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S3IDF is producing a stream of financially self-sustaining micro-enterprises that can supply infrastructure services to poor people in ways that tap into existing sources of small-scale finance. It also supports other enterprises whose role is critical to these infrastructure services such as the small-scale suppliers of technology and know-how. By ensuring the creation of such locally owned small/micro-enterprises run by poor/ marginalized/ disabled people, women, NGOs, SHGs etc., S3IDF helps start fundable business ventures in poor communities that benefit the poor both as consumers and owners/operators. |
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Lighting
S3IDF provides clean, efficient and reliable lighting in a financially viable manner to
- Micro-enterprises or daily economies like vegetable/fruit/flower vendors requiring cost-effective and reliable lighting to replace commonly used kerosene lanterns;
- Poor households requiring improved quality of light due to unreliable grid or with no access to grid electricity; and
- Cottage/home based industries owned by the poor such as basket and handloom weavers, silk cocoon rearing centers, tailors, home based pickle/jam units, beedi rollers etc.
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1. Rays of hope: Sunlight at night
2. Stepping Stones: Vijaykumar’s “Udaya Enterprises”
3. Small devices for great changes: Enabling Basic Infrastructure
& modern energy services |
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Livelihood & Transportation
By facilitating procurement of bullock carts/ trucks or making provisions for owning a grinder, sewing machine etc. or mentoring SHG women owned water purification units, S3IDF has ensured means of transportation for microenterprises, more livelihood options and an opportunity for greater income generation. |
1. Wheels of success: Solving the ‘milk route’ problem
2. Technology for change: A Stitch in time designs better lives
3. Water purification plant at Mondigowrelli village |
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Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Though not many projects are envisaged in the near future, S3IDF has done its bit in bridging that digital divide. |
1. Connecting lives: Bridging the digital divide ‘byte by byte’
2. The world a ‘call’ away just for Re. 1 |
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Biomass Energy
The focus is on providing a cleaner and healthier mode of energy efficiency. S3IDF interventions provide options of energy efficient ovens/ stoves for silk reeling, areca nut processing and general cooking in the rural households. These initiatives of providing improved flexible biomass stoves/ ovens that are engineered for efficient burning also contribute to lesser toxic emissions and large reduction in consumption of fuel wood. |
1. Household Biogas for Farmers with BAIF Sarvodaya Maha Sangha
2. Rich silk with lower environmental impact
3. Arecanut chain - Value add with lower environment impact
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