Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs(CWEI)

Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs of India – was registered in 1996 as a civil society nonprofit organization in New Delhi with a mandate to work in the sub continent. CWEI is accredited to Govt. of India and is a Member of National Board, Ministry of MSME and is working closely with Ministry of Rural Development in the PPP mode to support BPL families in India. We are also the Knowledge Partner to the State Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, working for the sustainable economic empowerment of women and their families through income generating activities and entrepreneurship development. Cwei strongly claims to have achieved success in motivating women to opt for entrepreneurship as a challenging career – the only answer to unemployment. Outreach Entrepreneurship & Skill Development trainings (ESDP), financial inclusion and support services are being provided to set up micro enterprises amongst women minorities, SC and tribals in various states in the country. Cwei launched SAWE with the help of UN Women in 1996, with the aim to reach every corner of the country, SAARC & Asia Pacific region & developing countries. We deliver technological know how, new design techniques, skill development and training by acting as a catalyst providing all escort services leading to higher productivity, competitive prices and monitoring stringent quality control. MOHA, 4 Rajiv Gandhi Handicrafts Bhawan, Baba Kharag Singh Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi 110001, India the marketing center is an initiative to provide retail sales and showcase products for market linkages, product development and design, build alliances and network with other women entrepreneurs globally. IWEM&C - International Women Entrepreneurs Meet & Conference the annual event of Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs of India was initiated in 1996 by UN Women in South Asia. It has been a successful Endeavour for over a decade and has partnered with our focal points in almost 42 countries around the globe within 14 years of our fruitful existence. IWEM&C highlights issues pertaining to marketing, finance, training, product design and development and a host of other critical problems in order to bring the issues to the notice of policy makers, implementing agencies and women entrepreneurs themselves forming fruitful alliances and a chain of networks. Cwei: As e-Governance Representation in the various Govt. policy- makes bodies for promotion of export from India. Facilitates dissemination of timely information on policies and programs, implementation and monitoring govt. schemes and programs for sustainable growth of Enterprises. Cwei: As e- Women Today we are living in the age of Internet, which represent a significant amount of opportunities and frontiers in the field of commerce. A paradigm shift in the industry has created significant opportunities for significant shift in revenue, through the emergence of new market leaders. Cwei helps in achieving E-commerce or Electronic Commerce by its global information transformation system and with its web portal. E-commerce refers to the trying and selling of products and services online. Cwei having the power of using digital information to understand the needs and preferences of consumers and partners, institutions, voluntary organization and self enterprises and to thereby customizes products and services to suit the requirement of the consumers through E-commerce buying and selling of products and services can be done quickly, through the internet. Cwei: Mission Statement …….. ! To motivate the New Generation & Women to opt for Entrepreneurship as a challenging career - the only answer to unemployment. Cwei: “Mantra” …….. ! Integrated Marketing linked with Product Development & Designing. Cwei: As Nodal Agency - A technical and professional organization - Consists of NGOs, Self Help groups, Institutions & Entrepreneurs - Also promotes Voluntarism & Social Entrepreneurship Recognized as the NODAL AGENCY by Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India to organize various Economic Activities in the country. Declared as Women Empowerment Year 2001. Cwei Objectives: • Acts as a spring board for Enterprise Development. • Committed to work for the economic empowerment of women & their families, youth, artisans underprivileged, tribal and backward sections of the society through income generating activities with an integrated approach. • Acts as a catalyst to:    - improve access to natural resources    - provide technological support in product & design development with all escort services, such as packaging and Quality control    - link up with credit facilities    - Ultimately explore Marketing linkages very crucial for sustainable development. • Facilitates dissemination of information to the target groups thereby implementing and monitoring Govt. Schemes and programs to raise their living standards. Main Area of Expertise Cwei has always been in the forefront to: Carry forward the entrepreneurial movement committed for the total empowerment of women and first generation. Our experience and achievements in the field for over 12 years has proved that it is quite possible to develop self employment, income generation and sustainable economic ventures. Take up integrated marketing linked with product development assisting women entrepreneurs in their quest for better marketing skills to compete at a global level. Work with grass root, producer groups, and artisans, tribal & backward women engaged in cottage, tiny and small industries and to integrate them with the urban and educated entrepreneurs for forward and backward linkages. Address access to opportunities for alternate and innovative methods of financing women enterprises Geographic scope of work Cwei aims to reach every corner of the country. Clusters targeted by Cwei: Marginalized, displaced women and unemployed youth; War widows & families of defense services; Self Help Groups; Artisans, Craftsperson, Weavers & Producer groups from all over India & developing world; Victims of natural calamities in India; Tribal Communities in the  North Eastern region of India; Existing and Potential Women Entrepreneurs & Enterprises; Schools, Colleges, ITIs, Vocational & Professional Institutes; Developing countries in South Asia; Post Conflict Countries like Afghanistan. Source :http://www.cwei.org/aboutus.htmlhttp://www.cwei.org/aboutus.html For more information visit: http://www.cwei.org/aboutus.html