- WEP is one of the priorities of BDSSS and aims to bring a qualitative and quantitative change in the life of self, family and community.
- Hence, organization animates and guides the rural women in forming of Self Help Groups;
- strengthening them through capacity building;
- motivating them to tackle gender discrimination and voice against exploitation of women through advocacy and networking;
- empowering them to mobilize financial support in the form of incentive, from government and micro-credit banks;
- developing entrepreneurship and encouraging Income Generating Programmes;
- imparting trainings on personality development and leadership for effective decision making and local governance;
- promoting sustainability through the process of empowerment and forming of federation
BDSSS Statistics of Self Help Group (SHG): | Area | No. of Villages | No. of SHGs | Total Members | No. of Federations | Total Savings | Total loan Issued | Total loan Recovered | Elected GP member | | Kolhapur District | | Chandgad | 24 | 34 | 499 | 3 | 7,17,002 | 21,70,614 | 9,92,500 | | | Belgaum District | | Khanapur | 50 | 55 | 897 | 3 | 19,99,881 | 92,68,080 | 65,70,935 | 7 | | Modage | 10 | 17 | 204 | | 2,48,276 | 4,65,206 | 2,23,150 | | | Chikodi | 40 | 160 | 2476 | 14 | 40,34,260 | 1,04,47,205 | 83,13,008 | 10 | | Hukkeri | 2 | 18 | 260 | | 2,64,540 | 3,91,050 | 1,96,400 | | | Saundatti,Ramdurga | 10 | 20 | 270 | | 1,38,243 | 10,49,961 | 3,05,000 | | | Dharwad District | | Amlikoppa Dharwad | 15 | 110 | 1468 | | 13,25,831 | 81,00,000 | | | | Dharwad rural | 16 | 62 | 997 | 5 | 21,10,500 | 18,75,000 | 7,35,000 | 15 | | Dharwad urban | 9 | 87 | 1177 | | 6,14,400 | 10,28,000 | 76,800 | | | Khalghatgi | 36 | 88 | 1225 | 2 | | | | 7 | | Haveri District | | Haveri | 31 | 86 | 1395 | 6 | 17,15,620 | 22,00,806 | 16,34,450 | 24 | | Hangal | 80 | 139 | 2161 | 7 | 1,28,11,292 | 25,47,275 | 17,48,774 | 6 | | Byadgi | 58 | 108 | 1529 | 8 | 12,75,242 | 22,19,453 | 11,94,359 | | | Ranebennur | 30 | 76 | 967 | 9 | 18,99,020 | 34,09,150 | 22,77,450 | 7 | | Shiggaon | 15 | 35 | 426 | 3 | 4,21,046 | 3,40,300 | 1,75,000 | | | Bagalkot District | | Hungund | 15 | 39 | 546 | | 6,58,970 | 40,500 | | 2 | | Badami | 14 | 23 | 362 | | 44,000 | | | 1 | | Total | 451 | 1157 | 16,859 | 60 | 3,02,78,123 | 4,55,52,600 | 2,44,42,826 | 79 |
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