Solutions for Transformative
Rural Enterprises and
Empowerment (STREE)

Technical Assistance to National Rural
Livelihoods Mission

The Government of India’s Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) has been working towards alleviating poverty in rural India by developing strong local institutions to enhance livelihoods opportunities in the farm and non-farm sectors. The National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP) is one such effort of the mission that aspires to support women-led enterprise development by enabling access to finance, building markets and networks, and generating employment opportunities. NRETP is currently being implemented across 13 states to support 80,000 rural enterprises by June 2023.

STREE was conceived in December 2019 to support NRLM's vision of creating a robust enabling entrepreneurial ecosystem for women in rural India under NRETP. It is a technical assistance initiative spearheaded by LEAD at Krea University, which aims to drive women-led enterprise development, with research at the core of its work.

The STREE initiative is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Interventions at a Glance

Partners: Rajeevika | Rajasthan Rural Livelihoods Mission

Tech Partners: Enabling Dimensions

Location: Rajsamand, Rajasthan

Partners: Bihaan | Chhattisgarh State Rural Livelihoods Mission

Location: Bastar, Chhattisgarh

Partners: Prerna | Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihoods Mission

Location: Budaun, Uttar Pradesh

Partners: Bihaan | Chhattisgarh State Rural Livelihoods Mission

Location: Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh

Partners: Umed | Maharashtra State Rural Livelihoods Mission

App Partners: Khatabook

Location: Ratnagiri, Maharashtra

Partners: Sanjeevini | Karnataka State Rural Livelihoods Mission

App Partners: Khatabook

Location: Tumkur, Karnataka

Partners: Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihoods Mission

App Partners: myBillBook

Location: Erode, Tamil Nadu

Partners: National Rural Livelihoods Mission

Location: Assam,
Bihar,
Chhattisgarh,
Gujarat,
Jharkhand,
Karnataka,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Odisha,
Rajasthan,
Tamil Nadu,
Uttar Pradesh,
West Bengal

Our Projects

Our Approach

Strengthen systems

Assist NRLM in designing, planning and implementing key non-farm project activities across
13 NRETP states

Integrate design thinking

Develop and test interventions using human-centric design thinking approaches as proof of
concepts in select states to encourage enterprise creation, promotion and growth

Mobilise stakeholders

Mobilise institutions, community-based organisations, SHGs and private entities to enhance sustainability of program

Measure impact

Design a robust monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) framework to facilitate
data-driven decision making and to assess the progress of activities and the program impact

Events

Unlocking the Power of Digital for Women-led Enterprises

As the current phase of the technical assistance programme draws to a close, LEAD organised a workshop with DAY-NRLM and Ministry of Rural Development to share key insights from the programme portfolio, identify pathways for scaling up projects and explore potential collaborations with prospective partners.

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In Pursuit of Scale: Identifying Key Performance Indicators for Artisan Clusters in India

To support the NRLM in framing key performance indicators for artisan clusters through a baseline assessment in Budaun (Uttar Pradesh) and Dhamteri (Chhattisgarh) clusters, a workshop was organised for cross-learning. The session helped ideate various key performance indicators to measure intervention effectiveness.

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Technical Assistance: Cluster Workshop

LEAD conducted a 9-day cluster development workshop for SRLM officials, along with the Foundation for MSME Clusters (FMC) and National Rural Livelihoods Mission. The session worked to strengthen the capacity of the participants in cluster development approach with specific reference to Cluster Development Program under NRETP.

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Technical Assistance: Business Management Training

A business and financial management training for district and block officials of the National Rural Livelihoods Mission was conducted in collaboration with RBVPL. The training included sessions on product pricing, operations management, record keeping and financial management, and customer management.

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