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Shainaaz Begum Mundwal sawl

Shainaaz Begum

I'm Shainaaz Begum, hailing from the village of Mundwad in Uttara kannada. I founded Mundwad Shawls with a mission to empower rural women economically. With determination and support from EDII and WEACT, I ventured into major city exhibitions, especially Bangalore.

Rock city - Eldora

Rani

I am from Tirchi. We have established the enterprise “Eldora” with 10 members and we manufacture coconut soaps. We feel proud of our enterprise and hope to see our products in every household.

Prem Lata Sutrapaper mache

Prem Lata Sutra

I'm Prem Lata Sutra, an entrepreneur from Odisha. EDII transformed my hobby into business, Laxmi Naryana Paper Mache, and WeAct elevated quality and expanded my customer base. Now, I'm focused on empowering others and creating positive community change.

Mollamma Shaji

In Vazhoor, Kottayam, Kerala, we established A-Star Tailoring Enterprise, an SHG with20 women, manufacturing reusable cloth bags. With significant growth, we are now financially independent, and my dream of owning a business has come true.

Vidhya chetna group

Vidhya

We established Chetna in Sirsi, Karnataka, to provide livelihood opportunities for people with disability. We manufacture containers and stationaries made from banana fibre, and with the support of WeAct are expanding our business.

Al Ummay Matha

Ummay Matha

I founded the Ummay Matha Jewellery business in Hyderabad after training from EDII on Hyderbadi jewelry-making crafts. With the help of my family members and marketing support from WeAct.

Manjulaben Patola group

Manjulaben

I'm Manjulaben, from a Gujarat weaving family. Fueled by passion, post-marriage, we founded "Patalo Group," crafting Ikkat Patalo sarees. EDII training refined our skills, while WeAct provided vital market connections, guidance, and transformative training, propelling our business to new heights.

Sunil DeviMoonj grass

Sunil Devi

I'm Sunil Devi from a tribal village in Uttarakhand. With EDII's training, we modernized crafting moonj grass products. WeAct's support opened market doors, showcasing our blend of tradition and innovation in chapati boxes, vases, and jewelry.

Mrs. Shakina, 37 years old hails from a middle-class family from Coimbatore she got an opportunity to enhance her unproductive time into an entrepreneurial activity. Mrs. Shakina started her health mix product in the name of "RASHA'S". and with the help of WeAct, she marketed her product on various platforms. WeAct helped her transform from an introverted housewife into a confident and aspiring entrepreneur with earning INR 35000 per month.…

Syed Ali Fathima

Mrs.Syed Ali Fathima 39 years Old, “During the COVID Pandemic situation and lockdown, family income goes to zero, She borrowed the money from lenders to sustain the family and even for everyday meals. The training happened at the right time, to make mat weaving from home. Now Syed Ali Fathima produces weekly Two mats individually and generates Rs.3000 per week. Now She is earning Rs.12000 per month. Recently She Is connected with Weact,…

Bhura kola

Bhura Kola is a small village located on the north side of the Jorhat district. It is 18 km away from Jorhat town. The main livelihood of the people of the city is agriculture. Agriculture is not only their income source but also their way of life. The socioeconomic status of the people is not very sound. Our organization provided Entrepreneurship training to start a honey bee Cultivation. A total of ten women joined hands to form an SHG…

Praseetha

Meet Mrs. Praseetha 21 year old she was born and raised in Kozhikode after her marriage. She shifted to annamanada, and her husband is a daily wage worker in an unorganized sector. She took entrepreneurship training from us with the help of our team; she began her entrepreneurial journey opened a shop in her village along with the shop she has started the production of toiletries. Post-training, Mrs. Praseeta has taken membership at WeAct…

Story of changemaker KHIRAMAYA KAYUM UNIT

KhiramayaMili

KhiramayaMili is a woman of 30 years who is a resident of Chilchili Demowkiner, Dibrugarhdistrict. She is the wife of Devo Mili who has to take care of their family of 9 members including theirmother-in-law, father-in-law and their daughter. She is a beneficiary of the MSDP. Her economic conditions is too poor that she has to depend on others. Her husband has no sustainable work to earn a gentle amount of money. Through MSDP she became an…

Story of changemaker PUNYAPRAVA GERO UNIT

PunyapravaTaye

A resident of Jungaon, Nitaipukhuri of Dibrugarh district,PunyapravaTaye is of 30 years old housewife and wanted to become independent and earn something in order to provide financial aid to her family.She have been weaving the Miching traditional attires. With the help of WeAct she learnt the production technique such as the ‘Dobbyloom’ and Jacquard’ and she was motivated to use these techniques. Now she produces high quality products…

Story of changemaker Anu's Hipini Ghar

Anu Bora

Anu Bora is a resident of Chilchili Demowkiner, Dibrugarh.She has been weaving the ‘Gamocha’ traditionally. She could not make any profit through that way. But after the MSDP she began to start weaving Gamocha with the help of new techniques like use of Dobbyloom and Jacquar as well as new designs. She was motived to use these techniques and perform her works efficiently. After MSDP she formed ‘Anu ‘s Hipini Ghar’. After training she formed…

Story of changemaker Moloya Tat-Haal

Moolya Chowdhury

Moloya Chowdhury is 39 years old women. She is the wife of Monuj Chowdhury. There are 4 family members including their son and daughter. Both are studying in primary school. Moloya, s husband is a paddy cultivator. This earning is not sufficient for their day-to-day life. In spite of her willingness, she couldn’t find any source for her income so that she can assist her husband as well as her family financially. In the meantime, she got an…

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