Milking Profits: Swaayam Ksheer Dairy Company Benefits Women in UP

The video shows how the Swaayam Ksheer Dairy producer company, set up as part of the partnership, has helped women like Munni Devi, who are now equity shareholders of the company, increase their profits three-fold from INR 800 to 2,500 per month. The dairy company supplies milk directly to the government milk grid, and in doing so, has also been instrumental in eliminating the role of middlemen.

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Strengthening Women's Social, Economic and Political Empowerment in Jaunpur, Mirzapur and Sant Ravidas Nagar of Uttar Pradesh - Swaayam

In partnership with the IKEA Foundation, the project aims to empower women through an integrated approach that enhances the incomes of women and helps them contribute effectively to decision making in the domestic and public spheres by 2013.

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