Promoting the Switch from Conventional to Organic Cotton

Together with the Rabobank Foundation, the GSRD Foundation encouraged small and marginal cotton farmers to make the switch to Organic and Fair Trade certified cotton production and collective marketing in Karnataka, India. The project aimed to improve the livelihoods of around 1500 small and marginal cotton producing families by supporting …

Vocational Training and Microloans to Promote Entrepreneurship

Together with Terre des Hommes, the GSRD Foundation offered vocational training and microcredits to stimulate entrepreneurship in the district of Andra Pradesh, India. The goal of the project was to strengthen and empower children, youths and women of 1257 families in 25 communities in India by creating Self Help Groups. …

Training in Greenhouse Horticulture

Together with TIDE, the GSRD Foundation encouraged women in rural areas of the Karnataka state in India to set up a greenhouse business. This project generated food and an income for participants who could not previously sustain a living. During the project, two large greenhouses were installed. Women were trained …

Reviving Traditional Textiles and Crafts Businesses

Together with the Nabha Foundation, the GSRD Foundation provided vocational training to women and enabled them to earn a sustainable and steady income through the production of traditional crafts. The GSRD and Nabha Foundation provided vocational training to (young) women in the Nabha Block in India. We endeavoured to create …

Setting up a Vocational Training & Entrepreneurship Institute

The GSRD Foundation has been supporting Sawed Trust since 2011 by helping it to set up training centres where adolescent girls and women from socially excluded, underprivileged and minority communities in India can learn a trade and receive training in entrepreneurial skills. The current project Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu …