Our Work | Sewa Samaj Vikas Sanstha Bansarola

Our Work · Program 01

SHG Book Keeping & Record Writing Training

Kaij taluka represents a semi-arid agrarian region where women’s Self-Help Groups (Bachat Gats) play a crucial role in strengthening household resilience, financial inclusion, and community-led development. To improve the sustainability and efficiency of these groups, structured book keeping and record writing training sessions are conducted exclusively for women SHG members, focusing on building strong financial documentation capacity and institutional discipline.

Attendance & Meeting Register Maintenance

Participants are trained to systematically maintain attendance records and meeting minutes, ensuring transparency, consistency, and accountability within group operations while creating a reliable history of collective decisions.

Savings, Loan Ledgers & Cash Book Management

Women members learn to record savings contributions, internal lending transactions, repayments, and cash flow using standardized dual-entry accounting formats adapted for low-literacy contexts with practical and easy-to-follow methods.

Strengthening Accountability & Reducing Disputes

Accurate record keeping helps reduce intra-group conflicts, improves trust among members, and strengthens decision-making processes by ensuring every financial transaction is properly documented and verified.

Improved Bank Linkage & Institutional Support

Well-maintained financial records enhance SHG credibility for bank linkage, access to government schemes, and institutional support, enabling stronger financial inclusion and long-term group sustainability.

Our Work · Program 02

Financial Literacy Camp

In rural communities, financial awareness plays a vital role in improving household stability, savings discipline, and access to formal financial systems. To strengthen practical financial competencies among rural families, structured Financial Literacy Camps are conducted using participatory methods, simple demonstrations, and visual learning aids that make financial concepts easy to understand and apply in daily life.

Core Banking Operations Awareness

Participants are introduced to essential banking practices including account opening, deposits, withdrawals, passbook management, ATM usage, and understanding basic banking services for safer and more effective financial management.

Digital Transactions & UPI Training

Sessions provide hands-on guidance on digital payment platforms such as UPI and BHIM, helping participants learn secure money transfers, bill payments, and cashless transaction methods while promoting digital financial inclusion.

Savings Instruments & Financial Planning

Workshops explain the importance of long-term savings through Fixed Deposits, Post Office schemes, and other formal saving instruments, encouraging households to build financial security and future planning habits.

Insurance, Pension & Fraud Prevention

Participants are educated about government welfare schemes including PMJJBY, PMSBY, and Atal Pension Yojana along with enrollment procedures. Fraud prevention modules use role-play exercises to help identify digital scams, improve data security awareness, and protect families from financial fraud.

Our Work · Program 03

Government Schemes Awareness Camp

In many rural communities, limited access to information often prevents families from benefiting from government welfare programmes designed for their social and economic security. Government Schemes Awareness Camps are conducted to bridge this information gap by helping community members understand available schemes, eligibility criteria, required documentation, and the correct process for accessing institutional support.

Social Security & Welfare Scheme Orientation

Participants are introduced to key government welfare programmes related to social security, livelihood support, subsidies, and financial assistance, enabling families to identify schemes relevant to their household needs and improve access to benefits.

Health, Pension & Insurance Programme Awareness

Special focus is given to health-related schemes, pension benefits, and insurance support programmes that improve long-term household security, especially for women, elderly individuals, and vulnerable rural families.

Documentation & Application Procedure Guidance

Sessions explain the importance of essential documents such as Aadhaar, ration cards, bank accounts, and identity proofs while guiding participants through application procedures and institutional access points to reduce exclusion errors and delays.

Strengthening Administrative Access & Accountability

The camps empower community members to confidently engage with government offices, banks, and local institutions, improving their ability to demand accountable service delivery and ensuring better inclusion within public support systems.

Our Work · Program 04

Health Awareness Camp

In rural communities, preventive healthcare awareness is essential for improving family well-being, reducing disease burden, and promoting healthier living practices. Health Awareness Camps are conducted through demonstrations, interactive sessions, and the distribution of contextually relevant informational materials to educate women and families on hygiene, sanitation, disease prevention, and community health management.

Hand Hygiene & Disease Prevention

Participants are trained on WHO-recommended hand hygiene practices, including proper handwashing techniques, personal cleanliness, and routine preventive measures that reduce the spread of infections and communicable diseases.

Environmental Sanitation & Safe Living Practices

Sessions focus on environmental sanitation practices such as safe food handling, waste segregation, surface disinfection, and maintaining clean household surroundings to prevent contamination and improve community hygiene standards.

Clean Drinking Water & Waterborne Disease Prevention

Women are educated on safe drinking water methods including boiling, chlorination, and hygienic water storage practices to reduce the risk of waterborne diseases and improve household health safety.

Menstrual Hygiene, Immunization & Sustainable Health Practices

Additional modules address menstrual hygiene management, reduction of single-use plastics for healthier environments, and childhood immunization awareness under the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP), helping families build stronger long-term health practices.

Our Work · Program 05

Farmers' Gathering (Shetkari Melava)

In rain-fed agrarian regions, small and marginal farmers often face challenges such as rising input costs, climate uncertainty, and limited market access. Farmer Melava (Shetkari Melava) serves as a structured consultative platform where farmers come together to discuss sustainable agricultural practices, collective farming models, and strategies that improve productivity, reduce risks, and strengthen long-term agricultural resilience.

Collective Farming Models & Cost Reduction

Participants are introduced to central and group farming approaches that encourage shared cultivation practices, pooled resources, and reduced input costs for seeds, fertilizers, irrigation, and labor, making farming more economically sustainable.

Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) Awareness

Sessions provide orientation on Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) as a powerful mechanism for collective bargaining, improved market linkage, better price realization, and stronger access to agricultural services and institutional support.

Climate Risk Management & Resource Sharing

Special focus is given to addressing climate vulnerability through shared risk management, water conservation practices, and community-led resource pooling strategies that help farmers improve resilience against drought and seasonal uncertainties.

Strengthening Farmer Coordination & Sustainable Systems

The platform encourages stronger farmer coordination, knowledge sharing, and awareness of organized agricultural systems that support long-term productivity, income stability, and sustainable rural development.

Our Work · Program 06

Women's Gathering (Mahila Melava)

Mahila Melava serves as a structured dialogue platform where rural women come together to share experiences, present Self-Help Group outcomes, and collectively identify priority needs that support social, economic, and community development. The gathering creates a strong space for women’s participation, leadership building, and grassroots decision-making across villages.

SHG Outcome Presentations & Experience Sharing

Women members present the progress and outcomes of their Self-Help Groups, including savings activities, internal lending, livelihood initiatives, and successful practices that can be replicated by other groups for stronger collective growth.

Identifying Priority Needs & Support Systems

Participants collectively discuss key community needs such as vocational training, market access, legal support, health services, and livelihood opportunities, helping women prioritize solutions and improve institutional access.

Promoting Leadership & Community Advocacy

The platform strengthens grassroots leadership by encouraging 3–4 women from each village to emerge as community advocates who actively support health awareness, sanitation improvement, governance participation, and local problem-solving.

Women’s Voice in Governance & Accountability

Mahila Melava provides women with a formal platform to raise concerns directly in the presence of government officials and local authorities, improving accountability, visibility, and stronger participation in public decision-making processes.

Our Work · Program 07

Bachat Gat Establishment Training (SHG Formation)

Bachat Gat Establishment Training is a foundational programme designed to support rural women in forming new Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and building strong community-based financial institutions. The training helps participants understand the structure, purpose, and functioning of SHGs while creating a strong foundation for financial independence, collective savings, and women-led decision-making at the grassroots level.

Group Formation & Membership Orientation

Participants are guided through the process of forming new Self-Help Groups, including understanding group norms, membership criteria, participation responsibilities, and the importance of trust and collective accountability for sustainable group functioning.

Leadership Roles & Democratic Functioning

Sessions explain leadership structures within SHGs, including the roles of presidents, secretaries, and treasurers, along with rotational responsibilities that promote equal participation, democratic decision-making, and shared ownership among members.

Savings Discipline & Common Corpus Development

Women are trained on the importance of regular savings habits, contribution systems, and building a common group corpus that serves as the financial foundation for internal lending, emergency support, and long-term economic resilience.

Structured Meetings & Institutional Strengthening

The programme emphasizes regular meeting cycles, transparent record keeping, and collective decision-making practices that strengthen accountability and help newly formed SHGs operate as viable and sustainable financial entities within the community.

Our Work · Program 08

Livelihood Training Program

The Livelihood Training Program is designed to strengthen income-generating opportunities for rural community members, particularly women, by building practical awareness, skills, and access to livelihood support systems. The programme focuses on helping participants identify sustainable local income sources while improving their ability to benefit from government schemes and institutional support for economic self-reliance.

Awareness on Local Income-Generating Opportunities

Participants are introduced to livelihood options that are accessible within the local rural economy, including small-scale enterprises, agricultural support activities, home-based work, and other income-generating opportunities suited to village-level resources and skills.

Guidance on Livelihood Support Schemes

Sessions provide detailed information on available livelihood support programmes and government schemes, helping participants understand eligibility criteria, benefits, and opportunities for financial assistance and skill development.

Documentation & Application Process Support

Special focus is given to required documentation, proper form filling, and timely application procedures to ensure accurate submissions and reduce exclusion errors that often prevent beneficiaries from accessing available support.

Building Sustainable Economic Independence

The programme encourages long-term livelihood planning by helping participants identify stable and sustainable sources of income, strengthening household resilience and promoting financial independence through locally viable opportunities.

Our Work · Program 09

Skill Development Training

Skill Development Training focuses on creating sustainable livelihood opportunities for rural women by equipping them with practical vocational skills that can generate independent income. Through structured tailoring training programmes, women are provided with marketable skills that support household financial stability, reduce dependence on seasonal agricultural labor, and promote long-term economic empowerment.

Vocational Tailoring Training

Participants receive hands-on training in tailoring, including basic stitching techniques, garment preparation, fabric handling, machine usage, and practical sewing skills that can be applied for personal livelihood generation and small-scale business opportunities.

Income Generation & Household Support

The training enables women to use tailoring as a reliable source of supplementary or primary income, helping improve household financial security while creating opportunities for self-employment within their own communities.

Reducing Dependence on Seasonal Labor

By developing alternative livelihood options beyond agriculture, women gain greater financial stability and reduced dependence on irregular seasonal farm work, especially during periods of low agricultural activity or climate-related uncertainty.

Strengthening Women’s Economic Empowerment

The programme supports confidence building, financial independence, and long-term self-reliance by helping women develop practical skills that contribute directly to family income and community-level economic participation.

Our Work · Program 10

Community Engagement Events

Community Engagement Events are organized to strengthen social cohesion, celebrate local culture, and create platforms for rural communities—especially women—to participate in economic and social development activities. These events encourage community participation, promote agricultural awareness, and support local enterprise by connecting traditional practices with livelihood opportunities and public awareness initiatives.

Sankrant Bazar & Women-Led Marketplaces

Festive marketplaces such as Sankrant Bazar provide Self-Help Group women with an opportunity to showcase, promote, and sell handmade products, home-based goods, and local crafts. These events support women’s entrepreneurship, market exposure, and direct income generation within the community.

Promoting Local Enterprise & SHG Participation

The programme creates visibility for women-led enterprises by encouraging SHG participation in public events, helping members build confidence, improve customer engagement, and strengthen local economic networks for long-term sustainability.

Agricultural Awareness through Special Events

Events such as World Pulses Day are conducted to promote awareness about climate-resilient crops, sustainable farming practices, and the nutritional importance of pulses for rural households, supporting both agricultural resilience and family health.

Strengthening Social Cohesion & Community Identity

These gatherings bring communities together, encourage shared participation, and reinforce collective identity by celebrating local traditions, agricultural heritage, and community-driven development initiatives across villages.

Strengthening Rural ​Communities, One Initiative at a Time