We reach out
Our team visits the state’s interiors and encourages women to earn sustenance for their family’s welfare.
Our Initiatives
Khakhra Program
A 30-day skill upliftment initiative, organised with the support of the Share & Care Foundation in rural stretches and urban slums of Gujarat.
140+women’s lives touched by the programme
Khakhra Program
The tools and skills to flourish
One of the core purposes of Gramshree is to make underprivileged women self-reliant by facilitating them with the required tools and information to flourish.
The Khakhra Training Program is a 30-day skill upliftment initiative organised by Gramshree with the support of the Share & Care Foundation in rural stretches and urban slums of Gujarat.
Our team of compassionate people visits the state’s interiors and encourages women to earn sustenance for their family’s welfare. The Khakhra Program trains women to cook the folk snack of Gujarat, khakhra. Subsequently, Gramshree connects the trained women to a market where they can run their business independently.
Our impact
From trainees to seasoned entrepreneurs
The Khakhra Training Program organised in Jakhwada, Rudatal and Kada (villages of Gujarat, India) has successfully touched the lives of 140+ women, out of which 35 have become seasoned entrepreneurs prospering in their lives with the skills they learned.
30Days of skill training
140+Women’s lives touched
35Seasoned entrepreneurs
3Villages: Jakhwada, Rudatal & Kada
How the programme works
From a first lesson to a business of her own
Four steps take a woman from her first lesson to a business she can run independently.
30 days of training
Women learn to cook the folk snack of Gujarat, khakhra, in a 30-day skill upliftment programme.
With Share & Care
The programme runs with the support of the Share & Care Foundation, in rural stretches and urban slums of Gujarat.
A market of her own
Gramshree connects the trained women to a market where they can run their business independently.
₹5,500her first earnings, from a month of khakhra making
Stories of change
Tejal Rawal: a story of passion, grit and determination
Khakhra Training Program is a transformational wave that has empowered many lives. In Kada village, Tejalben, an ITI graduate with ambitions to reach greater heights, made the most of it. The responsibility of marriage and two children had kept her from full-time employment, but her enthusiasm and curiosity to learn led her to train in the art of khakhra making.
She offered her khakhras to her neighbours, and word of their taste soon spread. In a month of khakhra making, working three hours a day, she earned her first remuneration of ₹5,500. An entrepreneur was born.
She began visiting Gramshree’s Khakhra centre, supported by the Share & Care Foundation, and brought other trained women into her team. Today, her diligence, hard work and passion for doing more are transforming many lives in her community. She aims to produce khakhra on a large scale, boosting her village’s economy and empowering women to be catalysts of development.
Read her story: Tejal Rawal
In pictures
Learning together, with the Share & Care Foundation
The Khakhra Training Program began as a way to uplift the lives of marginalised women by imparting income-generating skills. The collaboration between Gramshree and Share & Care has been fruitful, thanks to a long chain of empowering activities across Gujarat’s rural and lower-income areas.
Our Initiatives
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Rather than making small contributions at the periphery, Gramshree works at the heart of the problem.
Medical Camps
Gramshree brings medical camps to women’s doorsteps with partner medical facilities and volunteers.
Learn more about Medical Camps
Saree Library
Gramshree’s Saree Library is where women can have access to premium sarees at no cost.
Learn more about Saree Library
Food Security Program
An ongoing scheme that gives Gramshree’s women a year’s worth of grain and oil, repaid in easy monthly instalments.
Learn more about Food Security Program
Symbol of Gratitude
At Ramapir no Tekro, our women artisans transform discarded patches of cloth into meaningful ‘Heart Pins’.
Learn more about Symbol of Gratitude
Child Ed-support
Gramshree partners with families who adopt a child of Gramshree’s women and commit to supporting their education.
Learn more about Child Ed-supportAll initiatives
Six initiatives, one goal: to help women become self-reliant, independent and proud.
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When one woman is trained, the ripple effect is far-reaching: to her children and spouse, to her neighbours and to the wider community.