Parampara:

The PARAMPARA project was initiated by CEL (Center For Entrepreneurial Leadership), BITS-Pilani. It aims to build a self-sustained women’s cooperative in rural Pilani has two major objectives:

1. To create entrepreneurs from among the women folk in rural Pilani
2. To build a model of building a cooperative business unit that can be replicated in any rural setup.

The project is planned to be implemented in three phases:

1. Identifying a group of women and engaging them in an income generation activity to build the foundation of the cooperative
2. Building a self sustained cooperative around the group
3. Bringing in micro-finance into the cooperative to help in growth.

A small cooperative of 21 women has already been setup in a village called Garinda. They call themselves the Saraswati Cooperative and currently manufacture paper bags. More products are being thought of and models to market them being worked out.

Contact: Krithika Shetty [E-Mail]