Stree Shakti Probodhan ( Awakening Women Power) is a unit of Jnana Prabodhini established in 1995 . A series of constructive activities that began with the organisation of the rural women power through the anti-liquor campaign in Shivaganga-Gunjawani river valleys of Pune district. Currently 320 SHGs only for women members are existing and 5200 account holders are taking benefits. Guidance to the rural women through establishment of a local body called ‘Jijamata Prabodhan Kendra’. Personality development, health, self-employment and leadership training programmes for rural women across all age groups. 2000+ Adolescent girls were benefited with personality development programmes under Kishori Vikas. Young mothers 600+ have undergone the parenting sessions. 30+ age group of women experiencing Health awareness and check up programmes (2000+ per year) consistently for 10 years in collaboration with funding organizations, skill development( 1750 per year) for last 8 years, local leadership development.
Different projects run by Stree Shakti Grameen are as follows-
1. Aarogya Sakhi- Health related project for 80 villages in Velhe Block. 8 awareness sessions + 6 Check-up camps in each village.( CSR Bajaj Finserv )
2. Swayamrojgar- Ram Sita Puranik Kendra Shivapur, Dhanashree project for Nasrapur, Ambawane and Velhe Kendra.(CSR Electronica)
3. Telemedicine Project- with Rotary Pride. 4 Types of tests like Hb, BP, Dopler, Temprature are done on the village level. We have trained ASHA workers from Karanjawane PHC to do all this tests with tablets given to them. Needy people are referred to PHC or Doctors from Sahyadri Hospital consult them on telephonic conversation.
4. Navdisha leadership project- for 50 women from Velhe block. With the help of JPF we are conducting sessions for leadership development of these village representatives so they can contribute to the development of their villages.
5. Bachat gat- Currently 320 SHGs only for women members are existing and 5200 account holders are taking benefits.
6. Katkari Project- Currently we are working on the issues of children from 4 katkari vasties in Velhe. Mostly issues regarding their education and health awareness are taken care through this work.
7. Girikanya Sahanivas- From 2015 to 2024 , 111 girls from remote villages of Velhe Block are taking benefit of this facility in Velhe. Most of these girls are from Dhangar community who are living in the hilly area of Velhe Block. Most of them don’t have school in their villages. So they have to drop out from the schools and get marry in early age. But now because of Girikanya Sahanivas (hostel) girls in Velhe are getting opportunity to persue their dreams in education.