Make literate 4500 women and girls in the age group of 15 to 35 years literate and empowering both socially and economically through SHG and Federation by undertake vocational training and undertake different trades and link with the market in most backward Kalahandi district of Odisha and free from exploitation and social improvement.
Kalahandi is most backward and world famous for its backwardness and underdevelopment. About 70 % people in Golamunda block specially in our operational area are tribal and only 24 % women are literate. 50 percent of tribal women have very little earning and about less than 20 rupees per day. Their family social and economic condition is pitible and unable to provide a squre meal in a day. The are pure depend upon forest product and rainfed agriculture. There is no any oppornutity of education.
By this project we start a non-formal education centre where about 30 women and girls in the age group of 15 to 35 years by a volunter by giving minimum honorarium and study materials and make them functional literacy by studing 200 hours. KARMI also make them self reliance by formation of self-help groups and by generating saving and provide appropate training and fit with a trade to make them economic self reliance with support of govt. help or linkage with any financial instutions with guide
In long run the the women and girls become functitonal literate and able to read and write and have a minimum knowledge on calculation. The Self-help groups become trained by a trade which is helpful for their earning. The technical support and guidence will be provided by KARMI. With necessary guidence the group also self income generated by saving and linkage with other financial institution or banks and handle their trade a able to earn a handful of income to support their families.
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).