<h1 class="ql-align-center">SAATH Initiative</h1> <h2>﻿Context:</h2> <ul><li>Recently SAATH Initiative was inaugurated by the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor.</li></ul> <h2>About:</h2> <ul><li>It is a Rural Enterprises Acceleration Programme for women associated with Self Help Group (SHG)</li></ul> <ul><li>This initiative will help about 48000 SHGs in which about four lakh women are connected, in Jammu and Kashmir.</li></ul> <ul><li>Saath initiative will focus on mentoring and market linkages of products created by SHG's.</li></ul> <ul><li>Under this initiative, workshops will be held for 5000 women, out of which 500 will be selected for intensive training and further 100 will be selected for mentoring.</li></ul> <ul><li>Business models and success stories will be created that will serve as role models for rural women. With the knowledge and skills, around 4 lakh women associated with SHGs will be reached out.</li></ul> <ul><li>The training will be provided to women under 10 different sectors under Saath Initiative, including Agriculture, Poultry, Animal Husbandry, handloom, and handicraft among various other sectors under which rural women have been working.</li></ul> <ul><li>&nbsp;With this, women will turn into job-givers and will also produce further employment.</li></ul>