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Skill Development Programme – Emergency Livelihood Initiative - 2020
Year: 2020
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Livelihood & Economic Empowerment
Programme at a Glance
₹
85,800
Budget Used
2,460
Total Reach
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492
Direct Beneficiaries
1,968
Indirect Beneficiaries
↗
1 : 4
Multiplier Effect
Executive Summary
The Skill Development Programme (2020) was implemented by The Dream Welfare Society as an emergency livelihood response during the COVID-19 lockdown, which triggered a severe income crisis among daily wage earners and informal workers. With a focused budget of ₹85,800, the programme trained 250 individuals—primarily women—in high-demand, home-based skills such as mask making, sanitizer packaging, and food processing. Using a decentralized “train-from-home” model, the initiative converted lockdown downtime into income-generating activity. The programme directly impacted 492 lives (trainees and their dependents) and indirectly benefited 1,968 community members through improved access to safety supplies, demonstrating how a small, agile intervention acted as a powerful economic shock absorber during crisis conditions.
Key Findings
- Emergency skill training can rapidly substitute lost income
- Home-based production models are highly resilient during crises
- Women-led livelihood initiatives deliver strong household impact
- Digital tools (WhatsApp) can effectively support decentralized training
- Small investments can generate large social and economic multipliers
Project Snapshot
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Project Name | Skill Development Programme – Emergency Livelihood Initiative - 2020 |
| Year | 2020 |
| Budget | ₹ 85,800 |
| Direct Impact | 492 |
| Indirect Impact | 1,968 |
| Total Reach | 2,460 |
Challenges & Learnings
Challenges
- Movement restrictions affecting raw material logistics
- Inability to conduct full physical field verification
- Dependence on digital connectivity for training and audits
Learnings
- Hyper-local production and consumption reduce costs and barriers
- Digital skilling creates long-term capacity beyond crisis response
- Women adapt quickly to production-linked training models
- Crisis conditions demand agility over traditional training structures
Methodology
- Audit of expenditure and digital payment records
- Review of production output logs
- Virtual household verification via video calls
- Interviews with local buyers and community leaders
- Compilation of income and output data
Impact Analysis
- Promotion of reusable cotton masks reduced biomedical waste
- Decentralized production minimized transportation emissions
Conclusion
The Skill Development Programme (2020) functioned as a lifeboat intervention during one of the most severe livelihood crises in recent history. With an investment of just ₹85,800, the programme enabled 250 individuals—primarily women—to sustain their families, directly supporting 492 lives and indirectly protecting nearly 2,000 community members. By transforming crisis into productivity, the initiative demonstrated how agile, skill-based livelihood models can preserve dignity, resilience, and hope even in the most challenging circumstances.
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