Restoration of Women Headed Households

“A human social order based on truth, justice, freedom, equity and integrity of the whole of creation, in which basic human rights and the dignity of every individual are uphold, in which the integrity of the family as a basic unit of the community is strengthened, where power, resource and the fruits of development are shared by all.” is a vision of IGSSS.

Indo Global Social Service Society is a National development support organization working for Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme in cuddalore and Kanyakumari. Response to Tsunami in restoration of livelihood, reconstruction of village infrastructure, Child development programme, Income Generation programme and Disaster Preparedness and mitigation.

Our major achievement in restoration of women headed households in our target village Pattaraiyadi, Chidambaram, Cuddalore District. When we say women headed house holds, they fall in the following criteria

Before : Tribal women who are involved in fish catching by hand without any equipment
After : Now they have adequate and comfortable fish catching.

Before : widow women who are labour and head load vendors

After : Widow Women and children who are finished their schooling are involved in fish catching.

Before : Women who are labour and head load vendors

After : Women are directly involved in fish catching with a support of their
Husband


After Tsunami these women are involved in fish catching, marketing, and maintenance of family and equipments mostly earning of livelihood is women supported by men.

IGSSS have provided 61 Fiber Thoni in which indirectly 244 family member gets benefit in fish related activities. Currently all women headed households are self depended and earning monthly Rs.2500/- and save Rs.500/- per month.