The production and sale of soap powder has resulted in a vast number of SHG members using their own soap. Making and selling soap also provides a livelihood. The covers for packaging and the materials for production are bought wholesale and entrusted to different SHGs. This ensures uniformity in quality and packing. Training is conducted […]

The Kirtana AmritaSREE SHG in Kundalloor started in 2008. It is part of a cluster that comprises more than 100 SHGs. All the members of Kirtana SHG were trained in tailoring by vocational trainers from Amritapuri Ashram, which coordinates training between AmritaSREE and MSME. Following the training, the SHG members decided to concentrate on buying […]

The Kirti AmritaSREE SHG in Ira Kuttanad is situated in the “Rice Bowl of Kerala” and consists of 10 members. The SHG members procure rice and pound it by hand with a stone pestle to make it into fine rice flour. Their rice flour is in great demand. The profit is an average of Rs. […]