092 - WOMEN SHG SELL PRODUCTS WORTH ` 10,000 IN AXA STALLS

Pune, 7th July 2017: The Don Bosco Development Society (DBDS) promoted Self-help Group (SHG) women at Pune and Chinchwad to participate in the CSR event organized by AXA Business Services at their Pune Office. SHGs sold their products worth `10,100/- and earned a profit of more than ` 5,000 in one day. All the women who are part of these SHGs are from the slums of Pune and Chinchwad.

The event opened at 11.00 am and went on till 7.00 pm. AXA employees and employees from other nearby companies purchased the items produced by the SHGs. They specially liked the spices and liquid soap produced by SHGs. All the women expressed that “it was their first experienced and thanked AXA business services for providing this opportunity which has encouraged them to go ahead.” 

Mrs Ranjana Torane (Project Co-coordinator, DBDS) and Mr Nagsen Chavan (Business Trainer, DBDS) along with other Don Bosco staff participated in this AXA event and arranged facilities for the SHG members.