Livelihood Generating Centres- Jan Jeevika Kendra and Aakriti Centres

At Angul and Barbil in Odisha the Jan Jeevika Kendra (JJK) promotes and encourages women to run micro enterprises and has accomplished to sustain engagement of SHGs in income generating activities like organic herbal body care products manufacturing, jute products making, vegetable cultivation, food processing, tailoring & stitching, mushroom cultivation and dairy management. More than 300 SHG members are involved in the JJK units (Chaiti – papad, pickle making, Odifab – jute bags & Phenyl, Ecospa – herbal beauty products, Srujan - tailoring, Sugandhi – incense stick, and Shubhangi– Sanitary Napkin)

To promote vocational skills among women, Aakriti Production Centre was established at Tamnar. At present manufacturing of apron, cushions cover, bags, wall hangings, garments, zardosi crafts, embroidered fabrics and so on are largely stitched at the centres. The women are also imparted with training. The women entrepreneurs so created here have managed to earn a decent income from these activities. 74 women in Aakriti, 27 women are engaged as entrepreneur in Tamnar. More than 50 women in Patratu and Barbil are engaged at the tailoring and stitching centres.