For youth and women income opportunities are often shaped by access to skills, start-up support, and market linkages. When these are available, livelihoods become more stable and families are better positioned to invest in education, health, and long-term wellbeing.
ChildFund India’s work on sustainable livelihoods supports youth and women to build income through self-employment and small micro resilient enterprises. Under this focus area, SLDP enables participants to start and strengthen micro-enterprises while remaining connected to government systems and long-term support structures.
Youth and women interested in starting businesses are identified and supported to initiate micro resilient enterprises in agriculture, animal husbandry, poultry farming, tailoring, cosmetology, handicrafts, and small trade.
Participants receive entrepreneurship training, apprenticeships, and mentoring through institutions and programs such as RSETI, RUDSETI, Krishi Vigyan Kendras, and initiatives under rural and urban livelihood missions.
The program supports access to skill development, credit, and enterprise schemes including PM MUDRA Yojana, PM Employment Generation Programme, PM SVANidhi, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, and PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises, PM Vishwakarma etc
ChildFund India works with community institutions, government agencies, and training partners to create an enabling ecosystem that supports enterprise continuity and income stability.
Basic market assessments and digital tools are used to guide enterprise selection and help participants respond to local demand.
13 districts across Jhabua, Dhar, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Keonjhar, Kendrapara, Raichur, Pune, Tirupati, Kakinada, Nagapattinam, Sultanpur, and Mysore where youth and women have been supported through livelihood interventions
5,000 to 10,000 rupees in household savings reported by participating families through improved and more stable income
Women establishing micro-enterprises such as kirana stores, tailoring units, food stalls, poultry farming, and service-based businesses
Increased confidence among women in financial decision-making, including investments in children’s education, healthcare, and enterprise growth
Improved entrepreneurial skills, financial literacy, and overall wellbeing among youth and women participants
Youths, parents, and economically distressed households across ChildFund India’s project locations, with a focus on strengthening access to financial knowledge and services.
50,000 families received financial literacy training, 80,000 families were reached through government scheme awareness campaigns and 25,000+ families accessed benefits through government schemes and formal financial institutions across Pune, Sultanpur, Ananthpur, Kendrapara, Raichur, and Delhi.
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