AU Udyogini – AU Foundation

Empowering Women,
Enriching Communities

AU Udyogini Programme is sowing seeds of empowerment, transforming the lives of enterprising women who are turning their hidden talent into flourishing businesses. It is dedicated to fostering community-based enterprises, self-help groups, and supporting women entrepreneurs in setting up independent businesses.

Women Empowered

1000 +

Woman Entrepreneurs

1 +

Villages & Hamlets

100 +

The AU Udyogini Program engaged 2300+ women members of self-help groups, with 175 of them earning a regular income through community enterprises.

Additionally, 820+ individual women entrepreneurs started small businesses and began to show growing profits. AU’s interventions strive to promote sustainable development by supporting local communities and improving the economic well-being of women.

 Key Objectives

Empowering women from challenging backgrounds, and enhancing family incomes through its initiatives around masala and oil business, craft, and market linkages.
Provide crucial technical support.
For example, under the Individual Women Entrepreneurship initiative, training in accounting is provided to enable women to maintain records of their sales and profits. These records can be valuable when seeking formal loans to expand their business.

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Engage at least 6,000 children regularly.
Ensure 10 coaches continue efforts using local resources.
Trained children to participate in state and national events.
Assess and demonstrate learning level improvements in children.
Promote regular engagement in sports for 60 minutes per day, benefiting health, nutrition, and education.
Coaches can sustain efforts with partial CSR support.

Key Initiatives

Maa Annapurna Masala (Community Enterprises)

This women-led community enterprise focuses on delivering quality spices and pure mustard oil. 8 centers have been established to support 110 women.

In 2022, “Khejdi Mahila Producer Company”, a farmer producer organization (FPO) was registered to execute the functioning of this women-led enterprise.

Nirjhari Women Artisans Producer Company (Community Enterprises)

Nirjhari is registered under the producer company. Here, women are involved in making Home Furnishing, Apparels & Recycled Paper Products.

The company has trained over 200 women in delivering various products.

Nirjhari Women Artisans Producer Company

Individual Women Entrepreneurship

To facilitate handholding at an individual level, AU Small Finance Bank also initiated Individual Women Entrepreneurship Programme to enable women to fulfill their exigencies. Women are supported to start small businesses like salon, cosmetic shop, grocery, flour mill etc.