Livelihoods
Self Help Groups
A network of 2,000 SHGs that became the backbone of Kadamba’s outreach into remote Western Ghats villages.
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Resilient, income-generating rural ecosystems
Sustainable Livelihoods
Kadamba enables resilient and income-generating ecosystems across rural communities — beginning with the Self Help Group movement and extending to micro finance, rural insurance and marketing networks.
About this area
Background
The people who live in remote areas of Uttara Kannada had limited access to productive assets, financial resources and social services. Kadamba’s comprehensive approach brought them socio-economic awareness through Self Help Groups.
Financial inclusion schemes such as micro finance, micro credit and rural insurance were introduced through these groups, alongside training in agriculture, animal husbandry, poultry, goat rearing, bee-keeping and fisheries with government agencies.
What we focus on
- Capacity building, market linkages and rural enterprise development
- Financial inclusion for the unorganised rural sector
- Fair market access for farmers and rural producers
Initiatives & activities
Initiatives in Sustainable Livelihoods
Livelihoods · 2002 – 2010
Micro Finance
Bringing micro credit to rural pockets where it was unheard of — then handing the network on in keeping with not-for-profit ethics.
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Rural Marketing
An end-to-end marketing network — from the Kadamba Agro Producers Company to doorstep procurement — that gives producers fair market access.
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Livelihoods
Rural Insurance
Pioneering low-cost insurance for the unorganised rural workforce, including high-risk areca nut climbers.
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