“Support Micro/Small entrepreneurs in Sundarbans”
Name of the Project: “Support Micro/Small entrepreneurs among particularly vulnerable communities in the Sundarbans”
Project Period: 01 July 2023 to 30 June 2026
Target Group: 18 to 40 Years Youth from the vulnerable areas of Sundarbans.
Working Block: Kakdwip, Namkhana, Patharpratima in South 24 Parganas Hingalganj in North 24 Parganas
Objective / Target:
- Increase the income of targeted population through strengthening value chain system.
- Facilitate the transition of targeted communities from subsistence level livelihood to sustainable micro entrepreneur.
- Establishment collaboration with different grassroots level partner and other agencies to promote sustainable economic development of the region.
Objective 1:
- 50% of the targeted community members have 25% increased income.
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- 1200 community members are trained
- 3 value chains are established from production to market.
- 10% of the targeted members/trainees undergo through Fast Track Training.
- Two sustainable and resilient microenterprises are established in the form of registered community institutions (FPOs) that meet statutory regulation requirements.
- Local teams and collaboration frameworks equipped to identify potential value chains, provide training and post-training mentoring, facilitate access to post-harvest facilities, and establish market linkages for targeted communities are developed.
Objective 2: Facilitating transition from livelihood to Microenterprise
Conduct training sessions for the FPO board members on governance, financial management, and leadership skills, access networking opportunities and support each other and facilitate the establishment of market linkages.
Associated Output:
- 1200 trainees are trained at least in relevant 5 trades.
- 3 Value chain (e.g. Fishery, Vegetables, Animal Husbandry) are established.
- 2 sustainable and resilient microenterprises are established (FPO).
- 10% of the Total trainees (120) to be undergo with Fast Track Training.
- All relevant CSOs in the same cohort are actively involved and are effectively collaboration to support value chain development and enterprise creation.
Name of the Trades has been selected / identified through Trade Identification Process and Exercise (Personal Interview, Market Survey, FGD & SWOT with Value Chain Analysis):
- Organic Vegetable cultivation & Seed Production (For the trainees of Organic Vegetable Cultivation)
- Goat/Sheep Rearing (rearing, feed preparation and marketing)
- Composite Fish Farming (rearing, feed preparation, dry fish and marketing)
- Semi-free-range poultry (rearing, feed preparation and marketing)
- Crab cultivation (rearing, feed preparation and marketing)
- Animal health worker (Cow, Small ruminants, Poultry, Duckery)
- Toto Repairing & Agri Equipment Repairing (Toto, Agricultural tool, household motors)
- Electrical, Electronics ((household electrical appliances, wireless set etc.) and Solar Mechanism
- Agriculture Support Service (Ecological input – fertilizer, seed and advise)