Symbiosis International

Project Goal:
"Sustainable empowerment and poverty reduction"

Project Objectives

1. Education: To increase by 65% the level of literacy and numeracy amongst participants and increase substantially the proportion of children of participants entering mainstream education
2. Health and Nutrition: To substantially improve the health of the community and increase awareness regarding important health, nutrition and hygiene issues
3. Savings & Income Generation: To improve the financial security of group members through increased savings and income-earning options
4. Community Cooperation and Institution Building: To raise understanding in the community of the benefits of working cooperatively and to develop leadership to ensure the sustainability of these benefits
5. Environmental and Social Awareness: To significantly increase the community's understanding of, and response to important environmental and social issues, including the rights of women and other marginalized members of society