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TRAINING TO WOMEN SHG MEMBERS

COODU has been instrumental in providing Skill Training and Capacity Building to women in SHG groups and as a result several women have obtained skills in new ventures. Some of the trainings include raising of seedlings in nurseries, plantations and other agro-products, vermi-composting, training in electronics and computers, financial management and book keeping. Some of the successful income generation activities engaged by women SHG through the support of COODU include:
• Jatropha cultivation on large scale
• Manufacture of Handmade products
• Vermi-composting
• Managing of DTP Centre
• Jute Products
• Running Canteen in Collectorate premises
• Establishing Provision Stores
• Managing PDS outlets
The organization has also imparted skill training to women SHG members in the following trade crafts.
1. Embroidery
2. Paper cup and paper bag making
3. Incense stick making
4. Candle making
5. Jute products
The Ministry of Textiles, Government of India had selected COODU to impart Integrated Handloom training to women SHG members, especially those traditionally engaged in weaving. The Organization has organized the training for 90 women SHG members in 2006. 190 women SHGs were trained in the TREADprogramme of MSME GOI on different skills for making Apparel, Jute Products, Footwear, Gloves and Fast Food.

Entrepreneurship Development Programmes

COODU provides Training in Entrepreneurship Development to all SHG members in different trades. They are provided with technical support and vocational skills training. They are also provided with guidance on project planning and implementation. The Resource Persons for the EDP are drawn from various government and non-government institutions including cooperatives, banks, academic institutions, practitioners and entrepreneurs. As a result of EDP training provided by COODU to SHG members, many women have got trained and are presently engaged in profitable entrepreneurial activities. They are in turn sharing such benefits to other women in their groups.