We have developed an action and learning platform to promote job creation in two rural areas in the state of Uttar Pradesh (India): Bundelkhand and Eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Work4Progress promotes the creation of an innovation platform in northern India to improve the quality of life of poor communities through employment opportunities.
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WHAT WE DO
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PARTNERS
In these regions, we work in collaboration with two networks of organizations that work in a coordinated way:
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Development Alternatives, Transforming Rural India Foundation (TRIF), Rangde, Janastu and 2 civil society organizations.
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Alianza por la Solidaridad, Action Aid India and 3 civil society organizations.
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Impact evaluation conducted by the Institute of Rural Management Anand and the VikasAnvesh Foundation.
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PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
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Bacha Iman is an entrepreneur who's set up a microenterprise for water purification based on reverse osmosis in the area of Nabiganj. His initiative provides employment for 3 people.
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Together with a group of women from Orchha, Sakshi runs a microenterprise that produces organic compost. The firm supplies local farmers and provides employment for 10 people.
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Meera Kushawaha has opened a bangle shop and her business is growing. She is the only woman in her village to run a shop (image 1).
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Vandana Ahirwar is an entrepreneur running an online service center in Tikamgarh (image 2).
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Veer Singh Rajput attended a workshop on entrepreneurship that motivated him to expand his organic compost business. He plans to buy a packaging machine to increase the value of his product in the market (image 3).
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