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{{short description|Award winning bakery helping survivors of trafficking}}
[[File:Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Nari Shakti Puruskar for the year 2017 to Beti Zindabad Bakery, Jashpur, Chhattisgarh (Institutional), at a function, on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.jpg|thumb|
[[Ram Nath Kovind]] presenting the [[Nari Shakti Puruskar]] to Beti Zindabad Bakery, on [[International Women’s Day]] at [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]]]]
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.<ref name="EDT">{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Chirali |title=5 Cafes Around India That Are Run By Acid Attack Victims, The Disabled And HIV Positive Staff |url=https://edtimes.in/5-cafes-around-india-that-are-run-by-acid-attack-victims-the-disabled-and-hiv-positive-staff/ |access-date=31 January 2021 |work=ED Times |date=31 December 2019 |archive-date=26 July 2018 |archive-url=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/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref name="HT">{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Madhusree |title=Kolkata to Mumbai: Cafés give acid attack victims, disabled a chance in life |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/for-acid-attack-survivors-and-the-disabled-cafes-offer-a-chance-to-start-over/story-ZSdEwBqRfOwfR1181K4UtK.html |access-date=31 January 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=23 June 2018 |language=en |archive-date=26 September 2020 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref name="ToI" /><ref name="Express">{{cite news |last1=Ghose |first1=Dipankar |title=Trafficking victims script success story with bakery in Chhattisgarh town |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/trafficking-victims-script-success-story-with-bakery-in-chhattisgarh-town-5173455/ |access-date=31 January 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=12 May 2018 |language=en |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021022136/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/trafficking-victims-script-success-story-with-bakery-in-chhattisgarh-town-5173455/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By 2018 the bakery was turning a daily profit and the ten employees could pay off their initial costs at Rs 8800 per month.<ref name="ToI">{{cite news |last1=Rashmi |first1=Drolia |title=Trafficked survivor of 'Beti Zindabad bakery' bags national award on Women's Day |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/trafficked-survivor-of-beti-zindabad-bakery-bags-national-award-on-womens-day/articleshow/63208153.cms |access-date=31 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=7 March 2018 |language=en |archive-date=3 January 2020 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ToI2">{{cite news |last1=Drolia |first1=Rashmi |title=Chhattisgarh: Jashpur trafficking survivors now bakers of Christmas cakes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/xmas-cakes-from-a-bakery-of-born-agains/articleshow/62236316.cms |work=The Times of India |date=25 December 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Other costs include rent at Rs 4000 and electricity at Rs 5200 per month, respectively.<ref name="Express" />

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 {{lakh | 1}}.<ref name="TNIE">{{cite news |title=International Women's Day: President Kovind honours 39 achievers with 'Nari Shakti Puraskar' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/mar/09/international-womens-day-president-kovind-honours-39-achievers-with-nari-shakti-puraskar-1784159.html |access-date=31 January 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |agency=IANS |date=9 March 2018 |archive-date=14 January 2021 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref name="EDT" /><ref name="HT" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Jashpur district]]
[[Category:Bakeries of India]]

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