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Women Empowerment

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Community & Rural Development

Jiji Sebastian

In India, 79%[1] of rural women are engaged in agriculture as compared to only 63% of rural men, yet, women are seldom the decision makers around what to grow, what inputs to use, what to keep for the family, and what to sell and where.This gender injustice in agriculture propels larger problems for the small and marginal farmers and the ecology - dependency on expensive and ecologically harmful chemicals, falling into high-interest debt traps, increasing vulnerability to climate change risks, reduced food, nutrition and livelihood security, health adversities, and migration.[1] <a href="http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=170364" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=170364</a> 
 SSP’s solution, the Women-Led Climate Resilient Farming (WCRF) model seeks to integrate women’s empowerment as part of its strategy and design by building overall economic and social resilience towards the long-term sustainability of women and their households in rural agrarian communities. The project strategy aims to close this last-mile connectivity gap through a careful selection and inclusion of women’s groups and by putting power in the hands of women so they are in the driving seat instead of being mere bystanders. SSP will align with National flagship programs by connecting vital dots, the multi-sectoral approach becomes widely relevant as it closely aligns with the Agriculture Mission, focus on Zero Budget Natural Farming and national rural employment and the water conservation program dedicated to creating awareness and improving conservation. These programs are selected as they are unique as they emphasize community involvement, self-help, and convergence. SSP promotes a multi-level, multi-pronged approach to build capacities of small and marginal farming households for combatting drought. The approach focuses on creating a cadre of women such as Samvad Sahayaks or the Community Resource Persons (CRPs) on climate resilience farming strategies. 
 a. Empower and transform rural women as changemakers and local leaders in agriculture with a view to promoting resilient livelihoods and climate-positive food systemsb. Promote the use of bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides as the primary farm input, and encourage optimisation of water through micro-irrigation, rainwater harvesting structures, and local drought-tolerant cropsc. Pilot the use and success of biodigesters to produce natural organic matter for farming to attain circular economy, and promote low-cost clean cooking practices.d. Engage with the policymakers (e.g., National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture) and other key governmental stakeholders (e.g., KVKs, ATMA, SRLMs etc.) to provide an enabling environment for innovative practice to thrive and scale.e. Bring together key ecosystem partners – policymakers, donor institutions (set up a funder’s platform to discuss the way forward in this space), implementation agencies, government departments etc., and harness their collaborative effort and scale adoption meaningfully and effectivelyf. Explore big aggregators to procure and market natural products at a premium to encourage small and marginal farmers to continue farming sustainably.g. Raise awareness among the consumers on a large scale, to raise demand and develop local micro markets

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Women-Led Climate Resilient Farming

Late	Ms	Prema	Gopalan,	as	Founder	and	Executive	Director	of	Swayam	Shikshan	Prayog,	developed	an inclusive,	participatory,	and	women-led	approach	to	disaster	management	through	her	pioneering	work of	community-led	rehabilitation	and	reconstruction	in	1200	villages	after	the	devastating	1993	Latur Earthquake. Swayam	Shikshan	Prayog	(SSP)	which	stands	for	Self-Education	for	Empowerment	was	formally	registered in	1998.	For	the	last	24	years,	SSP	has	facilitated	sustainable	community	development	by	building	capacities of	grassroots	women’s	collectives	to	lead	social	and	economic	transformation	in	climate-threatened	regions of	India.	SSP	widely	advocates	for	changing	public	policy	in	favour	of	recognizing	grassroots	women’s collectives	in	their	new	roles	as	community	resource	persons/community	level	facilitators,	and leaders	and shares	these	learnings	widely	with	peer	networks	and	institutions	globally.	Our	work,	by	choice,	is	centred around	low-income	climate-threatened	communities	across	India.

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This nonprofit is registered as a charitable trust under section 12A of India's Income Tax Act, 1961.

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Your generous&nbsp;donations&nbsp;will support in giving trainings and handholding support for the underserved marginal women farmers for bio-farming in the Marathwada region (Latur, Solapur, Osmanabad, Latur, Nanded or Washim districts) of Maharashtra. Cost for training and handholding support for each farmer is @ INR 3,000. We aim to train 100 farmers on kharif season's cultivation with the funds raised. Breakup of the fund - 100 marginal women farmers x INR 3,000 = INR 300,000. Donations can also be done @ INR 1000 onwards towards the cause.

Training and handholding of 100 marginal women farmers in Marathwada region of Maharashtra

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