Shakti-Hll Rural Project

HLL
   Highlights:
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
Chhattisgarh
Maharashtra
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamilnadu
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Bihar
Haryana
Jharkhand
 
The objectives of Project Shakti are to create
income-generating capabilities for underprivileged rural women by providing a small-scale enterprise opportunity, and to improve rural living standards through health and hygiene awareness.
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"Building Wealth by the Penny" - By John Lancaster, The Washington Post
March 14, 2006

Unusual venture strikes gold in Coimbatore villages, by M. Soundariya Preetha. The Hindu
August 17, 2005


With Loans, Poor South Asian Women Turn Entrepreneurial, By Cris Prystay. The Wall Street Journal.
May 25, 2005


Hindustan Lever Limited wins Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry Civic Award for 2004-05
May 24, 2005


Shakti Entrepreneurs win best Performance awards from Chief Minister of Orissa
March 8, 2005


i-Shakti wins the Silver at the prestigious Unilever IT awards. 
March 2, 2005


Unilever in India: Hindustan Lever's Project Shakti--Marketing FMCG to the Rural Consumer, Harward Business Online  
February 23, 2005


Akshara Foundation's partners with Project Shakti for Community Library Program
January 2, 2005


Hll Launches i-Shakti Rural Information Service
November  3, 2004


HLL inks strategic alliance with CARE India
July 23, 2004


Project Shakti Expands to 11 States covering over 22,000 villages
June 16, 2004


ICICI Bank – i-Shakti Partnership
March 2, 2004


Project Shakti and APOnline - Synergy for Rural Services
February 25, 2004


Shakti Pracharini Project Piloted in
Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
February 20, 2004


Project Shakti summer project wins kudos
December 5, 2003



 
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Shakti Women
Shakti Enterpreneur
"It is more important than money. When they see me, they crowd around me and call me 'Shaktiamma'. I am someone today."

Rojamma's life changing story after she became a Shakti enterpreneur.
View the video.