Our Programmes
- Our programmes focus on empowering very poor people to start their own small, income-generating enterprise.
- In India, we are currently delivering our agri-related programmes in West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
- We have two programmes operating in Gujarat and Rajasthan where we train women as beauticians and cooks.
- In 2022, we launched our poultry farming programme in Madagascar and have now introduced our sustainable agriculture programme there too.
Poultry Development Services
We provide women the tools and training to start a backyard poultry farming enterprise, with a view to becoming independent of us after three years.
We launched the programme in West Bengal in 2011, working with our NGO partner Nirdhan.
We are now working with a further seven excellent NGO partners to deliver the programme in India and Madagascar.
We have helped over 20,000 people start their own backyard poultry farming enterprise.
Agri-management Services
We make farming profitable and sustainable for marginalised, smallholders and teach responsible, eco-friendly farming.
We launched the programme in West Bengal in 2014 with Nirdhan.
We are now working with a further four excellent NGO partners in India and Madagascar.
We have helped over 16,000 people to make farming a sustainable livelihood.
Fish Farming
We provide the tools and training to turn backyard ponds into a sustainable source of fish, providing food security and a viable income from fish farming.
We launched the programme in West Bengal with Nirdhan in 2023.
We have helped over 250 women earn a sustainable income from fish farming.
Goat Farming Programme
We provide the tools and training for women to earn money from backyard goat farming and become independent of us after two years.
We first launched the programme in 2016 with Nirdhan in West Bengal and have expanded the programme to a new location in Bihar.
We have trained over 370 women on how to earn an income from goat farming.
The Beautypreneur Programme
We provide technical training and business skills to women living in urban poverty so they can develop their own entrepreneurial enterprise in the Beauty & Wellness sector.
We launched the programme with our NGO partner SAATH in 2020 and are currently working in urban slum areas of Gujarat and Rajasthan.
We have trained over 550 women as beauticians and helped them start their own small enterprise.
The Cooks Training Programme
We provide women with training in preparing nutritious dishes and snacks from around the world, plus enhanced entrepreneurial skills so they can start their own small enterprise in the food preparation and delivery sector. We call them Nutripreneurs.
We launched the programme with our NGO partner SAATH in 2020 and are currently working in urban slum areas of Gujarat and Rajasthan.
We have trained over 185 women as cooks and nutripreneurs and helped them start their own small enterprise.
Through these programmes we strive to contribute towards the delivery of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, in particular:
