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Self-Help Group (SHG) & Micro-Finance Capacity Building Programme

Strengthening Community Institutions for Sustainable Livelihoods

Driving women empowerment through SHG as a key FSC skill development program. Our SHG capacity building FSC and micro-finance training Uttar Pradesh form the backbone of sustainable community livelihood programs FSC.

Programme Overview

Expanding from individual support to community-led empowerment, FSC organized a three-day capacity-building workshop on SHG promotion and micro-finance from 19–21 June 2008 in Lucknow.

The programme brought together 25 grassroots organizations to strengthen their understanding of structured micro-finance systems and sustainable group-based economic models.

Women Empowerment and Skill Development

Empowering communities through financial literacy

Programme Focus Areas

  • Formation and management of Self-Help Groups (SHGs)
  • Financial literacy and record keeping
  • Micro-credit systems and operational frameworks
  • Community-level accountability mechanisms
  • Exposure to successful SHG models

Participants received structured training, field exposure, and certification.

Strategic Impact

This initiative:

  • Strengthened grassroots financial literacy

  • Encouraged community-based savings and lending models

  • Promoted women-led collective empowerment

  • Built institutional capacity among local NGOs

Success!

Action successful.