Women Sanghas - Self Help Groups

Women Sanghas:
There are 50 Women Self Help Groups functioning under NKSST. The women conduct weekly meetings on various aspects like Self-Help Groups SHG). Benefits of SHGs: enhancement of self esteem, community development, health, hygiene, family budgeting and saving

Stree Shakti is a women empowerment program to strengthen their access to financial services and make them self reliant.
The program draws its inspiration from principles of the Self-help groups (SHG) wherein skill development and access to financial services are provided through micro-credit and savings product

Objectives of Stree Shakti Sangha:

To strengthen the process of economic development of rural women and create a conducive environment for social change.
To form a self-help group based on thrift and credit principles which builds self-reliance and enable women to have greater access and control over resources
To increase the income levels of rural women by engaging them in; Income generating activities and creating financial stability
To provide opportunities to the members of the groups to avail the benefits of other departmental schemes by converging the services of various departments and lending institutions to ensure; women’s access to; credit financing.

Education for Rural poor