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Code: 29• NAME OF THE PROJECT• LOCATION• CONTACT PERSON• THEME OR TYPE OF PROJECT• AIMS OF THE PROJECTSUMANAMysore, KarnatakaSr, Alice JosephEducation for rural children, ruraldevelopmentSUMANA is a sankrit world, meaning good will.From its inception in 1989, sumana has maintainedthis good will by extending an empowering hand tothe rural poor with special attention to rural poorwomen and children.• PROJECT’S ACTIVITIES Our activities: we pursue our womenempowerment mission through a mix of thefollowing activities:A. community origination and social education:Women are organized around their own interest toobtain more bargaining power to address socialissues as economics independence, health,environment, civic amenities, exploitation ofwomen, family life education, legal rightsresponsibilities of women etc.,.B. self- help group: The women are then organizedinto small groups 10-20 in each group, the focushere is on small savings and credit. The group savemoney on regular basis according to their capacityor as decided in the group. The members take loanfor various purposes and the interest accuse to thegroup. Mature group are linking with the localbanks for financial assistance for various projectsand purposes.C. income generation programme: The self-helpgroup are linked with the banks for financialassistance for different purposes especially for pettybusinesses as domestic animal husbandry, milkvending, vegetable and fruit vending, petty shops,etc, several women have been very successful inusing this facility to own the source of theirpersonal as well as augment their income.D. skill training: Skill training is form of incomegeneration activity that is undertaken by SUMANA.In this activity, the young women are trained indifferent skills of their choice after which theyobtain financial assistance from the banks throughtheir self-help groups to practice and earn from theirnew skill. Tailoring and embroidery, pottery,bakery, motor driving for their sons, etc.,. Havebeen successfully conducted free of cost bySUMANA.E. community health: Creating awareness ondifferent aspects of health, environmental andpersonal hygiene, preventive and curative education