Business Schools

Our business schools provide training aimed at building practical and technical entrepreneurial skills that help women set up and expand their business. We also run mobile schools out of buses to offer courses to women in the remotest of areas. We have over a dozen different courses that range from workshops and short duration courses to a year-long Deshi MBA programme.

Our programmes

Financial and Digital Literacy

The basic financial literacy module introduces participants to the essentials of banking over a three hour workshop. Topics include how to open an account, the importance of savings, an introduction to insurance, pension and loans.

Entrepreneurship Development

This programme helps women set up their business and hone their entrepreneurial skills. Courses in this programme include agri-based business training, computer literacy, fashion design and several vocational courses.

Deshi MBA

This is a year-long intensive course that enables women micro-entrepreneurs to examine and strengthen their financial, planning, inventory, marketing and accounting systems. Participants attend workshops, visit successful businesses, attend market fairs and are supported by a mentor who guides them throughout the year.

Para-Vet Training

In the Mann region, goats are a crucial asset for farming communities. Women are in charge of rearing and managing the goats. The Goat Doctor Programme, in partnership with the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) provides training in goat farming, vaccinations, first aid and artificial insemination.

Women and Young Girls Programme

This programme focuses on the least educated and most vulnerable groups of girls and young women who live in rural Satara district. The programme combines life-skill and health workshops, financial literacy and livelihood trainings.

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Awards

In 2013, Mann Deshi Foundation was awarded the Best Innovation Award by the National Rural Livelihoods Mission.

In 2019, Women in FinTech Award at PaisaBazaar Fintegrate Zone

In 2018, Chetna Gala Sinha, Co-Chair for Financial Inclusion, W20 Summit, Argentina

In 2017, Forbes India Leadership Award

In 2013, Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year-India

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Outcomes

4,80,000 women

have participated in our 16 Business School and 4 Chambers of Commerce programmes.

25% increase

in average annual incomes of our business school trainees during 2016-17.

67% of women

started earning an income.

40% of participants

started regularly saving.

Meet Manisha Dhupde

Manisha started a dairy, poultry and goat rearing business. She now sells 70 litres of milk a day. She has become a Master trainer on goat farming and a state-level government trainer. Together with her husband, they earn Rs. 25,000 a month.

Click here to read about other inspiring women like Manisha.



To learn more about how our programmes make a difference read our Stories of Change.