Adoption of Entrepreneurial Activities Promoted by Selected NGOs

The objectives of the present study were to explore the entrepreneurial activities promoted for rural women through selected NGOs, study the adoption of entrepreneurial activities by the rural women and problems faced by them in adoption of these activities. The study was conducted in Udaipur district of Rajasthan state. Two panchayat samities i.e. Gogunda and Kherwara where both the NGOs namely Seva Mandir and Aajeevika Bureau are working were selected. Two villages each from both the panchayat samities i.e. Dudhi and Dadmiya from Kherwara and Junthri and Saklal from Gogunda were randomly selected. To explore the entrepreneurial activities promoted by NGOs, the project officer of the NGOs were included in the sample. A sample of 25 rural women was randomly selected from each village making a total sample of 100 women from four villages. Data were collected with the help of questionnaire and interview schedule. Frequency and percentage were used for analysis of the data statistically.