Project Brief:
Project Type: Vocational Training (description)
Primary Focus: vocational training (description)

Secondary Focus: girls

Area: Tribal
Supporting Chapter Contact:
London

Status: ENDED
Project Steward: Chalam Plachikkat
Project Partner(s): Rekha Chauhan
Project Address: Mahila Swarojgar Samiti
Aswari
Raja Talab
Uttar Pradesh
Stewarding Chapter: London

There are three main strands to the MSS project.

Child Centre education classes: These are bridge schools run by the Samiti in three villages that prepare students of Class 1 for the transition to Class 2 (and beyond) in a local government school. The role of MSS is to ensure that the children get enrolled into government schools, get their mid-day meal at the centre and do not drop out of school.

Training Classes: These are vocational training classes for girls in the age group of 13-20 years conducted to help them acquire some simple skills that would help them with part time income generation activities and encourage them to be financially independent.

Self help groups formation /mentoring: These are groups of older women who work in the fields nearby, who are encouraged to come together and contribute a nominal sum of money periodically. This pool of money is used to fund the group's income generation activities and to extend loans to members in need. MSS facilitates the formation of these groups, organises training for the women in running these groups and also helps them get further loans from banks for expansion activities.