Women Development

Empowering of women is one among the prime focus of the society from the time since the initiation of the society. We have gone to a certain level in achieving the goal and the march towards this goal is been implemented through the WID department. “Women in transformation for development” the umbrella department for the women empowerment activities has consolidated the sector wise interventions towards its logical sequence.

In the reporting year the organisation worked for achieving the goals such as

? Participation of women in self sufficient and sustainable socio economic development programmes
? Participation of women in the decision making process
? Empowerment of family through women
? Reducing gender disparity
? Initiate saving habit among women
? Improve the entrepreneurship of women
? Participation of women in PRI’s

Prachodhini – Entrepreneurship Development Department

Entrepreneurship is the only solution to the growing employment among rural folk. It helps to generate employment for number of people within their own social system. This is more beneficial for women in rural areas as it enable them to add to the family income while taking care of their house holds tasks. Rural women possess abundant resources to take up an enterprise. She can effectively undertake both production and processing oriented enterprises. But to be a successful entrepreneur, women should process certain fundamental qualities beside the support of the family and government organizations. Entrepreneurial development among rural women helps to enhance their person capabilities but also decision making status in the family and society as a whole. Entrepreneurship development department continued to work for the improvement of the livelihood opportunities of the members in the reporting year also.

Organogram of  the Department

Goals of the year (addition)
 Linked the SHG members with marketing opportunities through rural fairs
Establishment of a permanent venture for marketing rural product

SAMRUDHI-People’s Bank(add it before PROCHODHIONI)
It is the people’s bank constitutes to help the poor in time of need and protect them from cut throat money lenders. The credit unions of QSSS are controlled over by this banking facility. Through this venture we are able to teach the fisher folk and marginalized of Quilon Diocese about saving habit. Through this bank we act as a helping hand to the poor at the time of need.

ANWESHA(add it After PRACHODHINI)
Self help groups are playing vital role in the socio cultural and economic strengthening and in the enhancement of capacities of people. It is evident that through SHGs, many of them come together with “we feeling” and developed leadership qualities and soft skills to compete with the need of the hour. Through SHGs we have encouraged thrift and credit operation, entrepreneurial and skill development activities and support them for initiate income generation programmes and provided opportunities for productive investment

The activities of SHG are managed through a CBO structure called ANWESHA. It is deep routed in local units of QSSS. SHGs of each unit are clubbed into a unit level federation where the federation members are office bearers of SHGs. There is an elected executive body for the
unit level federation.
The president and secretary of unit level federations are also elected to the general body of Zonal Level federation. An executive body for the zonal level federation was elected from this general body.
President and secretary of each zonal level federation are included in the Diocesan level SHG federation. And the executive body is elected from these federation members.
Zonal level and diocesan level federation activities are facilitated by zonal coordinators and women development officer.
In this reporting year 19346 women in 1329 group lined up for shared growth and participatory sustainable development. Rs.8110086/-has given to SHGs for self employment
Important days observed
Women’s day (Add photos)
Aid’s day (Add photos)

Zones
Operational area of QSSS has divided in to 5zones, Chittumala, Kottiyam, Kollam, Karunagapally and Mavelikkara. These zones are considered as the medium for catalyst the programmes to the public. Each zone consisted of certain number of basic units of QSSS. All the activities carried out through Zones are monitored and evaluated by zonal coordinators.

Zones                                                  No of Units                                         Members
Chittumala                                              26                                                      6182
Kottiyam                                                 13                                                      3342                             
Kollam                                                      28                                                    12862
Karunagapally                                         25                                                      6872
Mavelikkara                                            16                                                      3397