Project Description
INDIA ($4,775)
POSITIVE CHANGE in TRIBAL WOMEN through INCOME GENERATION
Project Director - Mr. V. Palanichamy
50 tribal women initiated this two-year project, an expansion of a project begun in 2005. 2008 will be the second year of this two-year project.
Loans of $90 each are given to the women for bee-keeping,
broom stick-making, and goat raising. The loans are recovered
in monthly installments at 12% annual interest. Training is conducted in the following areas: 1. General awareness on leadership,
empowerment, micro credit; 2. Human Rights focusing on indigenous
and tribal rights for the women as well as the male community
leaders; 3. Legal Aid camp on sexual exploitation, filing petitions
with government, police rules, court procedures, equal property
rights; 4. Health Education. Training is in conjunction with
the department of Gandhigram Rural University and district legal
aid. The project is being monitored by the executive committee
appointed by UCT (2 beneficiaries, one outside expert in tribal
development and 2 UCT staff) and has review meetings with
staff and beneficiaries. Anticipated economics are:
| ACTIVITY | GROSS INCOME | EXPENSES | NET INCOME | LOAN REPAYMENT |
| Making broom sticks | $17 (per day) | $13 | $4 | $8 (per month) |
| Bee-keeping | $110 (per collection) | $90 | $20 | $8 (per month) |
| Goat raising | $450 (per year) | $175 | $275 | $8 (per month) |
From Dr. R. Kannan’s September site visit report, “Udayam Charitable Trust is continuing their good and constructive work with the tribal people. All the proposed income generation activities are viable and suitable to the existing conditions. Beneficiaries have the knowledge and skills in the proposed activities.”
For reports from UCT, click here.
Project completed: December 31, 2008