Help Rural Women Gain Essential Business Skills

Dear Mann Deshi Supporters,

"A woman who raised sheep and goats came to the Mann Deshi bank wanting a loan to buy a mobile phone so she could talk to her children when she was away working. She also asked us to show her how to operate the phone. This led to the launch of a business school programme to teach women in a day-long workshop how to operate mobile phones, how to buy minutes and other basic skills like using calculators.

Mann Deshi also introduced a Deshi MBA programme for these rural entrepreneurs to provide training in such areas as cash management, self-management and mentorship.

And because the women cannot travel, we established a business school bus that travels to them.

It is so important to change attitudes towards these impoverished women. This is why we set up a community radio station, so women can share experiences; some become quite famous and the result is that families often become more supportive.

Since started in 2006, Mann Deshi B-school has been reached to100,000 illiterate women in remote, rural parts of Maharashtra touching over 500,000 lives indirectly. Business School has provided financial literacy and business management training to over 100,000 and created +60,000 successful entrepreneurs.  In 2014, Mann Deshi B-school aim to reach 30,000 women."

This is wholly because of support of Mann Deshi's Donors.

Thank you very much !