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Role of a Woman Leader inCooperative Dairy Movement: Storyof NDDB Woman Empowering

Women

Dr. Vrajlal Sapovadia (Reader)

Dr. Sarla Achuthan (Director)

B.K. School of Business ManagementGujarat University

Ahmedabad, India


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Women in India CensusCensus

Number of female visNumber of female vis----vis malevis male

Social statusSocial status

Economical statusEconomical status

StrengthsStrengths WeaknessWeakness


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NDDB

National Dairy Development BoardNational Dairy Development Board

Evolution of ideaEvolution of idea

Replicating AMUL patternReplicating AMUL pattern

IndiaIndia a Agro & Rural economya Agro & Rural economy

Male dominanceMale dominance

Dairy, Cattle & womenDairy, Cattle & women strong relationstrong relation Constitutional & Social obligationsConstitutional & Social obligations

Directive principleDirective principle


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NDDB Cata yst o

cooperative movement

Cooperative & ICA principlesCooperative & ICA principles

Democratic instituteDemocratic institute

Meaning of democracy widenedMeaning of democracy widenedNDDB strategyNDDB strategy enhancing womenenhancing women

participationparticipation

NDDB Women empowerment programmeNDDB Women empowerment programme


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Institutional Building

Systematic & value basedSystematic & value based

Strengthening capacities of primaryStrengthening capacities of primarymembers of Dairy Cooperative Societymembers of Dairy Cooperative Society

(DCS)(DCS) Management Committee MembersManagement Committee Members

Staff membersStaff members

Focus on viable, salient & truly memberFocus on viable, salient & truly memberowned as well as member controlledowned as well as member controlled

Improving physical & financialImproving physical & financialperformanceperformance


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Women empowerment

programme Why is gender integration in

cooperatives important and what are the

benefits of promoting women'sparticipation in cooperatives?

What can be done to integrate women

in cooperative development and toenhance their participation in decision-

making processes?


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Cooperative Development

Programme

Designed to strengthen role of members inDesigned to strengthen role of members inthe control & governancethe control & governance

Creating awarenessCreating awareness rights &rights &responsibilitiesresponsibilities

Women educationWomen education village dairyvillage dairycooperatives in 87 milk unionscooperatives in 87 milk unions

Breeding, feeding, husbandry & betterBreeding, feeding, husbandry & betterhealth care of animalshealth care of animals

Increased membership from 800,000 toIncreased membership from 800,000 to1400,0001400,000


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Objectives of CDP

Increase membership of women in DCSIncrease membership of women in DCS Increase awareness about modern dairyingIncrease awareness about modern dairying

techniquestechniques

Train women in managing accounts of milkTrain women in managing accounts of milksalessales

Encourage women to collect milk paymentsEncourage women to collect milk payments

Involve women in governance of DCSInvolve women in governance of DCS

Encourage formation of local womensEncourage formation of local womensgroupgroup


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Womens dairy Project (WDP)

Encourage active participation of womenEncourage active participation of women Bring economic & social equalityBring economic & social equality

Enable poor women to be activeEnable poor women to be active

Provide income generating activitiesProvide income generating activities Generate leadership among poor womenGenerate leadership among poor women

Encourage women to take responsibilityEncourage women to take responsibility

Enable women to participate in other villageEnable women to participate in other villagelevel organisationlevel organisation

Train women in calf rearing, fodder, womenTrain women in calf rearing, fodder, women

& child health etc& child health etc


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Activities under WDP

Provide subsidised cattle feed, artificialProvide subsidised cattle feed, artificialinsemination services, first aidinsemination services, first aid

Provide loans for purchase cattleProvide loans for purchase cattle

Provide adult literacy training and preProvide adult literacy training and preschool for girlsschool for girls

Creating awareness of personal hygieneCreating awareness of personal hygiene

Support the initiation of income generatingSupport the initiation of income generatingactivitiesactivities supplying sewing machine,supplying sewing machine,

detergent making equipment etc.detergent making equipment etc.


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Womens dairy leadership

programme (WDCLP) Training & positioning local women asTraining & positioning local women as

change agentchange agent

Lady Resource Persons (LRPs)Lady Resource Persons (LRPs) LRPsLRPs responsible to organise awarenessresponsible to organise awareness

programmeprogramme

Cattle healthCattle health Women healthWomen health

Child careChild care


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WDCLP

Literacy programmeLiteracy programme

Leadership trainingLeadership training

Self Help Groups (SHGs)Self Help Groups (SHGs)

12 states12 states

65 milk unions65 milk unions

10971 SHGs10971 SHGs 168290 members168290 members

Savings of INR 240.88 millionSavings of INR 240.88 million


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Women Thrift Cooperatives

Women Self Help GroupWomen Self Help Group a great successa great success

Promoting viable thrift & creditPromoting viable thrift & credit

cooperatives for womencooperatives for women

Madhya Pardesh & Andhra PradeshMadhya Pardesh & Andhra Pradesh

133 WTCs133 WTCs

9097 members9097 members

Savings INR 10.41 millionSavings INR 10.41 million

NDDBNDDB perspective 2010perspective 2010

25% women members25% women members


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Success stories Mukanoor Womens Cooperative DairyMukanoor Womens Cooperative Dairy

All women dairy unionAll women dairy union

16000 women members16000 women members

100 women dairy cooperatives100 women dairy cooperatives

22000 liter/day milk procured22000 liter/day milk procured Members are members of WTCMembers are members of WTC


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Ichhamati Milk Union etc.

601 SHGs601 SHGs

Milk & marketing outlets with MotherMilk & marketing outlets with Mother

Dairy BrandDairy Brand

Various milk productsVarious milk products

Sarabjit Kaur of Rapar Milk UnionSarabjit Kaur of Rapar Milk Union 1010

milch animals, earning INR 1200 per daymilch animals, earning INR 1200 per day

WDCs drives out social evilsWDCs drives out social evils GopalpurGopalpur

awakening people against evil of liquorawakening people against evil of liquor


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Women Participation &

Enhancing Measures Mansinh Institute of Training, Mehsana,Mansinh Institute of Training, Mehsana,

Gujarat stateGujarat state

Customised programme in materialCustomised programme in materialmanagement, utility management & electricmanagement, utility management & electric

equipmentequipment

Regional Demonstration & Training Centre,Regional Demonstration & Training Centre,Jalandhar, PunjabJalandhar, Punjab

Capacity building programme for womenCapacity building programme for women


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Enhancing Women Involvement

in Dairy Cooperatives EWICEWIC

Male sensitise programmeMale sensitise programme

Forming women SHGsForming women SHGs

Womens educationWomens education

Exposure to successful dairy cooperativesExposure to successful dairy cooperatives 6184 DSC belonging to 61 milk unions6184 DSC belonging to 61 milk unions

participated in EWICparticipated in EWIC


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Growth in women cooperatives

0.62 million women members in 19860.62 million women members in 1986--8787 2.47 million women members in 20012.47 million women members in 2001--0202

Committee membersCommittee members

Encourage to have at least three womenEncourage to have at least three womencommittee memberscommittee members

Training programme for women committeeTraining programme for women committee

membersmembers ORG research & its inferenceORG research & its inference


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Benefits

WomenWomen

DairyDairy

SocietySociety EconomicalEconomical

SocialSocial

InstitutionalInstitutional Cooperative values & cooperativesCooperative values & cooperatives

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