http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/7875 2026-05-15T14:22:04Z 2026-05-15T14:22:04Z Sambrani, Vinod N http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/8118 2019-03-16T11:23:48Z 2019-02-22T00:00:00Z

NGO’s Role in Rural Women Entrepreneurship Development: A Case Study Sambrani, Vinod N Non-Government Organisations are an important institution in the socio-economic development of a country like ours. Governments have considered NGO’s as partners in the implementation of various developmental and training programs, like RUDSETIs in Karnataka. Government of India’s initiatives like Make in India, Skilled India, STEP, Stand-Up India is promoting rural women entrepreneurship in a big way. The government seeks to bring women to the forefront of India’s entrepreneurial ecosystem by providing access to loans, networks, markets and trainings. NGOs with their advantage of non- rigid, locality specific, beneficiary oriented and committed nature of service will take the government initiatives to the rural poor for grass root development. Entrepreneurship at rural areas can help in closing the huge gap of disparity between rural and urban areas. For sustainable rural development, empowerment of rural women is very important. Empowerment through entrepreneurship development is a way out to address the problems of rural unemployment and poverty. This paper considers a case study of Adharsh Women's Development Association [AWDA], a NGO involved in rural women entrepreneurship development in Muddebihal, Vijaypura district, Karnataka. Thirteenth Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship/ Edited by Sasi Misra, Sunil Shukla, Ganapathi Batthini

2019-02-22T00:00:00Z Bhattacharjee, Indrani Srivastava, Nidhi Malik, Sheetal http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/8117 2019-03-16T11:20:44Z 2019-02-22T00:00:00Z

From the Village to the World: The PPES Way Bhattacharjee, Indrani; Srivastava, Nidhi; Malik, Sheetal This case “From the Village to the World: The PPES way” studies the impact made by the Pardada Pardadi Educational Society School (PPES School) in dealing with the issue of raising the rural girls and their families out of their state of poverty in Anoopshahr, in district Bulandshahar. The NGO which is promoted by Mr Virender (Sam) Singh, a retired U.S. Dupont South Asia Head, who was born and brought up in the same area is vigorously bringing change in the mindset of people by educating the girls of these rural poor families and address the issue of gender bias in the society. The Case not only covers the innovative strategies used by the founders in last eighteen years to encourage enrolment to their school but also discusses the progress made so far by the organisation in terms of social impact on the life of a student who graduated from PPES. The primary data collected through personal interviews of the key persons involved with the NGO was supplemented with the secondary data published on their website and some of the articles in newspapers and magazines. At present the NGO (PPES School) is a success story of women empowerment and of turnaround of a village dealing with a social problem of gender bias. The case could be helpful in understanding the problems of education of girl child in rural poor families and may make some suggestions for replication of the model to other rural areas in the state or country. Thirteenth Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship/ Edited by Sasi Misra, Sunil Shukla, Ganapathi Batthini

2019-02-22T00:00:00Z Sahu, Akash Devra, Shashank Gupta, Rajesh Sinha, Piyush Kumar http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/8116 2019-03-16T11:17:52Z 2019-02-22T00:00:00Z

Building a Rural Entrepreneurship Eco-System Sahu, Akash; Devra, Shashank; Gupta, Rajesh; Sinha, Piyush Kumar This paper is an attempt to analyze implementation of the Startup village entrepreneurship program (SVEP) for promotion of rural entrepreneurship through Self Help Groups (SHG’s) under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana –National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM). The paper describes how the SVEP programme is being implemented and is benefiting the rural poor. It presents a comparative analysis of significant variables like mode of enterprises, gender, category, enterprise category, loan pattern under SVEP. It also describes the system and process followed under this programme to ensure development of a sustainable entrepreneurship eco-system. Thirteenth Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship/ Edited by Sasi Misra, Sunil Shukla, Ganapathi Batthini

2019-02-22T00:00:00Z Shah, Julie http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/8115 2019-03-16T11:13:42Z 2019-02-22T00:00:00Z

Access to Learning through Skill Development Approach: A Case Study of Karnali Group Panchayat Shah, Julie The paper reflects the prominence that ‘skill building’ as a concept is gaining. It aims at exploring if entrepreneurship could be relied upon as a means to empower people and to extend sustainable livelihood options to members of a community who lack majorly on the fronts of education, exposure, awareness and opportunities. Can skills be developed among people from such disadvantaged backgrounds and if yes, how are these trades shortlisted and what is the process adopted towards skill building? It is also worth highlighting here that skill development is gaining priority and holds the potential of assuming a major role in growth, across sectors and economies. There needs to be a simultaneous focus on skills, alongside education, right from an early age, to ensure that the incongruity between what the market demands and what is taught in the classrooms is minimalized. The paper explores how skill training initiatives for societies dominated by heterogeneity, poverty and low education levels, is a challenging proposition, yet when the process is adopted methodically, it leaves its trails in the form of improved soft skills as also sustainable livelihood opportunities, leading to sustained competitive advantages. The paper analyses the case of the Karnali Group Panchayat in the district of Baroda, Gujarat and throws light on the kind of trades which could be undertaken for training to make a diverse community, self-reliant. Selected trades and the kinds of inputs that go into ensuring that the learning is result-oriented are discussed. A combination of theoretical and practical training has a perfect correlation and ensures attainment of the objective. The journey from a non-earning community to an earning one, can be skill based. Given the background of the members of the community, skills are mainly developed in small trades; complex skills are difficult to cultivate and only small innovations in products or limited creativity can be expected. A replicable model which traces the importance bringing in cognitive and non-cognitive skills to generate results, is what is reflected upon. All-in-all, the paper establishes the role of skills in building knowledge, attitude and competencies, leading to an entrepreneurial venture. There is also an understanding that skill building must permeate all levels of education, implying that it must be an integral aspect of entrepreneurship education. Thirteenth Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship/ Edited by Sasi Misra, Sunil Shukla, Ganapathi Batthini

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