Tamil Nadu Social Service Society (TASOSS)

Tamil Nadu Social Service Society (TASOSS)

Trichy

Justice, Peace. Development – 1979 TNBC

Tamil Nadu Social Service Society (TASOSS)

Trichy

Justice, Peace. Development – 1979 TNBC

Healthy and sustainable livelihood of the marginalized families in the set (located) villages will be ensured through increasing their income up to 40% by 2026.

Program Title Promotion Of Self Reliant and Self Sustaining Peoples Federation for Social Transformation – (New Thrust Phase VII)
Supported By Misereor
Duration/ Period April, 2021 to March, 2024
Goal Marginalized Communities in Tamil Nadu are enabled to access and control their resources and to sustainably enhance their quality of life
Objectives Objective 2:
Promoting Innovative social enterprises for sustainable livelihood of the marginalized groups.

Results/ Impacts of the Programme ((1st Dec to 31st May, 2023)

7 Farmer Producer Organization (FPOs) 17 Farmer Producer Groups (FPGs) are facilitated from 15 Districts Viz Milk (5 FPGs), Rice vending, Millet & Millet value addition (3 Groups), Vegetable producers (1), Dry fish making, Palm leaf products (1 group), Coconut leaf (2 groups), spices (2 groups) Mat weaving (4 group), Candle making( 2 groups) Pottery (1 group) Homemade items (3 groups).

31 Micro Finance Credit Units are in operation in 10 districts, in which 7 units were registered (5 units under Trust; One Unit under Mutual Benefit Trust and One unit under Nidhi Company. 

12 members received a personal business assistance loan (Rs. 50,000 per person) through government schemes; 9 members received Rs 42000 each worth Rs 3,78,000 from Primary Agriculture Cooperative Bank (PACB) for Cattle rearing; 12 SHGs benefited with the loan amount of Rs 2535000 for livelihood interventions by the effort of Village Poverty Reduction Committee (VPRC); 2 Farmer Producer Groups benefited with Fodder Grinding Machine worth Rs 51790 and Weeding Machine worth Rs 49950; Other linkages also made for value-added products and goat rearing; Christian Women Federation has supported Rs 330000 for 33 SHG Women to start their livelihood interventions.