Welcome to Enable Network

A national network of organizations involved in strengthening
Self Help Promoting Institutions (SHPIs) and
Producer Organizations Promoting Institutions (POPIs)

Achievements


Enable Workshop - 26-27 September
2019


Workshop Report

Enable Workshop - 29-39 November
2021


Workshop Report

Report on National Conference on 3 decades
of SHG Bank Linkages 16-17 December 2022


Workshop Report

National Conference on SHG Federations
& best SHG Federation Awards Ceremony 10-11 October-2023


Workshop Report

Trainings

  • Financial Literacy - Module Development
  • Financial Literacy - ToT
  • Financial Literacy - Trainings to SHPIs

Our Collaborations

Enable strongly believes that only through collaborations with different stakeholders, the vital issues of women empowerment, poverty eradication and financial inclusion could be effectively addressed. Enable has been funded for five years by the Ford Foundation. The Network also has issue-based collaboration with UNDP Solution Exchange– Microfinance Community, Sa-Dhan, Microfinance India, Sir Ratan Tata Trust and DGRV and will have further strategic collaboration with different stakeholders in the SHG and livelihoods sectors, particularly working with Government of India, RBI, NRLM, SRLMs and NABARD.

Network Members

No Organisation Name State Mail Id
1WASSANAndhra Pradesh and Odisharavindra@wassan.org
2NIDANBiharnidanpat@gmail.com
3ISMWGujaratmanagingtrustee@ismw.org.in ,
4Sree Jnanodaya Grameena Vidya trustKarnatakajnanodayagrameena@gmail.com
5ChaitanyaMaharastrasudhak.chaitanya@gmail.com
6Development Support TeamMaharastradstpune@dataone.in
7Krushi Vikas va Gramin Prashikshan SansthaMaharastraashish.bter@gmail.com
8Sa- DhanNew Delhip.satish@sa-dhan.org
9Harsha trustOdishakallul@harshatrust.org
10IBTADARajasthanrajesh.singhi@ibtada.in
11RGAVP, RajasthanRajasthanmanojagr77@gmail.com
12PRADANRajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhandnaren@pradan.net
13Peoples Action For Creative Education (PEACE)Telanganapeacebhongir@gmail.com
14Calcutta Society for Professional Action in Development (SPADE)West Bengalbnpaul@gmail.com
15Rural and Environment Development Society (REDS)Andhra Pradeshredskadiri1@gmail.com
16Madhya Bharat Consortium of Farmer Producers company Limited (MBCFPCL)Madhya Pradeshyogesh@mbcfpcl.org
17SAMPARKKarnatakasmitapremchander@gmail.com
18Accion FraternaAndhra Pradeshyvmallareddy@yahoo.co.in
19Reach IndiaWest Bengalratulbasu1982@gmail.com
20SRIJANMadhya Pradesh, Rajasthanprasanna@srijanindia.org
21CYSD (Centre for Youth and Social Development)Odishajagada@cysd.org
22Shramik BharathiUttar Pradeshrakesh@shramikbharti.org.in
23BISWAOdishakc_malick@yahoo.com

About the Enable Network members

1.WASSAN
WASSAN Group of Institutions consisting of WASSAN (Watershed Support Service and Activities Network, registered as a Charitable Trust) and WASSAN Foundation (Registered as Not for Profit Company under Section 25C), Hyderabad is a group of national level support and resource organizations.

1.As a network based organization, WASSAN Group of Institutions is a member of several networks. WASSAN Group of Institutions is also anchoring secretariats of several networks and promoted theme specific networks, which are actively pursuing respective goals. Revitalization of Rain-fed Agriculture Network; Consortium of System of Rice Intensification; Rain-fed Live Stock Network; Low Carbon Farming Network - are some of the networks with which WASSAN Group of Institutions are closely associated.

2.WASSAN Group of Institutions is working with several state governments (Orissa, Tripura, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Jammu & Kashmir, etc), In these partnerships, WASSAN Group of Institutions is performing the roles of resource support organization and providing professional services to its partners on planning, monitoring, evaluations, training, research and documentation.

2.NIDAN
Nidan is a non governmental organization which facilitates empowerment of the poor and marginalized sectors through community services and pro-poor participative interventions. Nidan has been intensively working with the people employed in the unorganized sector in the states of Bihar, Rajasthan, Delhi and Jharkhand.
For more information: NIDAN.
3.ISMW
The Indian School of Microfinance for Women (ISMW), started in June 2003, is an initiative in microfinance which is promoted to address the capacity building requirements in the sector. The School particularly focuses upon the lives of women who are the primary participants in microfinance interventions. Microfinance is perceived by the School not only as a means of poverty alleviation but also as a means for women’s leadership and the building of women’s assets.
For more information:ISWM
4.Sree Jnanodaya GrameenTrust
Sree Jnanodaya Grameena VidyaTrust is a grassroots non-profit organization based in Chickballapur district,southern Karnataka, India dedicated to participatory actions and partnerships that promote social, economic, and environmental equity for communities. Since inception in 1993 the organization has strives to pursue its vision through a holistic and participatory approach. It firmly believes that for any development, participation of stakeholders is a crucial foundation on which sound values, purpose and action can be built upon.
For more information:Sree Jnanodaya GrameenTrust
5.Chaitanya
Chaitanya is one of the pioneers of community based micro-finance institutions in Maharashtra. It facilitated the formation of the first SHG federation in Maharashtra- ‘Grameen Mahila Swayamsiddha Sangha’ with the objectives of creating a habit of savings and credit among group members, generate external resources and provide a forum for exchange of information and experience to large groups of women. Since its formation, Chaitanya has played a catalytic role in spreading SHG movement in and around Maharashtra. At present 40 federations promoted by Chaitanya are owned and governed by women members of 8500 plus self-help groups and work as strong sustainable institutions that perform financial and other social/developmental activities.
For more information:
Chaitanya
6.Krushi Vikas Va Gramin Prashikshan Sanstha
KVGPS organization was established in the year 1991 and emerged as a regional and national development organization aimed at the betterment of rural, semi-rural, and diversifying urban communities that depend on agro and nonfarm-based activities for their livelihood and progress. Since establishment, KVGPS has devised and implemented multiple developmental and skill building activities in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh which covers Sustainable agriculture, Natural Resource Management, Nature Conservation, Sustainable Livelihoods, Promotion of Community Based Organizations, Women’s Holistic Development, Irrigation, Microfinance, Digital Literacy, Sanitation and Rural Infrastructure. KVGPS has been growing in a challenging rural habitat which is drought prone and constrained by unavailability of basic rural infrastructure. The beneficiaries of KVGPS include the most vulnerable poor farming households, Tribal’s, women, farm laborers, landless farm laborers, small scale rural entrepreneurs, youth and underprivileged communities in need of Skill, education, health, and developmental infrastructure.
For more information:Krushi vikas va Gramin Prashihshan sanstha
7.Sa-Dhan
Founded as the Association of Community Development Finance Institutions by SEWA Bank, BASIX, Dhan Foundation, FWWB, MYRADA, RGVN, SHARE and PRADAN in 1999. Sa-Dhan’s membership has now grown to 251 with the collective loan outstanding and outreach in excess of Rs. 18,343 Crores and 26.7 million poor, respectively. Sa-Dhan’s mission is to build the field of community development finance in India to help its member and associate institutions to better serve low-income households, particularly women, in both rural and urban India, in their quest for establishing stable livelihoods and improving quality of life.
8.Harsha Trust
Harsha Trsut has operated in Odisha since 2002. By the year 2018 we have already worked with more than 87871 families to enhance their income by atleast 50% of their existing incomes. Our vision is to eliminate hunger and malnutrition in the backward pockets of the state, actively supported by the community, other NGO partners, government and corporations. Our idea is to place small women farmers who produce our food at the forefront. We provide platforms for communities which will address myriad dimensions of rural livelihood , starting from organizing women into SHGs and subsequently village organizations. We have 10 Farmer Producer Organizations helping in aggregation of products and thus fetching better prices for both ends of the value chain.
For more information:Harsha Trust
9.IBTADA
Ibtada started with its mission to work with women and girl children of Mewat region in 1997 and continues to do so. In the last 20 years, Ibtada has reached over 50,000 households in 400 plus villages of 6 blocks in Alwar District, Rajasthan. The journey of women empowerment over 20 years would not have been possible without the support of our donors, the community we work with, Government Departments and the Ibtada team that works with utmost dedication
For more information: IBTADA
10.Rajasthan Grameen Aajeevika Vikas Parishad
RGAVP is an autonomous society established in October2010 by the Government of Rajasthan under the administrative control of Department of Rural Development. Registered under Society Registration Act, 1956 it is mandated to implement all rural livelihoods programs associated with SHG based institutional architecture in the state.
For more information:RAjasthan Grameen Aajeevika Vikas Parishad
11.PRADAN
PRADAN works in the poorest regions of India to help vulnerable communities organize collectives that help people, especially women, earn a decent living and support their families. We also help them access government programs and other entitlements as citizens. We focus primarily on women because we believe that even people considered to be the most disadvantaged in society are capable of driving the change they need. To achieve this, we recruit well-educated young professionals to work alongside people in the poorest villages. They come from many fields – such as management, engineering, agriculture, and the social sciences - and they are chosen as much for their empathy as for their technical expertise
For more information: PRADAN
12.Peoples Actions for Creative Education
Peoples Action for Creative Education (PEACE) was established in the year 1986, by a group of young activists work among the rural poor in the drought - prone regions of Telangana. Peace is working in 12 Mandals covering 120 villages namely Bommala Ramaram, Turkapally, Yadagirigutta, Rajapet, Aler, Bhongir and Choutuppal Mandal in Bhongir revenue division and Narayanpur Mandal in Nalgonda
For more information: Peoples Actions for Crative Edcutation
13.SPADE
Calcutta Society for Professional Action in Development (SPADE) was founded in 1994 by a group of development professionals from a diverse field basically to provide techno-managerial support to other organizations operating in the development sector
For more information:SPADE
14.Rural and Environmental Development Society
Rural Environment Development Society is a Non-Profit, Non-Political & Secular Voluntary Organization mostly working in Bundelkhand, Mahakoushal and Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh. The organization is registered under the Society Act 1860 (Amendment 1973 of M.P.) with it's headquarter at Sagar District of Madhya Pradesh, India. Society was established in 1995 to work for the development of water resources of Madhya Pradesh and to provide sustainable livelihood through agriculture and related activities. Organization's main thrust is for development of poorest of the poor, SC/ST, Women and marginalized section's of the society. Presently the organization is working in Sagar and Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh.
For more information:Rural and Environmental Development Society
15.Madhya Bharat Consortium of Farmer Producer Company Limited
Madhya Bharat Consortium of Farmer Producers company limited (MBCFPCL) is a state level conglomerate of farmer Producer company (FPC). Established in September,2014, MBCFPCL is a profit organisation and registered under Companies Act (Producer Company under section 581A in Part IXA of the Company Act 1956, as referred to under section 456 of the companies Act, 2013).
For more information:Madhya Bharat Consortium of Farmer Producer Company Limited
16.SAMPARK
Sampark is an Indian based, non-profit, non-governmental organization, with 28 years’ experience of successful developmental initiatives throughout India. Sampark adheres to the norms prescribed for good governance of voluntary organisations and is admitted to the membership of Credibility Alliance. (Membership No: 00066KA05). Sampark’s mission is to help vulnerable and poor people, especially women, to gain direct control over and improve their lives. This is achieved through educational interventions primarily aimed at increasing people’s income earning ability
For more information:SAMPARK
17.Acción Fraterna Ecology Centre
Accion Fraterna (AF), also called AF Ecology Centre, is registered as a Trust under Indian Registration Act and founded by Father Vincent Ferrer in 1982. It is actively involved in people’s empowerment through natural resources management (NRM), watershed development, drought management, environmental development and policy advocacy. AF has made a substantial contribution to Anantapur district since 1986 with its participatory watershed development programme and is perhaps the largest of such a programme implemented by an NGO in India.
For more information:Accion Fraterna Ecology Center
18.SRIJAN
Flagship government programs like Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna (SGSY) were being implemented by the government machinery and often didn’t reach to the poor in the villages. SRIJAN’s genesis in year 1997 was on the core principle of a strong collaboration among Government and NGO partners, as it was called during that time GO-NGO partnership. With such collaboration, not only the schemes and programs would reach to the poor, they would also give feedback to make schemes fit better for the poor. In year 2000, SRIJAN started first assignment with designing of Madhya Pradesh government’s World Bank funded District Poverty Initiative Project and later implementing it in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh. Same program was also taken up in Hadoti region of Rajasthan in 2004. Large infrastructural works on tank rehabilitation, irrigation resource creation and aggregating communities in form of user groups were the mainstays of the genesis phase. Formation of Self-help groups of women and initial aggregation of produce, especially milk had also begun during this phase.
For more Information:SRIJAN
19.Centre for Youth and Social Development
CYSD(Centre for Youth and Social Development) is a non-government and non-profit organization established in 1982, working to improve the quality of lives of tribal, rural and urban poor in Odisha, with a primary focus to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, ensuring social inclusion and justice, good governance and citizen’s right. Helping communities identify and initiate development measures; providing training and other capacity-building support to pro-poor organizations and individuals; and carrying out research and advocacy in favour of the under privileged people especially the tribal.
For more information:Center for youth and Social development
20.Shramik Bharti
Shramik Bharti is a not-for-profit, grassroots development organization working dedicatedly and in myriad dimensions to bring “Sustainable Development with equal opportunities for all” in the communities of North India. Our three decade-long efforts impact lives to enhance the choices of over a million people. We are committed to a human development approach that enlarges people’s choices by improving their understanding of sustainable living and assisting to enhance their capabilities.
For more information:Sharamik Bharati
21.FWWB
At the core of the vision behind FWWB’s creation are millions of women from low income households, who do not have access to any financial services. We attempt to harness the collective power of these women by supporting self-help groups, federations, co-operatives, and farmer producer companies. We believe in the bank-ability and credit-worthiness of women, knowing that economic empowerment is crucial to fight injustices of all kinds. However, we are not a lending agency. As a facilitator of access to financial services, we catalyse the formation of a credit history by becoming the first lenders. A big part of this process also includes building capacities of the women we work with. We enable them to overcome barriers of gender, poverty, and lack of access to knowledge in the path of lifting themselves out of poverty. Our experience of over two decades shows that the combination of loan support, capacity-building and collective action is one that yields rewards, creating a positive and lasting impact on the lives of the women we work with.
For more information:FWWB
22.Centre for Microfinance
Centre for microfinance (CmF) is an autonomous organization registered under the Rajasthan Societies Act, 1958. It came into existence in 2005 in response to the need for an agency to guide the growth of microfinance and particularly, community based microfinance in Rajasthan. CmF employs high quality professionals to provide a wide range of technical and other support services to mF players. Given its mandate the centre places value on networking and collaborations with stakeholders. CmF undertakes direct action only in gaps where players neither exist nor can be catalysed.
For more information:Center for Microfinance
23.SEWA Bank
A small group of poor self-employed women residing in Ahmedabad, who were members of Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) a trade union of unorganized sector women workers, realized a need for "PROMOTING" THEIR OWN Financial Institution. It is in fact, a confluence of three movements. The labour, co-operative and women's movement. Gandhian Philosophy is the source of inspiration for SEWA. SEWA has an all India membership of using the dual strategy of struggle and development, thus enabling them to enter the mainstream of the economy. In this process, women have become more confident and autonomous. Through its joint strategy, SEWA has helped workers organize around various issues, resulting in their being able to raise these with the Government as well as in the society in general.
For more information:
SEWA Bank
24.MYRADA
Mysore Resettlement & Development Agency (MYRADA) was founded in 1968 to assist the government in resettling the Tibetan refugees. Mysore State has since become Karnataka. After the program ended in the early 80s, upto 1987 MYRADA moved out of resettlement and began to focus on the poor and marginalized in the rural areas. MYRADA works in 18 backward & drought prone districts of Karnataka, Tamil nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
For more information:MYRADA
25.Peoples Action for National Integration (PANI)
People’s Action for National Integration – ‘PANI’, is a social development organization working in underdeveloped regions of Uttar Pradesh in India over 32 years to create positive and enduring change in lives of communities living in abject poverty and undue inequality. It was founded in 1986 and registered in 1989. Its genesis is deeply rooted in Gandhian thought of rural development. Therefore the Gandhian ideology of integrated rural reconstruction is the key guiding principle.
For more information:Peoples Action for National Integration (PANI)
26.ALC India
We established ALC India in 2005 in our quest to find effective ways to solve the persistent problems faced in the livelihoods of economically marginalized communities. Our work across 21 states in India over the last decade has helped us create and test new livelihood models that transform producers' lives and usher greater self-reliance. Through our Beehive model for building producer enterprises, we presently partner over 65,000 farmers, weavers and tribal farmers in building 54 producer companies in five states of India. We also work at the macro level, with innovative platforms that seek to shape the livelihood environment.
For more information:ALC India

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