RURAL WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT

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The overall objective of the Rural Women's Development and Empowerment Project is to strengthen processes that promote economic development of women and create an environment for social change. The specific objectives are to: a) establish women's self-help groups (SHGs); b) sensitize and strengthen the institutional capacity of support agencies to proactively address women's needs; c) increase the incomes of poor women; d) develop linkages between SHGs and lending institutions to ensure women's access to credit financing; and e) improve access to better health care, education and drudgery reduction facilities. The project will pursue its objectives through the following components: a) institutional capacity building for women's development; b) establish support mechanisms for women managed income generating activities; c) establish mechanisms to access social programs and leverage funds for community assets creation; and d) provide effective project management systems.