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ShaktiPreneur

"Shasakt Balika, Surakshit Samaj"

Status: Ongoing Initiative
Collaborator: Shri Ram Charitable Trust, Hyderabad

ShaktiPreneur is a women empowerment initiative focused on developing Self-Defense Entrepreneurs (ShaktiPreneurs) across Uttar Pradesh. The program equips women leaders with self-defense skills, leadership capabilities, and entrepreneurial opportunities, enabling them to train girls in their communities while creating sustainable livelihood opportunities.

Through this initiative, trained women leaders will conduct self-defense training, spread awareness on women's safety, and inspire girls to become confident, fearless, and self-reliant.

Program Objectives

  • Develop women as Self-Defense Entrepreneurs (ShaktiPreneurs).
  • Build a district-level network of trained women leaders.
  • Provide practical self-defense training to girls.
  • Promote confidence, leadership, and safety awareness among adolescent girls.
  • Create sustainable livelihood opportunities for women through self-defense training.
  • Contribute to building safer and stronger communities.

Program Details

Program NameShaktiPreneur
Duration6 Months
Coverage Area10 Districts of Uttar Pradesh
Women Leaders26 ShaktiPreneur Leaders
Overall TargetTrain 15,000 Girls
Collaborating OrganizationShri Ram Charitable Trust, Hyderabad

District-wise Leadership

  • Unnao: Laxmi Prajapati, Laxmi, Antima
  • Raebareli: Priyanka, Jyoti
  • Barabanki: Shivani, Saloni
  • Ayodhya: Kalpana, Chandani, Varsha
  • Basti: Anamika, Jyoti
  • Varanasi: Akanksha, Moni, Ritu
  • Jaunpur: Antima, Saloni, Pinki
  • Mau: Ritika, Renu, Akanksha
  • Gorakhpur: Khushbu, Shalini
  • Ballia: Divyani, Anchal, Sangita

Program Targets (6 Months)

Each ShaktiPreneur Leader will organize self-defense training programs, awareness campaigns, and community engagement activities within their respective districts, collectively working toward the goal of training 15,000 girls over six months.

Expected Outcomes

  • Train and empower 15,000 girls with practical self-defense skills.
  • Establish a strong network of 26 ShaktiPreneur Leaders across 10 districts.
  • Enhance girls' confidence, leadership, and personal safety.
  • Create sustainable livelihood opportunities for women through community-based self-defense training.
  • Build safer, stronger, and more resilient communities.

Program Vision

To create a state-wide network of ShaktiPreneurs who empower girls with self-defense skills, foster women's leadership, and build safer communities where every girl has the confidence and capability to protect herself and pursue her aspirations.

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