Tamilnadu Corporation for Development of Women Limited (TNCDW Ltd.)

Tamilnadu Corporation for Development of Women Limited (TNCDW Ltd.)

In partnership with non-governmental organisations, banks, training institutions, and educational institutions the TNCDW is implementing various development programs for women in Tamil Nadu since 1983.

The mission of this is Empowerment of women through collective action, skills upgradation for social and economic development.

This Corporation manages the following schemes:

Annai Bangaru Ammaiyar Ninaivu Mahalir Thittam - a project to socially and economically empower poor women.

Vocational Training Programmes - women are trained in a trade and assisted in placement in a selected job subsequently.

Entrepreneurship Development Program - to train women in the art of entrepreneurship and starting small enterprises.

Empower women and adolescent girls through increased awareness to take better care of their personal and house hold health and nutrition issues.

Package of Services include

Growth Promotion

Selective supplementary nutrition

Early childhood care and pre-school education

Nutrition and health education

Health services by health personnel

Referral services.

Under the Nutrition Delivery Services

Supplementary food (Sathumavu) is given to selected children, mothers and pregnant women. For every 5000 population one health sub-center functioning which is looked after by a village health nurse, who in turn renders all the health services to the rural population. Communication activities have succeeded to greater extent in imparting knowledge.

Women's recreation centers provide a location for rural women to relax and exchange ideas.