SWAS- Breathing Entrepreneurial Energy

• Financial support provided to MUKTI for promoting economic empowerment of vulnerable SHGs in Sunderbans
• Implemented through the ‘Swavalamban Accelerator in Sunderbans’ (SWAS) program
• Start-up kits provided to SHG members for microenterprises after training
• Facilitated linkages with potential buyers or markets through the organization
• Project started in December 2020
• Aimed to empower 1000 SHG members in handicraft and food processing trades
• Livelihood Incubation Center set up in Kankandighi as a training hub
• Training provided to 1000 women, including women from minorities, SCs, STs, and OBCs.

• We have trained 1000 beneficiaries in different trades, resulting in an increase in income for 650 SHG women.
• 417 of these women have successfully established their own businesses, and 717 beneficiaries have been linked with markets.
• Additionally, we were able to help all beneficiaries open bank accounts to facilitate access to loans in the future.
• The project was managed by a dedicated team consisting of a Program Manager and Project Coordinator, who monitored the project’s progress on the ground at regular intervals.

Mathurapur I, Mathurapur II, Kultali, Pathar Pratima, Blocks in South 24 Parganas District

• Under the project, we have trained 1000 SHG women and established a Common Facility Centre (CFC) at Kankandighi to support MCDF members by supplying raw materials for their products.
• Mukti, in association with the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), started the CFC in the village, and some women entrepreneurs have already started selling their products.
• Women are now participating in state-level fairs and exhibitions, and an income increase has been witnessed among 450 SHG women.
• So far, we have successfully completed over 40 Udyam registrations and helped 30 women obtain the Artisan Card, while one woman beneficiary received the FSSAI certificate.