Brief about the SGSY Special project

PROJECT CONCEPT

The Shroffs Foundation Trust with the approach of cluster development of 37 Villages of Chotta Udepur focus on raising the standard of living of 1500 tribal Below Poverty Line (BPL) families and bring them to Above Poverty Line (APL) through the formation of about 130 Self Help Groups, empowerment through various Capacity Building Program and linked these groups to various Income Generation Activities, of Handicrafts, Dairy Development, Plant Nursery, Horticulture (Vadi Program), Agriculture, Poultry Breed, Vermin Compost, Lift Irrigation and small service base and trading business.

The project aims at developing Handicrafts into a business through Skill Training, establishing linkages, Infrastructure Development Craft Centers, Design Studio, setting up Production and Marketing Units along with formation of Producer Company of the tribal artisan ensuring long term sustainability and an uninterrupted empowerment process.
 

PROJECT Objectives

	To organize identified Below Poverty Line (BPL) families into Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in an effort to bring them to Above Poverty Line (APL) status.
	To build in and implement capacity-building programs and activities in the SHG training such as functional literacy, health awareness, entrepreneurship development, management skills.
	To empower SHG members by exploring and providing alternative sources of income generation.
	To provide linkages for business development of the skills enhanced in the SHGs leading to sustainable socio-economic development in the region.
	To create a replicable success model through an integrated approach for implementation in other regions
	To implement the cluster approach for overall development of the region rather than piecemeal success stories.

Funding of the Project

Project was sanction by Government of India on 30th January 2004.

Key Activities and Budget: