andra Pradesh (07ff-4960)
- Improving the livelihoods of women farmers 07ff-4999)
Initial budget request to AGriterra was about 70.000 for 1 year), but is has been reduced to € 48.127 for 1 year of which € 40.734 is requested from Agriterra (inclusive of 25% = € 50.918) |
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