The conference, Enabling Rural Women from Livelihood to Entrepreneurship: Challenges & Opportunities focussed on rural women’s entrepreneurship Assam was organised by the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) and Council for Social and Digital Development (CSDD), and North East Development Foundation (NEDF), at NEDFi campus on 16th November, 2022, Guwahati, Assam. The goal of the consultation was…
It seeks to increase Female Labour Force Participation Rate (FLPFR) by building a sustainable entrepreneurship environment for rural women from Assam and West Bengal to thrive and succeed in existing and new Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) which are inclusive, technology enabled and environmentally sustainable. Read More
A study was conducted in West Garo Hills District of Meghalaya to know the entrepreneurialmbehaviour of the members of Women Self-Help Groups (WSHGs) since the district was having the highest number of Self-Help Groups in the state. A sample of 80 respondents was taken for the present investigation. Majority of the respondents were found to…
A number of national and State level organisations working on rural enterprise building has come forward to form the ‘Big Bets Coalition’ (BBC) to work in Assam and West Bengal, supported by the Geneva based OAK Foundation, with its India office in Kolkata, India. The organisations include – The American India Foundation, Digital Empowerment Foundation,…
Self Help Groups (SHGs) are seen as the vehicle that brings changes and development in the lives of the marginalized population. As the aim and function of the SHGs is to enable the poor to improve their socio-economic status. Hence, SHGs organize people in particular to women in the rural areas to form into groups…
Self Help Groups (SHGs) are becoming one of the important means for women’s empowerment in almost all developing countries, including India. This study was carried out to examine members’ functioning and entrepreneurial activities in different SHGs. 15 (fifteen) SHGs and a sample of 120 (one hundred twenty) women members were selected for the study. Read…
The KriSarthak Financial Education and Counselling (FEC) assignment, is being implemented under APART, ARIAS Society, and supported by the World Bank. This assignment relates to the APART Project’s Sub-component C (iii) ‘Facilitating access to and responsible use of financial services.’ In this, the focus is and shall be on one of the three core activities…
The Skill Yatra Phase 2 is an extension of Skill Yatra Phase 1 Pilot Project which started last year in the month of September 2023, Flagged off on 8th September, 2023 by the Honourable Chief Minister of Assam Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma. The Project Sponsored by the Assam Skill Development Mission (ASDM), Implementation by a…
The Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) and The Council for Social and Digital Development (CSDD) jointly hosted a Virtual South Asia Webinar Discussion on ‘Towards an Anti-Extractive & Circular Tech Society & Economy.’ This webinar explored sustainable and responsible approaches to technology, challenging prevailing extractive and linear models. It raised dialogue among diverse stakeholders on promoting…
The Government of Assam (GoA), with the support of the World Bank, through the Government of India (GoI), is implementing the Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART). The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to “add value and improve the resilience of selected agriculture value chains focusing on smallholder farmers and agro-entrepreneurs in targeted districts…
Regulations are an important part of any economy and balance the interests of various societal stakeholders, promoting economic efficiency, fairness, and sustainability. While excessive or poorly designed regulations can hamper innovation and economic growth, appropriate regulation is essential for fostering a thriving economy. Read More