Women

Women – Viduthalaiyin vizhudhugal

ASSIST envisions improved quality of life for women, men, families and communities through the empowerment of women to participate fully in decision making, essentially in gaining economic power to voice out their opinion and decisions at home and society thus paving way to achieve internationally agreed goals for development and sustainability. ‘Prop Roots for Transformation Women Program’ facilities every woman enrolled in the program to understand and gain the respect and dignity that they deserve. ASSIST serves as a conduit in reaching out to the women in target areas through the District Coordinators. ’Gender Equity Awareness’ programs were conducted at District level to empower women to know their rights inorder to deal with human right violation issues. The members of Self Help Groups were supported with IGP and livelihood training programs to enhance their economic sustainability. Easy access to gain employability skills were created through the Vocational Training Centers for the women in the locality through ‘Learn and Earn Program’. Partnership with the local NGOs, Government Departments and Banks have made our efforts fruitful in making women successful Entrepreneurs. The celebration of International Girl Child, International Women’s Day and various cultural festivals were occasion of femininity.

The highlight of the year is the motivated participation of the fathers and husbands of the women in the certification at the completion of the courses and their encouragement towards women becoming entrepreneurs. Parents and the communities were actively engaged during the process of mobilization, placement and growth tracking venture which ensured the commitment of the adults to all-round development of the youth so that they can realize their full potential and contribute productively to nation-Building process.