Manjari Corner
उद्यमिता विकास कार्यक्रम के अंतर्गत दो दिवसीय प्रशिक्षण कार्यक्रम में 30 चयनित महिलाओं और किसानों ने उद्यमशीलता की मानसिकता, व्यवसाय नियोजन, और स्थानीय उद्यम विकास रणनीतियों पर प्रशिक्षण प्राप्त किया। Udyam Sakhi exam successfully conducted under the Udyogini Project with support from NRLM Block staff. The event featured written exams, interviews, and inspiring talks. Workshop organized in Kishanganj Baran on green jobs, solar energy, and organic farming with government officers from agriculture, horticulture and PRI department. In village Khor, dropout and school-going girls were educated about nutrition and basic mathematics. Manjari is delighted to announce its partnership with Jhajjar power limited, formalized through an MOU, to drive transformative change by empowering rural women by developing their institutions and enterprises.

Setting the ball rolling…

Setting the ball rolling…

Setting the ball rolling…

The Second Chance Programme implemented by Manjari Foundation and supported by Pradan and UN Women has set the ball rolling for several women like Promilla Karmakar. Aged 24 years, Promilla is from Assam, now based in Jaisalmer where she is working as domestic help at the residence of an Airforce professional. Promilla is one of six children of a single mother.

Her late father was murdered in a family dispute. Unfortunately, owing to several family issues, she had to discontinue her education after Class 5 and start working at an early age to support her family. Even today, Promilla who is still unmarried, bears the sole responsibility of supporting her mother financially. She contributes INR 3000 every month, out of her earnings of INR 5000.

It was the intervention of Manjari Foundation that opened new prospects for Promilla. The moment she heard about the Second Chance Education Programme, she was eager to become a part of it. In 2019 she got her name enrolled under NIOS (Open University) for a Class 10 examination. The day she received the study kit, she got emotional. “I couldn’t express the joy I felt in words”, she says.

For the first time in her life, Promilla feels a strong will and motivation to do something for herself. We hope this Second Chance will brighten up her future…