A dimension within Handicraft Livelihoods
Addresses the need for financial aid and support for small businesses, including handicrafts.
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Families in Sonbhadra envision transforming a modest sum into thriving small businesses, securing their livelihoods and investing in their children's future.

Villagers are finding creative ways to start small businesses and leverage traditional farming to secure their livelihoods and support their communities.

Even a small government grant can be the seed for a sustainable micro-enterprise, supporting family needs and children's education.

With a modest sum, community members in Sonbhadra build resilient livelihoods through small local businesses.
If I get 20,000 rupees, I will open a shop.
— Malti mandavi · Sargitikra, Kondagaon, Unknown
If I get 20,000 rupees, I will open five shops and sustain my life with that.
— Kamleah Kumar · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
If I get 20,000 rupees, I will open a fancy shop.
— Malti mandavi
If I get 20,000 rupees, I will buy shop items and expand the shop.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
With those 20 thousand rupees, I will open a small fancy shop, and that will increase my income, which can improve my situation.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Tilda Neora, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
If I get 20,000 rupees, I will open a grocery store, and from that, I will run my life.
— Kamleah Kumar · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
If I get twenty thousand rupees, I will do handicraft work, open a shop, and enable five people to earn a livelihood there.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
If I get twenty thousand rupees, I will do handicraft work, open a shop, and enable five people to earn a livelihood there.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
If I get 20000 rupees, I will open a ration shop and do business. I will sell all the ration items.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
If I get twenty thousand rupees, then I will open a ration shop, which will help our family to run.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
With 20000 rupees, I will open a small shop, with which I can improve my financial situation.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Simga, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
If I get 20000 rupees, I will open a cloth shop.
— Malti mandavi · Sargitikra, Kondagaon, Unknown
If I am given 20000 rupees, I will open a grocery store.
— Pankajini Chhatria
If I get 20000 rupees, I will open a grocery store and run the business.
— Malti mandavi
If I get 20 thousand, I will open a shop, and then I will open a shop for the public.
— Pankajini Chhatria
If I get 20000 rupees assistance, I will open a variety store.
— Paradeshi Mirdha · Sambalpur, Odisha
If I get ₹20000, then I will open five shops. With that, I will sustain my life.
— Kamleah Kumar
If I get ₹20000, I will open a grocery store.
— Prabhulal Saraf · Nandupāla, Balangir, Odisha
If I get 20 thousand rupees, I will open a stationery shop. Stationery.
— Laxmanlal
If I get twenty thousand rupees, I will add some money to it and make a ration shop where rice, lentils, potatoes, chilies, onions, and everything else will be available.
— Sastensh khura · Khatiguda, Nabarangapur, Odisha
If I get twenty thousand rupees in assistance, I want to start a small business, specifically a small shop, to support my family.
— Pankajini Chhatria
If I get twenty thousand rupees, I will open a cloth shop. By opening a cloth shop, I can do business. Then I can move forward.
— sophia akoijam · Khunta, Mayurbhanj, Odisha
If I get 20,000 rupees, I will open a pencil shop and run the business.
— Malti mandavi · Sargitikra, Kondagaon, Unknown
If I get twenty thousand rupees, I will open a fancy store and the money earned from it will support and make my family members happy.
— Ulapi Sahu · Patnāgarh, Balangir, Odisha
If I am given ₹20,000, I will open a small grocery shop with that money. I will conduct an activity with it.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
If I am given 20,000 rupees for capital, then I will open a small shop and manage it.
— Pankajini Chhatria
If I receive an amount of 20000, I will start my own shop business so that I can sustain my life.
— Ranu begam · Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh
If I receive 20000 rupees, I will expand the shop.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
If I get 20000 rupees, I will open a pencil shop and do business.
— Malti mandavi
If we get ₹20,000, we will open a shop in which
— MANNOO LAL BHOI
If you give me 20000 rupees, I will run a small shop and support my family.
— Pankajini Chhatria
When I get twenty thousand rupees, I will open a fancy store, manage the charges, and a house.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
If I received 20,000 rupees, I would invest in a shop and also for some future farming and household needs.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
If I get 20000 rupees, I will open a pencil shop and also get a sewing machine with that money.
— Malti mandavi · Sargitikra, Kondagaon, Unknown
If I receive an aid amount of 20000, I will run my own self-employment shop. And through it, I will earn my livelihood.
— Ranu begam · Pamgarh, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh
If I get ₹20000, I will open a hardware shop.
— Laxmanlal
If I get twenty thousand rupees, I will open a small shop and there I will sell dried small fish, prawns, various types of small potatoes, onions, garlic, everything. And there...
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
If I get twenty thousand rupees, I want to do a tailoring business. I will bring fabric and sew. Yes, I will open a shop.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
If I get 20,000 rupees from the SHG group, I will open a shop, Rana shop.
— Pankajini Chhatria
If I get ₹20000, I will open a grocery store and gradually turn the profits into a very big business.
— Vimala