Overview

Subala Roy

Subala Roy, a dweller of Niz-Saldah village, Bajali, Assam, was leading a life of a rural homemaker with an aspiration to create her self-identity someday. Life was not easy during those days as her husband was a daily wage earner who used to work at a silk yarn manufacturing unit. Subala was determined to make her own mark to sustain her family's livelihood. However, she had to stay home, as she had a son to look after. She was conversant with the prospects of the cottage industry and decid

Marufa Bibi

Marufa interlocks marriage with business

Marufa Bibi, 25, from Dakshin Debipur, Basirhat, West Bengal, started her life like any other ordinary village girl. She got married at an early age. As there were no other means of income, Marufa Bibi assisted her husband in his small tailoring business to earn their livelihood. She started her entrepreneurship journey in 2018 when she received her first microfinance loan of Rs. 30,000 from VFS Capital as a Joint Liability Group (JLG) member. Marufa Bibi bought a couple of sewing machines t

Tumpa Debnath Das

Tumpa lives in Harina village, Tripura, with her husband and son, who studies in 4th grade. Her husband used to cultivate mushrooms, and Tumpa assisted him in the mushroom farming. Still, they struggled to fulfil all the basic necessities as their earnings were not enough to manage her household. Tumpa realized that the volume of mushrooms they were farming was insufficient, and she required capital to convert their livelihood into a proper business. Tumpa uncovered the strain of accumulating

Subala Roy

Subala Roy, a dweller of Niz-Saldah village, Bajali, Assam, was leading a life of a rural homemaker with an aspiration to create her self-identity someday. Life was not easy during those days as her husband was a daily wage earner who used to work at a silk yarn manufacturing unit. Subala was determined to make her own mark to sustain her family's livelihood. However, she had to stay home, as she had a son to look after. She was conversant with the prospects of the cottage industry and decid