Sakhi Social Enterprise Network - SSEN aims to develop local economies towards sustainability by enhancing skills and entrepreneurship .SSEN reaches out to rural communities - through two flagship programs - School for Rural Entrepreneurship (E-School)f The E-School will provide:
Practical on site, market oriented training
Business counselling and mentoring by successful rural entrepreneurs
Mar
ket linkages
Access to leaders from civil society and government for support, advice and networks
Seed funds and incubation support
Findings from a survey of 150 rural women
• Women can create wealth and social capital by becoming entrepreneurs
• Women need to be trained in entrepreneurship, risk taking, opportunity evaluation and managerial skills
• Rural entrepreneurs can serve as launch pads for new products and services
V School
This is the successful program implemented by ssen started in sep 2010. In the collaboration with DON BASCO, supported by Ministry of Rural Development. Through this program 3000 youth from below poverty line families where surveyed and 750 were interested to get vocational skills in the area of computer(tally, DTP and basic computer), retail management. The 90 days training program carried out for 375 youths. And 282 candidates access the job in the reputed companies like shoppers stop, big bazar, landmark, vishwa super market etc. More than 40 companies are in the collaboration with SSEN for offering jobs trained by us. The 90 days training program includes specific skills in its own domain, personality development, English speaking and how to face interviews. Interactive digital classroom is used for training the students
The course is not only help them to improve the skills, but also bring confidence in their lives. This can be easily scaled up in other areas because its is a revenue model. The unemployed youths are all over the country. And lot of companies seeking for good talent. Based on our past experience now we are partnered with IL&FS for meson’s training in solapur district. This is a best example for scale up.
