December 2004 Update

During the month of December, the GSBG trained women enterpreneurs (mostly from the poorest section) including those who will start dry fish trading, sari retailing, door-to-door vegetable and fruit vending, mini-beauty parlour and henna painting, and jewelry making.

The jewelry makers were trained by Vibha Patil, one of the GSBG advisory board members. The sari retailers were trained by Kamala Parekh, also a GSBG advisory board member. The beauty parlour business training was done by a hired expert.

Also in December, VV Ramanan and his family, one of the Ecselance International directors, visited with GSBG members in Belgaon Dhaga. The highlight of the visit was the inauguration of the second branch of Ashok's computer training academy.