Beti Zindabad Bakery Explained

The Beti Zindabad Bakery was established in the Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh, India in 2017. It employs survivors of human trafficking and won the 2017 Nari Shakti Puraskar.

History

The Beti Zindabad Bakery was established in the village of Kansabel in the Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh in 2017.[1] It employs people who have survived human trafficking. Founded by a District Collector, the bakery is the only one in the village and sells cakes and cookies.[2] The employees, women between the ages of 15 and 22, received training at the Vigyan Ashram in Pune and then opened the bakery with loans from Zilla Vyapar Udyog and the Women and Child Development Department.[3] By 2018 the bakery was turning a daily profit and the ten employees could pay off their initial costs at Rs 8800 per month.[4] [5] Other costs include rent at Rs 4000 and electricity at Rs 5200 per month, respectively.

Workers from the bakery received the 2017 Nari Shakti Puraskar from the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, in recognition of the project. The prize came with an award of Rs .[6] The bakery is one of a number of project across India which aims to help people who would otherwise find it hard to find employment.

Notes and References

  1. News: Sharma . Chirali . 5 Cafes Around India That Are Run By Acid Attack Victims, The Disabled And HIV Positive Staff . 31 January 2021 . ED Times . 31 December 2019 . 26 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180726174428/http://edtimes.in/5-cafes-around-india-that-are-run-by-acid-attack-victims-the-disabled-and-hiv-positive-staff/ . live .
  2. News: Ghosh . Madhusree . Kolkata to Mumbai: Cafés give acid attack victims, disabled a chance in life . 31 January 2021 . Hindustan Times . 23 June 2018 . en . 26 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926214856/https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/for-acid-attack-survivors-and-the-disabled-cafes-offer-a-chance-to-start-over/story-ZSdEwBqRfOwfR1181K4UtK.html . live .
  3. News: Ghose . Dipankar . Trafficking victims script success story with bakery in Chhattisgarh town . 31 January 2021 . The Indian Express . 12 May 2018 . en . 21 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021022136/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/trafficking-victims-script-success-story-with-bakery-in-chhattisgarh-town-5173455/ . live .
  4. News: Rashmi . Drolia . Trafficked survivor of 'Beti Zindabad bakery' bags national award on Women's Day . 31 January 2021 . The Times of India . 7 March 2018 . en . 3 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200103150824/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/trafficked-survivor-of-beti-zindabad-bakery-bags-national-award-on-womens-day/articleshow/63208153.cms . live .
  5. News: Drolia . Rashmi . Chhattisgarh: Jashpur trafficking survivors now bakers of Christmas cakes . The Times of India . 25 December 2017 . en.
  6. News: International Women's Day: President Kovind honours 39 achievers with 'Nari Shakti Puraskar' . 31 January 2021 . The New Indian Express . IANS . 9 March 2018 . 14 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210114170429/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/mar/09/international-womens-day-president-kovind-honours-39-achievers-with-nari-shakti-puraskar-1784159.html . live .

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