Through
Leadership workshop we as an organization create
conceptual clarity and understanding on the process
and approaches of development, importance of
participation, including various livelihoods
methods, group formation, Facilitation skills, micro
planning, participatory monitoring, among others.
Leadership Training aims at developing their
know-how and skills to understand and perform their
roles effectively.
All mothers currently enrolled in a SCMG saving and
loaning group were invited to attend the leadership
training turn by turn. Every SCMG group has newly
formed 4 committees namely Livelihood committee,
Credit Committee, Supervisory Committee, & Education
Committee. Each committee is comprised of two
mothers who are assigned with specific duties and
responsibilities. No mother can serve more than one
committee. We are glad that most of them
participated in the project initiated leadership
trainings.
The overall objective is to build the leadership
capabilities of the young mothers through group
challenges and self-reflection. Specifically, the
program focused on improving the following:
self-confidence, creativity, critical thinking,
problem solving, and decision-making.
Each activity is done and reflected on through the
lens of livelihood and group endeavor.
Livelihoods to enterprise is a long journey for
rural women. We continuously work for making a
community support system at key touch points—which
requires the involvement of their families, peer
entrepreneurs, and institutions. Donors and
facilitators must realize this as they co-create
this significant and inclusive ecosystem. It is
important so that women are not viewed as mere
income earners or self-employed people, but as
tomorrow’s economic contributors and leaders.
