Thursday 30 June 2016

Livelihood Opportunities for SHG Women, Poinsur & Bunderpakhadi 30-6-16

Around 40 SHG women from Roshani Gruha CCO, Poinsur and Holy Cross Mahila Mandal Bunderpakhadi attended a Workshop on "Livelihood Opportunities for Women" at Roshani Gruha CCO on the 30th June, 2016. 

The Resource Person was Mr. Kokadkar from Shetkari Udyog Sanstha, he spoke on the topic of Livelihood Opportunities and in this context he introduced the various available schemes for livelihood. He shared various examples on how the women could set up stalls as per the need, as in the case of women who prepared and sold vegetable juice in a stall at the point where people come for their morning walk. Other possibilities is making available breakfast and lunch at strategic points for people near their office or their travel junctions. 

He shared different experiences of people who tried to obtain vegetables from the rural area and sell it in Mumbai less than the market price and yet make a huge profit margin. He shared the process on how the women could register their name and business with the BMC and they could then obtain an official licence to carry out their business.