Case Studies

sectors > Financial Inclusion
Bakri Bank
UTTAR PRADESH

THE INITIATIVE

  • Capacity building of tribal women

THE BENEFICIARIES

  • Tribal women of Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh

THE CHALLENGE

  • Lack of entrepreneurial skills among tribal women
  • Lack of awareness about viability of goat farming
  • Lack of financial support in project area

THE SOLUTION

  • Goat farming encouraged by NABARD as an economic activity
  • By investing Rs 1,000 a tribal woman received three goats, two tripods and three vessels. They were required to return any of the three goats within one to three years of initiation
  • Free training, vaccination and first aid for ill goats provided at a nominal charge
  • Male buck provided for mating

THE IMPACT

  • Tribal women goat use offsprings as ATMs, by selling them at handsome rates of Rs 9,000 to Rs 10,000 each
  • Dairy products and fertilisers for selfconsumption or sale
  • Goats a source of income and used for weddings, medical expenses and other purposes