Introducing Hand in Hand India to British Business Group, Chennai on 23 January 2014. Hand in Hand India aims to alleviate poverty through job creation and integrated community development. Their vision is to empower women economically and socially by creating jobs and enterprises through a holistic approach. Their current goal is to create 5 million jobs by 2020. They use a multi-pronged strategy including microfinance, health, education, livelihoods, and environment projects. Their model has already helped create over 1.4 million jobs in India.

1. Introducing Hand in Hand India
To British Business Group, Chennai – 23 January 2014
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23/Jan/14

2. The socio – economic context
TOTAL POPULATION (billion):
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LITERACY RATE
HDI RANK
VALUE
1.21
(years):
65.4
(%):
74.04
(out of 187):
POPULATION LIVING
BELOW USD 1.25 DAY (%)
most live in rural areas
Income GINI Coefficient:
134
0.547
42.0
129
0.617
GENDER EMPOWERMENT
MEASURE:
0.497
INDEX OF ‘POWER OVER
ECONOMIC RESOURCES’:
0.319
INDEX OF ‘ECONOMIC
PARTICIPATION &
DECISION-MAKING POWER‘:
0.546
UNDERWEIGHT CHILDREN
UNDER 5 YRS OF AGE (%):
43.5
36.8
POPULATION LIVING WITH
MULTIPLE DEPRIVATIONS (%): 53.7
as measured by the
multidimensional poverty index
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GENDER INEQUALITY INDEX
RANK
(out of 146):
VALUE:
POPULATION WITH ACCESS
TO IMPROVED SANITATION (%):
42.3
Statistics from UNDP Human Development
Report 2011

3. Mapping the bottom of the pyramid
Percentage of population living on less than 1 USD a day
A third of the world's poor are in India.
Of the world’s 6.6 billion people, 2.5 billion live on less than USD 2 a
day and 1 billion live on less than USD 1 a day.
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4. Why women?
Status of Women
• Skewed sex ratios
• Gender Inequality
Index: rank 129, value:
0.617
• Low labour force
participation rates
• Significant wage
discrimination
Multiplier effect of women
• Women have proven to be the best
poverty fighters.
• Experience and studies have shown
that they use the profits from their
businesses to send their children to
school, expand their businesses,
improve their families’ living
conditions & nutrition.
“Education and empowerment of women is the greatest weapon in the war
against poverty.''
-Kofi Annan, Former Secretary General, United Nations
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5. India Shining vs the Common Indian
• GDP growth rate around 6%
• Among the fast growing emerging market economies
High growth rates but no trickle down to the BOP:
• 75.6% of population lives below USD 2* a day
• 41.6% of population lives below USD 1.25* a day
• 53.7% face multi-dimensional poverty**
• Growing inequalities: rural-urban/women-men/rich-poor:
• Low rate of female labour force participation
• Wage discrimination: organised-unorganised; men-women
• Access to finance: Rural Finance Access Survey: 87% of the
poorest households surveyed (marginal farmers) do not have
access to credit
Source: *World Development Indicators 2011 Report, World Bank
**Human Development Report 2011, UNDP
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6. Overview of Poverty in India
The percentage of people living below the poverty line (BPL) in India is 29.8% in 200910. Primary education, infant and child mortality, maternal mortality, child malnutrition
are specific areas of under-development that require attention and funding.
Notes: Vertical bars (orange color for states and red for India) indicate the HDI; dark black circles (inside the bars)
indicate the education dimension index; cross within white squares, the income dimension index; and dark black
diamond‘s (outside the bars), the health dimension index; and the states are arranged in ascending order of their
HDIs.
25/feb/13/White paper on CSR
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7. Investing in job creation – the rationale
$200
$200
Consumption
Enterprises & Job Creation
$0
$2,000
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8. Need for a multi-perspective, multidimensional strategy
SHGs &
ENTERPRISE
CREATION
ENVIRONMENT
EDUCATION
Solutions for the
BOP
IT & CITIZENS’ RIGHTS
HEALTH
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9. Vision, Mission & Goal
Vision:
To alleviate poverty through job creation and
integrated community development
Mission:
To work for the economic and social empowerment of
women, by creating enterprises and jobs through an
integrated development approach that creates
sustainable communities.
Goal: 5 million jobs by 2019-20
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10. Our approach
SHGs & MF
HEALTH
ENVIRONMENT
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23/Jan/14
EDUCATION
CITIZENS’
RIGHTS

11. Microfinance:
a key component of
BOP interventions
“Sustainable access to microfinance helps alleviate poverty
by generating income, creating jobs, allowing children to
go to school, enabling families to obtain health care, and
empowering people to make the choices that best serve
their needs. Together, we can and must build inclusive
financial sectors that help people improve their lives.”
Kofi Annan UN Secretary-General
1997-2006
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12. This is the story of Chinnaponnu…
Chinnaponu dropped out of
school when she was 10 to work
in the paddy fields.
She married a farmer and
continued to work in the rice
fields.
This could have been her only
story. But it changed.
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13. Chinnaponnu’s story….
Today, Chinnaponnu also has a buffalo, which has
helped her family income increase to
Rs 1,500 per month.
At 44, she has learnt learnt how to sign
her name.
She has learnt about savings and
manages her SHG finances.
The family has built a new home.
They can now afford private healthcare.
Chinnaponu talks to strangers now; she has
learnt new ideas. She feels she has a
purpose in life beyond work and family.
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14. The Hand in Hand entrepreneurship model
Training is must
before a loan
SHG
Formation
SHG Capacity
Building
Credit
Sustainable MicroEnterprises
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Credit
Family-Based
Enterprises
Skill
Training
Training
Enterprise
Support
Basic
Training
Salaried
Employment
JOB CREATION

15. Entrepreneurship to alleviate poverty
Social, literacy,
fiscal, enterprise
training
Technology, manuals,
soft skills, incubation
Poverty
Reduction
Savings, credit,
insurance
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Branding, pricing,
quality control,
market linkages

16. What does it take?
$ 200
= Cost of 1 Job
» 250 Million Jobs
Cost of 250 Million Jobs
= $ 50 Billion*
*5 Billion over 10 years
This is less than 5% of the $ 110 Billion per year spent on international aid today.
Extreme poverty can be ended, not in the time of our grandchildren, but our time.
- Jeffrey Sachs
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17. Our 5 year Goal – To create 1.3 million jobs by 2013-14
 Taken up by Hand in Hand India in 2008-09.
 The figure represented 10% of the population of Tamil Nadu at the time of
commencement of the programme who were Below Poverty Line
 Target surpassed in Feb 2013, one year ahead of schedule

Evaluation & study conducted by M-Cril, Micro-Credit Ratings
International Limited (M-CRIL), an associate of EDA Rural Systems, to
validate and assess our contribution in enterprise creation and,
consequent job creation
As on 1st January 2014 we have created 1.438 million jobs
Our current target : 5 million jobs by 2020
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18. Child Labour Elimination Program – Our Model
Education Centres
• Residential Special Training Camps
• Non Residential Special Training Camps
• Transit Schools
• Evening Tuition Centres
• AIE Centres
• Mahatma Gandhi Primary School
• Balwadis
Other project components
• School Strengthening Programme
• Social Mobilisation
• Child Rights Protection Committees
• Child Sponsorship programmes
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19. Any child not in school is a potential child labourer
209,863 Children enrolled in regular schooling and maintained
209,863 Children enrolled in regular schooling and maintained
10,475
10,475 Children in Child Learning Centres
Children in Child Learning Centres
1036
Child friendly panchayats
1036
Child friendly panchayats
Achievements as on 31 Dec 2013
Achievements as on 31 Dec 2013
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20. Success Drop- Transit School: P. Manikandan
2008 as lorry cleaner
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2011 as Fireman in
Tamilnadu Fire service Dept.

21. Poor access to health care limits & lessens
the effectiveness of other BOP interventions
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••
••
••
3,198
3,198 Medical Camps conducted
Medical Camps conducted
17,266 Women brought out of anaemia
17,266 Women brought out of anaemia
7,460
7,460 Children brought out of malnourishment
Children brought out of malnourishment
8,909
Toilets constructed
8,909
Toilets constructed
Achievements as on 31 Dec 2013
Achievements as on 31 Dec 2013
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22. Ford Project - At a Glance
• Objective: To improve Maternal and Child Health services by
addressing accessibility gaps
• Project Area: 29 Villages in Kalrayan Hills, Villupuram
District.
• Project Period: July 2012-February 2013 (Pilot)
• Target Group: High-Risk pregnant mothers,
new born and infants
• Key Stakeholders:
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23. The Terrain & activities. . .
•Taken basic services through the Government
including Immunization
•Facilitated 45 safe institutional deliveries
•Conducted
•21 pediatric counseling sessions covering
1520 children
•8 gynecological screening camps covering
183 pregnant women
•4 training sessions covering 143
beneficiaries
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24. Our Environmental footprint
Mamallapuram Model Project – Waste to Energy
• Established a proper system for waste management with community participation.
• A well-designed Solid Waste Management facility.
• Created a viable solution for handling food waste through 100 cu.m. bio gas plant.
• Producing green energy that supplies electricity for street lights on the East Coast Road.
• Established as a training centre for local bodies.
• Reached out to sensitise the next generation through various
programmes especially the Environment Study Tours for schools
Runner-up in the BBC World Challenge Contest – 2011
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25. Water Conservation & Greener Environment
Dry Land
Plantation
Organic
Farming
Farmers’
Federation Meeting
Farm
Pond
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Check
Dam

26. UNEP Award in August 2012
•
Initiative conducted under United
Nations Environment Programme
(U.N.E.P.) for celebrating World
Environment Day (W.E.D)
•
570 volunteers created a colourful
Rangoli carpet measuring 10,000 sq.ft
•
HiH has been awarded in the category
of “Most Creative, Unique and Fun”.
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The Rangoli depicted 10 environmental themes,
aimed to encourage and create environment
awareness

27. Damaged environment hits the poor the hardest
•• 383,776
383,776
Households covered in
Households covered in
Solid Waste Management
Solid Waste Management
Programme. .
Programme
•• 8,450.63
8,450.63
Hectares covered in Natural
Hectares covered in Natural
Resource Management
Resource Management
Programme
Programme
Achievements as on 31 Dec ‘13
Achievements as on 31 Dec ‘13
Community water project at Mudichur – A Public-Private Partnership
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28. Linkage with UN Millennium Development Goals
MDG 1
End Poverty and
Hunger
Integrated five pillar
approach
MDG 7
Environmental
Sustainability
NRM & SWM
projects
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MDG 2
Universal Education
Child Labour
Eradication
Programme
MDG 3
Gender Equality
Self Help Group &
MF
MDG 8
Global
Partnership
Partnering with
national &
international
organisations
MDGs 4,5 & 6
Child & Maternal
Health,
Health Pillar

29. Business principles in social change
Key components of Hand in Hand’s strategy based on
business concepts of organisation and management
 Far-reaching decentralisation, individual accountability
 Clearly quantified goals for productivity, emphasis on quality
 Low overheads: administration costs low at 6%
 Creating enthusiasm among employees, a ‘buy-in’ to our vision
 Successful scale-up: use a good and simple model with high
standardisation, focus on growth
 Harness market forces- tie-ups with private & public sector
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30. Challenges we face
• Finding committed qualified professionals with integrity and passion
willing to work with grassroots level functionaries.
• We have to struggle for funding as an NGO; cut costs; yet maintain
quality.
• We have to deliver results. Provide reports and feedback. Maintain
stringent evaluation standards.
• We need to work with cultural sensitivity across nations/regions.
• We have to always find newer and more effective delivery models.
• We must maintain alignment with mission and avoid mission drift with
increase in spread and size.
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31. Corporate Social Responsibility
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32. What is Corporate Social Responsibility?
CSR is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically
and contribute to economic development while improving the quality
of life of the work force and their families as well as of the local
community and society at large. It is synonymous of the impact that it
could create on the lives of individuals; raising the bar of moral and
ethical standards.
-The World Business Council For Sustainable Development
‘Be the change that you want to see in the world’ - Mahatma Gandhi
25/feb/13/White paper on CSR
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33. Socially Responsible Businesses
25/feb/13/White paper on CSR
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34. The Companies Bill 2012: Directive
CSR spend to become mandatory
Constitute a CSR
Committee of the
Board
Spend 2% of
average net
profits of last 3
years on CSR
activities
Over 250 listed companies and large number of unlisted companies
have to implement CSR, OR provide explanations for not spending it with the Annual Financial
statement
25/feb/13/White paper on CSR
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35. Potential sectors of interventions
25/feb/13/White paper on CSR
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36. Challenges for CSR in India
25/feb/13/White paper on CSR
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37. Opportunities for Specialist Agencies
25/feb/13/White paper on CSR
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38. Making CSR count…
To help increase and widespread commitment of corporate
resources for CSR Initiatives
25/feb/13/White paper on CSR
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39. Various relationships of HiH India : existing and recent
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40. THANK YOU
For further details, please contact:
Dr Kalpana Sankar,
Chairperson & Managing Trustee, Hand in Hand India
Email: kalpana.sankar@hihindia.org
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