Women's Interventions
Empowerment for women in India requires a crosscutting approach – one which addresses the diversity of social structures that govern women’s lives. At ACF women are a primary focus across all our programs and interventions.
Social Participation & Inclusion
Socio-Economic Strengthening
Building Local Institutions
Women’s IMPACT
2970
Self Help Groups
Rs. 27.14 Crore
Self Help Group corpus
8
Women Federations
31,123
female youth trained
368
Sakhis trained
115
Pashu Swasthya Sevikas
1557
Women FPO Members
1lakh
women impacted by Internet Saathi
9788
Women in Income Generation
Aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals
Our program interventions are designed in alignment of the following SDGs.
RECOGNITION
2021
2021: ICC Social Impact Award
2020
2020: ICC Social Impact Award
2018
2018: Sandvik Gender Award
2018
2018: CSR Excellence Award
2017
Excellent Work in Cooperative Sector
Macro Impact Stories
CommunitySanitation
A special invitation for loans went out to SHGs from the Women’s Federation of Chandrapur in 2015 - for building household toilets. But only 5 applications came in. Meena Bobade pledged to convince her community to build toilets - conducting awareness drives, going door to door and talking at village functions. They also formed a Good Morning Team to guard for open defecation. In just 8 months Pimpalgaon had 100% toilet coverage - all of which are being used.
146
villages Open Defecation Free
80%
villages with 100% toilet coverage
227
villages covered with Sanitation Drives
Sakhis
Pawan’s mother-in-law kept insisting that she have the child at home. She had heard rumours about how crowded the hospital was and doctors didn’t pay attention. But Sakhi Sunita Sharma explained the potential risks of home delivery and in the 9th month finally convinced Pawan to deliver at the hospital. Through an ultrasound the doctor noticed that the baby was in breach position, and due to an immediate institutional delivery, both mother and baby were safe.
97%
institutions deliveries
166
villages with Home-based neonatal care
2000
pregnant women exposed to healthcare services
80%
pregnant women undergoing sonography
Breaking Gender Stereotypes
The automobile industry is one of the most male dominated industries in India and it is tough for women to find a role in it. Despite being a graduate of mechanical engineering, Poulami Metya from Howrah was unable to settle with a job. She then enrolled in the 2&3 wheeler repairing technician course at SEDI and was the only female in her batch. On graduation she was successfully placed as a Customer Relationship Manager at Yamaha Technocon Services - breaking age old gender stereotypes in the process.
3166
girls in Gender Breaking Courses
1076
girls placed in male dominated trades
524
women involved in electronics
Rs. 9122
Average Salary
Women Farmers
Farmers in Chandrapur faced challenges with money lenders in selling their cotton produce, until the women from Jangu Devi Self Help Group stepped in. They registered themselves to sell cotton, procured from farmers and sold to ginners at the correct price – enhancing profits for farmers and earning their SHG a profit in the meantime. 39 other SHGs have followed suit in procuring cotton.
25,000
women involved in cotton cultivation
2000
women in vegetable cultivation
1000
women part of FPOs and decision-making process
Our Women Partners
Ambuja Foundation
Elegant Business Park, MIDC Cross Road 'B' Off Andheri-Kurla Road, Andheri (E) Mumbai 400059