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Role of NGO in Developing Women Role of NGO in Developing Women Entrepreneurs ...Entrepreneurs ...

(Support offered to women entrepreneurs by (Support offered to women entrepreneurs by NGO)NGO)

-Vishwa Varun

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Barriers impeding the development of Women Barriers impeding the development of Women Entrepreneurs...Entrepreneurs...

Services provided by NGO’s in women Services provided by NGO’s in women empowerment.empowerment.

Women empowerment through EntrepreneurshipWomen empowerment through Entrepreneurship

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Introduction:Introduction:

Although some women entrepreneurs have excelled in their enterprise, But some Psycho-social factors are impeding the growth of women entrepreneurship:

Inadequate Motivation.Role conflict.Lack of courage & self confidence.Lack of freedom of expression.Lack of social acceptance.

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NGO like AWE (Association for women entrepreneurs) and Mahila Udyojakata sangha are providing a wide range of services for women empowerment specially for economically weak womens. Some of them are:

Training.Credit.CounsellingMentoring (post start-up support).Network formation/Information sharing.Marketing assistance.

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TRAINING:

Include both provision for general business skills as well as skills more particular to an industry.

Ex- training courses like tailoring course, Nursing, catering, Handicrafts, etc.General business skill are marketing, costing, accounting, etc.

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Credits:

Offering Credits, Individual loans to start a business

Counselling:

Individually based service where clients receive help on problem specific to their business.

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Mentoring:

Many women want post start-up support, which include individual or group based assistance directed at specific business problems.

Network Formation & Information sharing:

Information is a key resourse for women entrepreneurs. Information can relates to Markets, Suppliers, Costs and technology. It is done by NGO through network formation, where womens make a group by registering them under a CLUB.

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Marketing assistance:

NGO also provides assistance to womens in marketing their products or services, Identifying potential markets, new products and new business opportunities. New technology and product development are also the part of this service.

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AWEAWE (Assosiation for women entrepreneurs) (Assosiation for women entrepreneurs) is a pune is a pune (Maharashtra) based NGO which is active in Women (Maharashtra) based NGO which is active in Women Empowerment since 1993.Empowerment since 1993.

It was founded by Mrs. Kranti Shitole, fondly known as It was founded by Mrs. Kranti Shitole, fondly known as Krantitai.Krantitai.

Womens enrolled in this assosiation has to submit Rs 130 Womens enrolled in this assosiation has to submit Rs 130 as initial share capital, than monthly Rs 100 as recurring as initial share capital, than monthly Rs 100 as recurring deposit to encourage saving from earning.deposit to encourage saving from earning.

It provides all the services discussed above. It is It provides all the services discussed above. It is specially for financially poor womens.specially for financially poor womens.

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Women empowerment through entrepreneurship:

AWE’s main objective is women empowerment through entrepreneurship.

“Empowerment through entrepreneurship” means not only helping the middle class womens, but also developing the entrepreneurial skills, to identify new opportunities and idea to make their work more productive.

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