Scoping Study: Building a Business Case for The LINK Fund to Enhance SHGs Entrepreneurship
Outline India supported the Government of Odisha and The LINK-Fund team to formalize an MOU aimed at forming forward linkages of SHGs to public procurement systems or large businesses and/or access to enterprise networks.
Outline India conducted a field visit to three districts in Odisha and had brief discussions with Self-Help Groups (SHGs)/producer groups to understand the challenges they face in running their enterprises and in connecting to markets. Detailed discussions were held with Mission Shakti (MS) officials to understand the performance of MS and the lacunae that exist in its program design and implementation. Finally, the researchers drafted a report analyzing the performance of MS and problems faced by SHGs and producer groups and put forth a business case for a partnership between MS and The LINK fund.