TREAD
GREEN started implementing a scheme called Trade Related Entrepreneurship Assistance and Development (TREAD) in 2014-2015. The scheme is promoted by the Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India. The scheme is meant for the most disadvantaged and oppressed section of illiterate and semi literate women. The scheme helps poor women to have access to and control over resources. The purpose of the scheme is to ensure economic empowerment of poor women through trade related training, information and counselling extension activities related to trades, products, services etc.
GREEN implemented this scheme with the help of Canara Bank, Erasakkanaickanur, Chinnamanur.
GREEN facilitated training on four kinds of trade/production activities. They are:
1. Simple Household Cleaning Items Preparation: (It included making of Detergent Powder, Phenyl, Bleaching Powder, Soap Oil, etc.)
2. Disposable Paper Cups / Paper Bags Making: (It included production of Tea cups, disposable cups, paper bags, and wedding covers, etc.)
3. Sanitary Napkin Manufacturing: (It included production of low cost, hygienic and semi-automatic sanitary pads)
4. Ready-made Garments Production: (It included Tailoring, Modern Dress and Readymade Garments making etc.)
Qualified and certified Trainers from respective trades trained them. They followed a set of designed curricula for each trade activity with exposure visits to concerned production units. At the end of training course, GREEN issued Certificate of Participation to every participant who participated fully.
A total of 665 members of women SHGs were the beneficiaries. The scheme provided these women an alternative and integrated opportunity to utilise locally available resources to improve financially and economically. GREEN continues to involve in follow-up activities since then. It also provides women beneficiaries with counselling, training and assistance in developing markets for their products.
