For
Ritu Raham, the whole world suddenly became a difficult place to
survive when she lost her hand in an accident a few years ago. Though it
took her a while to come to terms with life, she ultimately mustered
courage and found a way out to fend for herself.
Ritu, now 40, earns around Rs 3000 a month by weaving mekhala chadar. She has been in this profession since 1996.
Like Raham, Hini Juh from Meghalaya earns around Rs 1 lakh by selling land. Recently, he has bought a car and house.
For Raham and Juh, disablity is not a problem if anyone has talent. Their zeal to work hard and to gain more knowledge about business has landed them at a five-day workshop on "micro-enterprise skill development" organized by Association for Rehabilitation under National Trust Initiative of Marketing (ARUNIM) and Sishu Sarothi, a city-based NGO working for people with disabilities.
Like them, about 30 entrepreneurs from Assam and Meghalaya have participated in this workshop.
Thilakam Rajendra, managing director of ARUNIM, said, "All participants are entrepreneurs but they do not have the knowledge of marketing the products and expanding their business. This workshop will help them to acquire more ideas and knowledge in business skills and understand the concept of enterprise. It will also orient them to business plan preparation, costing and marketing strategies."
She added that the organization is also planning to make them successful members of society. "Nowadays bamboo and cane products are very much in demand. There is a very good market for these products in Delhi. So, we are going to take the products such as bamboo pickles produced by these entrepreneurs and sell them there. This way, they will get exposure in the national market as well as local market," she added.
Director of Sishu Sarothi and member of ARUNIM Arman Ali said, "This is for the first time that such kind of workshop on micro-enterprise for disability is being held. There is not much job prospect for the people with disabilities and they have to create their own jobs in order to sustain. Such workshops will help the entrepreneurs in capacity building."
Shwallet Tang, who has come all the way from Shillong, said, "I am a nutritionist by profession working for a Russian company. I have poor eyesight but even than I am earning around Rs 7,000 a month. I have come to attend this workshop to gain more knowledge regarding business."
ARUNIM is also planning to set up regional design and incubation centres in the northeast.
Ritu, now 40, earns around Rs 3000 a month by weaving mekhala chadar. She has been in this profession since 1996.
Like Raham, Hini Juh from Meghalaya earns around Rs 1 lakh by selling land. Recently, he has bought a car and house.
For Raham and Juh, disablity is not a problem if anyone has talent. Their zeal to work hard and to gain more knowledge about business has landed them at a five-day workshop on "micro-enterprise skill development" organized by Association for Rehabilitation under National Trust Initiative of Marketing (ARUNIM) and Sishu Sarothi, a city-based NGO working for people with disabilities.
Like them, about 30 entrepreneurs from Assam and Meghalaya have participated in this workshop.
Thilakam Rajendra, managing director of ARUNIM, said, "All participants are entrepreneurs but they do not have the knowledge of marketing the products and expanding their business. This workshop will help them to acquire more ideas and knowledge in business skills and understand the concept of enterprise. It will also orient them to business plan preparation, costing and marketing strategies."
She added that the organization is also planning to make them successful members of society. "Nowadays bamboo and cane products are very much in demand. There is a very good market for these products in Delhi. So, we are going to take the products such as bamboo pickles produced by these entrepreneurs and sell them there. This way, they will get exposure in the national market as well as local market," she added.
Director of Sishu Sarothi and member of ARUNIM Arman Ali said, "This is for the first time that such kind of workshop on micro-enterprise for disability is being held. There is not much job prospect for the people with disabilities and they have to create their own jobs in order to sustain. Such workshops will help the entrepreneurs in capacity building."
Shwallet Tang, who has come all the way from Shillong, said, "I am a nutritionist by profession working for a Russian company. I have poor eyesight but even than I am earning around Rs 7,000 a month. I have come to attend this workshop to gain more knowledge regarding business."
ARUNIM is also planning to set up regional design and incubation centres in the northeast.
Source : T.O.I , 9th July 2013
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