AWWA ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT CIRCLE  

The first women circle in Dharwad district in Karnataka State,India 


 

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The AWWA economic empowerment Circle will focus on women's problums and social insertion in the new market economy in order to ensure their access to new income through own business creation. Support of the initiatives for enterprise creation will be provided through the delivery of individual business tutorship and consulting, managerial training and international market networking. A special focus to sustainability of micro-projects and the mechanisms to overpass gender barriers in business opportunities will be made. Developing ethic trade is another important part of the Project. The solidarity chain established by the tutorship system and the women oriented activities should ensure a multiplier effect within the country and is expected to bring to the economic empowering of women at large. Dissemination of Project outcomes should increase the knowledge of business opportunities. AWWA Economic Empowerment Circle was started by Farida Khan in 2006 as a resource for women designers and developers. The group originally consisted of about 15 women, specifically invited to join because each one was an expert in some aspect of design, that when pooled together provided a core of knowledge for the group to grow. We have grown to a group of almost 120 women from every corner of the karnataka, but we all have one thing in common... the desire to continue to learn and the willingness to share our knowledge with others. We have narrowed our focus to just women involved in design or development, but members wear many hats. she is known to the list has been learning and contributing to the list since June of 1999. She vowed to keep the list going for the women involved and for future entrepreneurs who need some support.