UDYOGINI

Udyogini is a registered non-profit organization working for women's economic empowerment (WEE) in India... Udyogini was founded in 1992 by a group of socially conscious individuals who wanted to help the marginalised, small landholders or landless women, or those living in poverty with limited resource availability... Udyogini has an exceptional history of inception. It was conceptualised in 1992 by the World Bank to creating a movement for women economic empowerment in India. In that era, we were recognized as a service provider and a resource agency to NGOs and Government Bodies, under the leadership of (Chair and founding member) Ms. Ela Bhatt, the founder of Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA). Some of the earliest projects include promoting handicrafts in Pugal, Rajasthan, incense sticks production and chunari making in Saharanpur, UP and curating forest and farm based products in Mandla, MP.

Primary location: New Delhi India