Community Well-being & Livelihoods
Strengthening Women's Collectives, Voice and Livelihoods.
READS works with women's groups and community institutions to expand participation in livelihood activities, skills development, savings and collective enterprise. Initiatives may include SHG strengthening, enterprise training, processing and packaging, kitchen gardens and access to financial or market services.
Pillar III
Community Well-being & Livelihoods
Strengthening women's collectives, livestock-based livelihoods, nutrition awareness and household resilience.
- 06Women EmpowermentYou are here
- 07Livelihood & Livestock
- 08Health & Nutrition
Our Focus
Supporting Women's Participation and Development.
Explore READS' work related to women empowerment through verified initiatives, women's groups and community activities.
Women's Collectives & Rural Livelihoods
Under NABARD's Livelihood and Enterprise Development Programme for processing, packaging and marketing scented rice, 155 women from 14 SHGs across eight villages in Bagicha block were trained (completed March 2018).
Our Work
Creating Opportunities for Women.
Women's participation in farming, rural enterprises and community activities, drawn from READS' published work and authentic photographs.
01Women in Farming
Women participate in orchard cultivation and seasonal vegetable farming. READS' published experiences include Sarita Bai's strawberry cultivation in Jashpur.
02Collectives & Rural Enterprises
SHG strengthening, enterprise training, processing and packaging with women's groups.
03Participation in Rural Markets
The NABARD Rural Haat at Bipatpur, Duldula block, was inaugurated on 12 March 2025 to promote rural livelihoods and local market access.
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