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Of the 7 entrepreneurs in India, only
1 is woman*

*Sixth Economic Census

48015

Women Entrepreneurs

27,704

Youth in Skilling

224,369

Lives Touched

Business and Finance

50%

Annual Income

Udyogini's Impact

What We Do

Livelihood Development

Basket livelihoods from an entrepreneurship lens has been a key innovation for small scale farmers , particularly in improving the incomes. Often this approach requires holistic natural resources development & management strategy for instance - creation of water reservoirs or soil treatment .

Climate Change & Entrepreneurship

Erratic climatic conditions are affecting the livelihoods of women. Udyogini is creating climate focused entrepreneurship: regenerative agriculture, solar solutions and smart livelihoods to mitigate the challenge .

Skill Development

Udyogini is expanding its simplified but effective business management , financial literacy and business plan training to young people through Udyogini School of Entrepreneurship (USE).

Why Do We Do It

30 Years Taught as

Time Poverty

Women have 3-4 hours a day to

spend on economic activities.

Distress Selling

Women travel to markets twice a week to sell produce in distress for earning cash

Untapped Potential

NTFPs and other produce is not adequately value added to fetch premium price

Power of Aggregation

Mobilizing women for aggregation and trading significantly improves their collective bargaining power and incomes

Lack of Agency

Women lack control on price and/or

little bargaining power for their produce

Lack of control over incomes

 Women's labor work in economic activities is huge but they dont have access to incomes earned in these (eg, farming)

Low risk taking capability

Most women prefer to earn incomes from labor work and not readily take entrepreneurial risks

Women as change agents

Women more than men spend their incomes on the welfare of children and families-this helps in reducing generational baggage of poverty.

Blog

The empowerment and entrepreneurship of women are critical to achieving gender equality. Read about change through stories of transformation, articles, blog posts, and research findings. Follow some of the most remarkable achievements in tribal women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship, a site that receives little attention in the media, policy, and sector action. I guarantee that the success stories of rural women entrepreneurs will inspire you.

30 years of empowering women through entrepreneurship

Udyogini was founded in 1992 by a group of socially conscious individuals who wanted to help the marginalised, small landholders or landless women, or those living in poverty with limited resource availability.
As of today… Udyogini has had an impact on 5 states, 300 villages, 50000 female entrepreneurs, 12000 hectares of land (green cover), and 1005000 lives.
We reaffirmed our commitment to women’s empowerment and economic development as we celebrated our 30th anniversary on July 9th. And we are truly honoured and proud to be able to share this historic occasion with you all.

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