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Timeline
In 2001, Shehjaar Trademark was registered by HELP Foundation as a production and marketing platform for the small scale women artisans to market their produce.
In 2007, Shehjaar Skill development & Livelihood Support Centre was established at Inderhama Srinagar. The centre has now turned as a training hub and production centre, besides providing certified computer courses to girl students.
A major Initiative was taken up in Kupwara district, by setting up a collaborative venture with a nationally and internationally reputed Trade Union, SEWA (Self Employed Women's Association) Ahmadabad, which seeks to provide professional skills to thousands of women and assist them in setting up their own small business ventures
Initiated a micro-finance facility for women called as Kashmir Women's Credit Cooperative Ltd. and also through commercial banks.
In 2020 HELP promoted a women FPO that has enrolled 500 women farmers as its shareholding members in block Taharathpora in Kupwara district called Bangus Valley Milk Cooperative Society, HELP is providing market guidance and support, training, financial linkages (with Nabard etc). and exposure trips outside J&K for the women farmers.
In 2013, a project for empowerment of women was executed with GPI at Inderhama. The project trained 500 girls in skills like Kashmir Craft and Fashion designing. The preliminary survey and follow-ups revealed that almost 30% of these trained girls have started earning their livelihood through their respective skills.
HELP Foundation has completed a livelihood & education support project in 2021. The project titled “LIVED” was implemented in partnership with the TATA Relief Committee. In this project a comprehensive strategy and result oriented approach was followed for rehabilitation of most flood-affected rural households of Pulwama District. HELP Foundation implemented a mushroom-cultivation, vermi-compost (organic manure production) project at Inderhama.
Also food processing (spices, pickles, Jams & dry fruit processing & packaging) activity is being regularly at Inderhama Srinagar. The project has many livelihood components like arts & crafts, food processing & agriculture based livelihood activities.
In 2022 HELP Foundation supported 20 families in Kupwara district with livelihood projects. Under the Project supported by Mukul Madav Foundation sheep units were distributed to each woman /widow headed family. Under the project each family received four ewes and one Ram for the purpose. The sheep are reared for selling after the number increases and for shearing of wool.