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| Fish Vending & Multiple
Enterprise |
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| Location |
Dindu Village,
Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh |
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| Geographical Map |
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| The Group |
Kanaka Durga Self Help
Group |
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Date
of Loan Disbursement |
June 2003 |
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| Loan Amount |
Rs. 30,000 |
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| Activity |
The groups lives in the
East coast of India in the state of Andhra Pradesh. They
belong to the fishing community and are dependent on the
sea for their livelihood. Earlier they were dependent
on Mangroves for livelihood. They used to cut the Mangroves
and sell them to supplement their income.
Now the people of these villages have come together to
be a part of ‘The Joint Mangrove Management Committee
for conversing the mangroves. In order to enhance their
livelihood opportunities to help them earn a regular income,
M. S Swaminthan Research Foundation has facilitated the
idea of starting micro-enterprises. The members of the
group have taken up various micro-enterprises such as
Fish vending, Rice Vending, Milk Vending Vegetable Vending
etc., These enterprises gives a regular source of income.
This additional income helps them in improving their economic
status and in providing their children with better nutritious
food, education and housing.
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| Status |
Loan amount fully repaid. |
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| Fish
Vending & Multiple Enterprise |
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|
| Location |
Dindu Village, Kakinada,
Andhra Pradesh |
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|
| Geographical Map |
|
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| The Group |
Sri kanaka Mahalakshmi
Self Help Group |
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Date
of Loan Disbursement |
June 2003 |
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| Loan Amount |
Rs. 39,000 |
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| Activity |
 The
group lives in the East coast of India in the state of
Andhra Pradesh. They belong to the fishing community and
are dependent on the sea for their livelihood. Earlier
they were dependent on Mangroves for livelihood. They
used to cut the Mangroves and sell them to supplement
their income.
|
| |
 Now
the people of these villages have come together to be
a part of ‘The Joint Mangrove Management Committee for
conversing the mangroves. In order to enhance their livelihood
opportunities to help them earn a regular income, M. S
Swaminthan Research Foundation has facilitated the idea
of starting micro-enterprises. The members of the group
have taken up various micro-enterprises such as Fish vending,
Rice Vending, Milk Vending Vegetable Vending etc., These
enterprises gives a regular source of income. This additional
income helps them in improving their economic status and
in providing their children with better nutritious food,
education and housing. |
| |
|
| Status |
Loan amount fully repaid. |
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