Ambuja Cement Foundation MoU with Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd
Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF) signed an MoU with Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL), a subsidiary of Vedanta Limited to reach out and promote 200 Self-Help Groups (SHG) in 20 villages in Mansa, Punjab. The association aims to develop at least three group microenterprises for the villages and initiate income generation activities mobilizing community awareness initiatives and establishing SHGs in 3 years. With this new association, TSPL will provide financial aid to ACF to launch its women empowerment programme in Mansa. As a part of TSPL’s partnership, ACF has started imparting IGA (Income Generating Activities) training among rural women in the area for the past 5 months and is also working with 50 NRLM (National Rural Livelihood Mission) SHGs in seven villages in Phase 1 of the project. ACF will also aim to provide kitchen gardening kits to 100 SHGs and support 200 SHGs in the area within 3 years. In Mansa district, ACF has been implementing the agro-based livelihood programme for 12000 farmers of 95 villages for the last five years. Awareness session and sustainable farming practices were provided and farmers were motivated to adopt Better Cotton Initiative. 27 farmers are using water-conserving techniques like drip irrigation, sprinkler irrigation and farm ponds and 85% of farmers are using laser leveling technique introduced by ACF. The organization has also organized awareness drives for 8400 farmers on crop reduction management and 540 farmer’s soil have been tested.
Tags : ALLIED Ambuja Cement Foundation Vedanta Ltd. Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd. MicroEnterprises Women Empowerment National Rural Livelihood Mission