India: employability, resilient livelihoods & improved health for women and girls in Madhepura
India: employability, resilient livelihoods & improved health for women and girls in Madhepura
Objective: enhance skills and capabilities of women and girls for resilient livelihoods and improved health outcomes
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Status
Project completed
- Location Madhepura, state of Bihar, India
Close to new Alstom Madhepura manufacturing site (that will build electric locomotives for Indian Railways), this project targets about 2.500 households in 7 villages and aims to enhance skills and capabilities of women and girls (aged 16 years and above) for resilient livelihoods and improved health outcomes through a participatory process.
- The first objective is to help disadvantaged women/girls to get access to dignified and sustainable employment ;
- Another challenge is to create an employability ecosystem that is responsive and supportive of needs and aspirations of women and girls ;
- Lastly comes the provision of basic access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene for families especially those with pregnant mothers or mothers with young children.
PARTNERS
Partner NGO: CARE India
Sponsor: K. Radha Krishnan FD Madhepura site
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Promoter
S.M. Hussain Head IR Madhepura site
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Duration
36 months