Empowering women in eastern UP. UNDP India-IKEA project.wmv

UNDP and the IKEA Social Initiative launched a five-year project across three districts of Jaunpur, Mirzapur and Sant Ravidas Nagar in eastern Uttar Pradesh. The project covers 500 villages to reach 50,000 women. Women are encouraged to form SHGs that provide better access to credit for setting up enterprises. Women-led federations in the dairy and crafts industry are being set-up and 238 SHGs have availed loans without collaterals- an achievement for a country where two-thirds of the population does not have access to banks.

According to Caitlin Wiesen, Country Director, UNDP India, "Through participating in the political process, availing of entitlements and building economic identities, the project has demonstrated the power of women's leadership in a short span of time. Further, we are witnessing a unique convergence of agencies, schemes, resources and knowledge which is helping women voice their priorities and make a difference in the development process in their villages."

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