Gender Mainstreaming

Asian Development Bank

India Resident Mission
February 2013
Technical Assistance:
Enhancing Energybased
Livelihoods for Women
MicroEntrepreneurs
Impact
Improved socioeconomic
status of women in the 32
project districts Madhya
Pradesh
Outcome
Enhanced access to energy-
based livelihoods opportunities
for women micro-entrepreneurs
Objective
To build the capacity of women entrepreneurs and
women self help groups (SHGs) to enhance the business
opportunities that will open up by improved power supply
in rural areas.
Design features

Support for capacity

development initiatives
targeting up to 20,000
women-headed, home-
based, microenterprises
in the 32 project districts
to gain access to energy-
based income-
generating business
opportunities.
 Implementation Plan (District wise)
TA 7831- Implementation over 32 Districts

Phase I

Phase II
 Implementation Arrangements
M/s Hand in Hand JV Frankfurt School of Finance and
Management, Germany recruited.
Hand in Hand Frankfurt School Project Managers
Dr Kalpana Sankar Ms Lucita Lazo Mr. Srinivas Krishnaswamy
Gender Survey Specialist Team Leader Ms Yekbun Gurgoz
Dr Jeyaseelan Natarajan Ms Lota Bertulfo Mr. Igor Volzhnin
Gender Awareness Training Business Needs Analyst Mr. Santhus
Specialist Mr. Narayanan
Mrs.Suguntha Priscilla Mr.Deepak
Women Entrepreneur Mr. Unni
Training Specialist Mrs. Maya Nirmala
Ms Beula

HiH will deploy a 3 member team (Mobilizer, 2 Trainers) in each

district
 Approach to the TA
The Consultants approach will entail:

Situation Analysis;

Needs Assessment;

Development of Framework for Monitoring and Evaluation;

Development of Training Material and Implementation of Training Program;

 Major Impact Indicators
Increased income of women entrepreneurs
trained on energybased business support
activities,
Improved health conditions of household
members, including women, children and
the elderly
At least 20% increase in time spent by
women on rest, recreation and learning
activities
Increased study time for children
 Tasks and Timeframe
Tasks Timeframe
1 - Needs Assessment First 4 months
2 Capacity Building Functional womens SHGs identified - First 4 months
of SHGs Rapid quality assessment conducted - First 6 months
Women SHGs trained as trainers for the
implementation of gender-sensitive user awareness
programs - First 6 months and regular thereafter
Women SHGs trained as trainers for business
support services - First 9 months and regular
thereafter

3 - Capacity Building Capacity building program developed and

of Women Micro- implemented - First 9 months and regular thereafter
entrepreneurs:
4 Monitoring and Six-monthly monitoring of activities
Reporting
 Assistance Sought
In Kind support required from DISCOMs inter-alia Govt.
of Madhya Pradesh
Office space for HIH jv FSFM, Germany for administering the TA
Access to government officials
In Kind support from DISCOMs
Data on villages electrification rollout plan initially in the priority
districts and later for all the districts
Administrative support for facilitating the implementation
of TA
Thank You