Project Name: “ALIVE – Alternative Livelihood Interventions by Village Entrepreneurs”.

Project objectives: Enhancement of sustainable livelihood among poor women and recovery of returnable grant with commitment charge.

“ALIVE” project supported through associate NGO in remotely placed rural area, which is based at village Matarvahar & Raniparteva under Chura Block of Gariaband (Raipur) district of Chattisgarh. The project has supported village based entrepreneurs, most of them are Tribal women to undertake agro & allied activities namely mushroom production, leaf-plate making & achar-badi cornflakes etc. making and selling in weekly haat and local village level market.

Achievements/outcome of the project:

* 1st phase of the project based at Chura, Gariaband, Raipur has been completed successfully.

* Subsequent appraisal and sanction of livelihood project has been completed so far. Further disbursement to the sided beneficiaries under the livelihood project is being deferred due to covid-19 pandemic distress.