MILESTONES
The major achievements of Jeevika Sadhan in the preparatory
year of the project includes the following:
- A socio economic survey among the rural, poor women highlighting the challenges in their life and the viability of the project for them. The sample survey done in three blocks of Bhagalpur focused on the income – mode of payment, frequency of payment, deductions, etc as well as the trade-specific vulnerabilities of these women workers. Women surveyed were potential members BPL families. For further details on the survey, please visit Socio economic survey.
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The concept of Jeevika Sadhan was disseminated
among the villagers in the target areas. A preparatory
material was formulated for concept communication in the
villages. The Gram Sabhas (as such meetings were named)
were initiated in the month of February 2006. Twenty such
meetings have already been conducted in both the districts
of Munger & Bhagalpur by March 2006.
- Though the target for formation of SHGs was scheduled in the first year of the project, five Self Help Groups in Munger and ten in Bhagalpur are already functional under the project. The formation of SHGs was preponed keeping in mind the existent needs of the target beneficiaries as well as to initiate the process of saving early on in the project. The SHGs are involved in micro credit activities like savings, credit internal lending and rotation of loans etc. All the groups have already formed their accounts in the banks and are independently dealing with their accounts with minimum help from SEWA.
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Preliminary market survey for activities
like dairy, agarbatti and horticulture has already been
initiated at the field level. A comprehensive survey will
be conducted in May/June 2006.
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A well conversant team is already in
place in both the districts for the effective implementation
of the programme.
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