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VISION
Empowered gender just communities leading sustainable and quality livelihood.

MISSION
Facilitating the community to gain control over their lives by nurturing their innate capacities to make their own choices.

 
     

 

Dried Seaweed collected from raft

 

 

 

 

 

Paper carrybag training for self help group women

 

 

 

 

 

 



Women from short stay home make flower garlands for liveihood

 
Projects
Jeevanadhara shakthi   -  Livelihood Supports

     EMPOWER envisions that   all communities must lead that sustainable and quality livelihood. It is for this fact the organization has promoted more than 125           Micro-credit groups for among the most poor and marginalized   women, youth and men in Tuticorin Municipality Pudukottai, Ottapidaram and Srivaikundam Blocks. With loans from the nationalized banks and basic training the following is the details of those started livelihood programs in the year 2005-07
S.NO ACTIVITY LOAN AMOUNT NUMBER OF PERSONS BENEFITED NAME OF THE AREA/VILLAGES
1 Seaweed cultivation Rs .3,59,100 24 Mullakadu
2 Country Boat Rs . 7,18,200 24 Pullavalli
3 Country Boat Rs. 11.37,150 38 Vellapatti
4 Crab net Rs. 56,000 14 Threspuram
5 Salt pan lease Rs.1,00,000 2 Threspuram
6 Mini dor van Rs.70,000 1 Threspuram
7 Fishing Accessories shop Rs.50,000 1 Threspuram
8 Sea-shell handicrafts Rs. 20,000 1 Threspuram
9 Tailoring centre Rs.1,00,000 1 Kokoor
10 Digital Banner shop. Rs. 50,000 1 Kokoor
11 Groceries Shop Rs.10,00,000 2 Tuticorin Municipality
12 Petty shops Rs. 27,000 27 Tuticorin Municipality
13 Milch Cattle Rs.20,000 1 Kokoor
 
     In the post tsunami scenario EMPOWER had come to the rescue of the fisher folk community by motivating, training the SHG members on Seaweed Cultivation by through raft method. 4 SHGs are involved in the project in Mullakadu and Camp II areas with technical and buy-back arrangement from Pepsico Beverages Holding and with lending from State Bank of India and subsidy from DRDA, Tuticorin. On an average one person is earning Rs. 6000 - 7000 per month. EMPOWER plans to extend this successful livelihood program to other coastal areas of Tutiocrin District.