Sumathi heads the women’s self-help group in Mullaikulathur. The group consists of nearly 30 women from different sections of the village.
Sumathi coordinates with Hand in Hand, an NGO in microfinance and helps provide funding for women who want to start their own enterprise. Many women in the self-help group have used the money to buy cows. They sell the milk to the local milkman. Sumathi worries that many who borrow end up spending the money on household expenses.
She is an opinion leader in the village and commands a lot of respect from her self help group. Sumathi has also brought a number of NGO initiatives to the village. She talks about a health camp that she conducted with an NGO. She has also helped in disbursing the funding available for building toilets and has built a number of toilets in the village.
Sumathi actively participates in all village activities and takes special interest in ensuring that all children are sent to school .She is looking for trainings in agriculture-based activities that can be managed from within the home. She aims to empower the women to contribute to the household income, thus elevating their standard of living.
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