Women Program
Scope and Impact
We give a voice to rural, uneducated women and facilitate the path to real change in mindset and attitude.
Since 1994, 229,000 women including 15,000 widows, have been empowered through SOPAR-Bala Vikasa’s initiatives. Close to 1 million men and children have benefitted indirectly from our women’s program.

Our monthly trainings, microcredit program and skills trainings boost women’s self-esteem and self-confidence, and act as a catalyst for change. Women go from being shy and withdrawn to daringly voicing their opinions and taking on leadership roles to organize development activities in their villages. From being excluded from community life, widows slowly regain confidence in themselves and respect from their family and community members. Women including widows set up small businesses that improve their family’s life conditions and education possibilities. A profound sense of empathy and social responsibility is created among women. This leads to the care of orphans and of the old and destitute. This change in mentality gets rural poor women members to happily provide funding for the neediest in their communities. Women gain respect and recognition from their family and community for their involvement.
How real people are making a real difference in our Women Program
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