A dimension within Small Business Funding
This theme addresses financial assistance for small businesses like grocery and clothes shops, and aid for poor families.
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With a modest government loan or assistance, many women establish micro-enterprises like poultry farming and clothing shops to secure their family's future and improve their living standards.

Even a small government grant can be the seed for a sustainable micro-enterprise, supporting family needs and children's education.

Margareta Pradhan from Kandhamal shares how buying a sewing machine allowed her to earn money and contribute to her family's well-being.

An SHG woman, facing scarcity, finds hope and opportunity through community support and government assistance to build a thriving livelihood for her family.
My name is Malini Konda. Village Khariguda, Panchayat Tapinga, Block Daringibadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SSG woman, my family is a very poor-class family. If the government provides 50,000 assistance, I will be able to lead my family by doing cloth business and handicraft business. And our
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Sitarani Rohita. Village Rangaguda, Panchayat Brahmanigaon, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SSG (Self-Help Group) woman. My family is a very poor-class family. The government provided 30,000 rupees assistance. By doing a cloth shop or market business, I will be able to lead in running my family (be self-sufficient).
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Manjuri Behera. I am an SHG (Self-Help Group) woman. My family is a very poor family. If the government provides me with 50,000 assistance, I can become a leader in my family's livelihood by running a clothing shop or a small market business.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Buli Singh, village Mandipanka, Panchayat Brahmaniga, block Daringbadi, district Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman, my family belongs to a very poor class. If the government provides me with twenty thousand assistance, I can run a petrol shop and become self-reliant in supporting my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Sarala Patra. Ramu Kinariga, Konch Brahmaniga, Block Darringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. My family is a very poor family. The government provided me 50,000 assistance. I can run a clothes shop or clothes business and become a leader in my family's livelihood.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Sabita Padra. My village is Swaramgudi, Panchayat Katia, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. My family is a very poor class family. If the government provides me 60,000 rupees in assistance, I will...
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Arati Bisoi, from Kinnariga village, Brahmaniga panchayat, Daringbadi block, Kandhamal district. I am an SSG woman, my family is a very poor family. If the government provides me 60,000 assistance, I will be able to buy grocery items and become a leader in supporting my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Kumudini Badhaiko. Village Kinnarigaon, Panchayat Brahminigaon, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. My family is a very poor family. The government provided me 50,000 assistance. I started a clothes shop or business to support my family...
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Sulochana Routa. Village Rangaguda, Panchayat Brahmanigaon, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SSG woman, my family is a very poor-class family. The government provided me with 50,000 assistance. By doing a small clothes business, I can become a leader in supporting my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name, my name is AI Munirohit. My address is Rungaguda, Panchak Bhamaniga Block, Daringbadi, Kandhamal District. I am an SHG woman. My family is a very poor family. The government provided me with 40,000 assistance. I will open a petrol shop and be able to support my family.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Bijay Rohita. Village Rangaguda, Panchayat Baunia, Block Dharimadi, District Kandhamal. I have a small grocery shop. With the help of that shop, I am supporting my family. Due to lack of money, I am unable to keep more shop items. If the government gives me 50,000
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Rana Mana Namita Budhaika. Village Brahmanigaon, Panchayat Brahmanigaon, Block Darinagar, District Kandhamal. I belong to a very poor family. If the government had provided 50,000 rupees in assistance, I would have opened a clothes shop and done business from market to market, enabling my family to improve its living standard.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Usharanin Kotera. My village is Gramapur, Mundi, my Gram Panchayat is Katingia, my block is Daringbadi, district Kandhamal. I am working in an SHG group. As I am very poor, I am unable to support my family. If you provide 20,000 rupees through the government, then I will be able to manage my family well.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Puspanjali Pradhan. If the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then I will open a small grocery shop and support my family. From Rayagada.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
I am Uji Pushrita Pradhan from Raykia, Kandhamal. And if the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then I will open a small grocery shop, keeping a little rice and a little dal, and I will support my family.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Lalita Raita. Village Rangaguda, Panchayat Brahmanigaon, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman, my family is a very poor class family. The government provided me with 50,000 assistance. I...
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Pranita Paika. I am from village Brahmanigaon, Gram Panchayat Brahmanigaon, block Daringbadi, district Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. My family is a very poor family. If the government provides me with 20,000 assistance, I will be able to lead my family by doing poultry farming.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Puspita Pradhan. And I am speaking from Raikia, Kandhamal. If the government gives me 20,000 rupees, then I will open a small tea shop to earn a livelihood for my family's sustenance.
— RITARANI PRADHAN · Raikia, Kandhamal, Odisha
My name is Rashmi Paiko. Village Brahmnigaon, Panchayat Brahmnigaon, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SSG woman, my family is a very poor family. If the government provides me with ₹10,000 assistance, I will be able to do poultry farming and become a leader in supporting my family.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Miri Kandha. My village is Mandipanka, Panchayat Bamnia, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I have a small grocery store. Due to lack of money, I cannot keep much stock in the shop. If the government gives me 50,000 rupees...
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Nandini Mondal. Village Rangaguda, Panchayat Brahmanigaon, Block Daringibadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. My family is a very poor family. If the government provides 3000 rupees assistance, I will be able to do poultry farming and become self-reliant in managing my family.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Harmoni Rohita. Village Rangaguda, Panchayat Bramania, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. My family is a very poor class family. If the government provides me with 20,000 assistance, I will be able to lead my family by raising chickens.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Lalita Dala Behera. Village: Jijiya Nagar, Gram Panchayat: Baranga, Block: Daripadi, Kandhamal. I have taken a loan as a woman. If the government provides me 50,000 rupees as loan assistance, I can sell stationery items and support my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Mini Pradhan. I am an SHG woman. My family is a very poor family. The government provided me with 30,000 assistance. I will be able to bring dictionary items and become a market vendor, leading my family. My village is Mandipanka, Panchayat Damuniga.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Morosmi Rekha Mapatra. Village Brahmaniga, Manchu Brahmaniga, Block Banigarh, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. My family is a very poor family. If the government provides me with twenty thousand assistance, I can become a leader in running my family by doing poultry farming.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Maruthi Pada, village Puramundi, Gram Panchayat Tatinga, Block Jarigaon, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. My family is a poor class family. We are living in great scarcity to support my family. If the government had given me 20,000 rupees, then by doing poultry farming, I could have been fruitful in supporting my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Kusumu Patra. My village is Teriga, my Panchayat is Katinga, Block is Daringbadi, District is Kandhamal. I am an SHG (Self-Help Group) woman. If the government provides 20,000 rupees, I can be helped in poultry farming and my family can be supported.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Maruti Padra. Village Puramundi. Gram Panchayat Kottinga. Block Jarigaon, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. My family is a poor family. We are living in great scarcity to support my family. If the government had given me 20,000 rupees, then by doing poultry farming, I could have been fruitful in supporting my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Puspanjali Potra. My village is Teariga. My Panchayat is Katingia. Block Daringbadi. District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. If the government gives 20,000 rupees, I would be able to do poultry farming and my family would be able to sustain itself.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Sabita Patra. My village is Teriga. My Gram Panchayat is Katingia. Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. If the government provides 20,000 rupees for poultry farming, it would be helpful, and my family would be able to sustain itself.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Binati Potara. I am a member of the SHG group. Since my family is very poor, I am unable to provide for them. If I receive 20,000 rupees from the government, then I will be able to support my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
Noli Tar Rohita, Rangaguda village panchayat, public representative, Kandhamal district. I am an SSG woman. My family is a very poor-class family. If the government provides me 30,000 assistance, I will do poultry farming and will be able to become a leader in supporting my family.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Mangapurda. My village is Guduri Guda. My Gram Panchayat is Katinga, my block is Daringbadi, district Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. If the government provides 20,000 rupees, it will help in poultry farming and will be able to assist my family with their needs.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Dhruvanath Bisoi. My village is Kinaria, Panchayat Bamunia, Block Darimuli, District Kandhamal. I have a small grocery shop. Due to lack of funds, I am unable to bring more grocery items and conduct business. If the government provides me some support.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
I am an SHG woman. My family is a very poor family. If the government had provided me with 20,000 assistance, I could have opened a clothes shop and my family would have managed well.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Sunita Malik. Village Gummandi, Rampanchayat Jhinjiriguda, Block Daringbadi. I am an SHG woman. The government had given 20,000 rupees, and by doing a clothing business, I would support my family.
— Tanita · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Kumari Molika. Panchayat Krushtapur. Panchayat village Baramena, village Krushtapur. Block Darinda, district Kandhamal. I am an SSG woman. My family is a very poor, struggling family. The government provided me 40,000 assistance. I will do prawn farming and will be able to lead my family.
— Usharani Dandasena · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Ramakanta Padra. My village is Gudre Guda. The Gram Panchayat is Katinga, the block is Daringbadi, and the district is Kandhamal. I am a labourer. I have very few things, so I cannot do much work. If I could get 50,000 rupees in assistance from the government, then I could buy things and support my family.
— Susila Behera · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Rajashree Pada, from Khariguda village, Katinga Panchayat, Darimali block, Kandhamal district. I am an SHG (Self-Help Group) woman. My family is a poor family. If the government had given me 20,000 rupees in assistance, then I would have been able to support my family by raising chickens.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
My name is Subita Majhi. Village Saragori. Panchayat Kumbaria, Block Darimati, District Kandhamal. I am a poor, adult woman. My family is experiencing financial difficulties with its livelihood. If the government had provided me with 20,000 rupees in assistance, I would have engaged in profitable agriculture, which would have helped in maintaining my family's livelihood.
— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha
The voices in this theme were gathered by these organisations through their community reports.