Posted On: May 17th, 2019
Title of the Project BAOWE Food Processing Unit in collaboration with Samdrup Jongkhar Thromdey Womens Group
Location of the project Samdrup Jongkhar
Name of the applicant BAOWE & Samdrup Jongkhar Thromdey Women’s Group
Duration of the project 18 months
Total Cost of the project (in Nu/ EUR) Nu 5,920,550.00
Objectives of the project
- To provide a platform where erstwhile street hawkers, disadvantaged members of the society, single mothers and unengaged youth will be trained to become food manufacturers
- TO encourage use of indigenous ingredients to create marketing outlet for farmers
- TO create conducive and wholesome workplace where women can congregate and earn
- To build capacity of functional women Self Help Groups by enhancing their marketing capacity
- To raise income of over 100 rural households through micro enterprise
Target groups/ final beneficiaries 30 members directly, several indirectly
Estimated results
- Several people’s income increased
- Ready sales outlet for rural farmers
- Generation of self-employment
- Conducive and wholesome workplace for women
Main activities
- Preliminary Meeting
- Training on Food Safety & hygiene (BAFRA)
- Training on food processing
- Training on product quality management, packaging, labeling
- Training on book keeping, financial literacy and digitization
- Construction of community kitchen & sales outlet
Installation of basic equipment
