SHGs and Federations – Namco – National Mother and Child welfare Organisation

SHGs and Federations:

NAMCO has been involved in the promotion of women SHGs ever since the concept evolved in the late ‘90s. NAMCO partnered with the Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women and nurtured a number of women SHGs in the district of Nagapattinam. In the initial years, the focus has been largely on enabling access to financial services. NAMCO facilitated such linkages with HDFC Bank for a few years. Later on, NAMCO identified other opportunities for such linkages including Opportunity Microfinance India (OMI), TdH, Netherlands etc. To date, NAMCO has facilitated linkages to the tune of about Rs. 300 million cumulatively. A vast majority of these linkages has been used for strengthening the livelihoods of the people.

Surabi SHG Federation: During 2014 – 16, NAMCO partnered with CARE India, an international development organization and implemented a project entitled “Banking on Change”. This project aimed at strengthening the SHGs and federating them as a strong, vibrant and financially sustainable people institution. In 2014, NAMCO promoted and registered the ‘Surabi SHG Federation’ under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. NAMCO has invested heavily in building the skills and capabilities of the SHGs and their federation, which resulted in improving their access to credit and other financial services, while also leveraging support for promotion of livelihoods.

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Health Program

For the poor, health is the foundation for their sustainable livelihoods. A majority of the poor are dependent on their physical labour activities for their livelihoods. Also, good health forms the basis of their access to other basic necessities of life like education, livelihoods...
Programming Strategy

NAMCO employs a multi-pronged approach to poverty reduction. It strives to address both causes and effects of poverty, which are often vicious, and perpetuating poverty endlessly. NAMCO has identified five sectors that are critical in helping communities overcome the challenges of poverty. Yes, it...
Livelihood Program

Often, the livelihood strategies and activities of poor people are diverse and complex. Agriculture and other natural resource-based activities play an important role for rural households, but they may also diversify into other activities, some of which are linked to agriculture and the natural resources sector,...
Education Program

Education is indispensable to economic development and poverty eradication. Acquired basic skills such as reading, writing and numeracy, have a documented positive effect on the incomes of the marginalized populations. No economic development is possible without education. A balanced education system promotes not only...