Pictured here: English classes for
children. Pictured right: literacy
classes for women.
Key achievements:
• 418 women were trained in household business and
205 women took loans for small business ventures.
• Two self-managed women’s banks continued with 153
members - helping women to manage savings, take
loans, earn interest and keep money within their village.
• Project staff motivated 129 widows to apply for
pensions and 215 families to construct household
toilets - improving family health and safety for women
at night.
• 420 women participated in village level meetings and
confidently expressed views on widow’s pension,
equal wages and their other concerns in the village.
• Assisi provided emergency food parcels for 200
families in Kancheepuram district, affected by floods.
• Below: 74 street rallies raised awareness of rainwater
harvesting, health and environmental issues.
36 women participated
in a 6 month tailoring
course. 10 women have
purchased machines and
have started sewing at
home, while 2 women
plan to set up shops.
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