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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox organization<br />
| name = Swayam Shikshan Prayog<br />
| logo = File:Swayam Shikshan Prayog.png<br />
| logo_alt = Logo<br />
| formation = {{start date and age|1998}}<br />
| founder = [[Prema Gopalan]]<br>[[Sheela Patel]]<br />
| type = [[Women's organisations|Women's organisation]]<br />
| tax_id = <!-- or | vat_id = (for European organizations) --><br />
| registration_id = <!-- for non-profit org --><br />
| status = Active<br />
| purpose = <br />
| headquarters = [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], India<br />
| region = India<br />
| website = {{URL|https://swayamshikshanprayog.org/|Official website}}<br />
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'''Swayam Shikshan Prayog''' (SSP) is a [[non-governmental organization]] based in [[Pune]], India. It was co-founded by [[Prema Gopalan]] and [[Sheela Patel]] in 1998 and aims to support female entrepreneurs in areas such as agriculture, health and sanitation.<br />
Its work has been recognised by the [[United Nations Development Programme]] and the [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
Following the [[1993 Latur earthquake|Latur earthquake]] of 1993 in [[Maharashtra]], [[Prema Gopalan]] focused upon supporting rural communities in the region of [[Marathwada]].<ref name="Mint" /> By 1998 the rehabilitation projects were complete and this led to the setting up of Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP) by Gopalan and [[Sheela Patel]].<ref name="IT">{{cite news |title=Leading Ladies - The Social Warriors |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20181231-leading-ladies-the-social-warriors-1415271-2018-12-23 |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=December 23, 2018 |access-date=2019-05-15 |archive-date=2019-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705202509/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20181231-leading-ladies-the-social-warriors-1415271-2018-12-23 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is a [[non-governmental organization]] (NGO) based in [[Pune]].<ref name="Mint">{{cite news |last1=Mishra |first1=Asit Ranjan |title=Prema Gopalan wins social entrepreneurship award |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/yGAbVt2RiGeDllKe1vVIlL/Prema-Gopalan-wins-social-entrepreneurship-award.html |publisher=Mint |date=11 October 2018 |access-date=15 May 2019 |archive-date=12 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012120455/https://www.livemint.com/Politics/yGAbVt2RiGeDllKe1vVIlL/Prema-Gopalan-wins-social-entrepreneurship-award.html |url-status=live }}</ref> SSP aims to educate and support female entrepreneurship in areas such as agriculture, health and sanitation. Since 2009 it has assisted over 170,000 women.<ref name="Schwab">{{cite web |title=Awardees |url=https://www.schwabfound.org/awardees/prema-gopalan |website=Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship |accessdate=22 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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SSP provides assistance to women working in the field of clean or [[sustainable energy]]. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reported in 2019 that SSP had reached over 4 million people in India, mainly in Maharashtra, [[Bihar]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Tamil Nadu]]. Links had been made between 1,100 female entrepreneurs working on clean energy systems in eight different districts.<ref name="UNFCCC">{{cite web |title=Rural Community Leaders Combating Climate Change - India |url=https://unfccc.int/climate-action/momentum-for-change/women-for-results/rural-community-leaders-combatting-climate-change |website=unfccc.int |accessdate=15 May 2019 |archive-date=12 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112032527/https://unfccc.int/climate-action/momentum-for-change/women-for-results/rural-community-leaders-combatting-climate-change |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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The government of Maharashtra government chose SSP to be the group which runs the Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana programme. This will involve over 25,000 female farmers in 600 village working to improve their agricultural methods.<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news |last1=Banerjee |first1=Shoumojit |title=Defying vagaries of nature to create entrepreneurs |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/defying-vagaries-of-nature-to-create-entrepreneurs/article25439777.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=November 8, 2018 |access-date=May 15, 2019 |archive-date=August 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822134451/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/defying-vagaries-of-nature-to-create-entrepreneurs/article25439777.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
Swayam Shikshan Prayog won the sixth Billionth South Asia Award 2015 for its work on rural medical assistance.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Qazi |first1=Moin |title=India's changing health discourse |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/columnists/indias-changing-health-discourse.html |publisher=[[Daily Pioneer]] |date=August 24, 2018 |access-date=May 15, 2019 |archive-date=August 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822134429/https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/columnists/indias-changing-health-discourse.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, SSP won the [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change]] (UNFCCC) Momentum for Change Lighthouse Activity Award for its support of rural networks building clean energy systems.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Venkat |first1=Vidya |title=Indian NGO bags UN climate award for clean energy project |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Indian-NGO-bags-UN-climate-award-for-clean-energy-project/article15422329.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=October 2, 2016 |access-date=May 15, 2019 |archive-date=December 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213051104/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Indian-NGO-bags-UN-climate-award-for-clean-energy-project/article15422329.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> The following year, SSP was one of the 15 winners of the [[Equator Prize]] 2017, awarded by [[United Nations Development Programme]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pune NGO for women farmers wins UN Equator Prize |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/pune-ngo-for-women-farmers-wins-un-equator-prize/article9864007.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |date=January 10, 2018 |access-date=May 15, 2019 |archive-date=August 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822134428/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/pune-ngo-for-women-farmers-wins-un-equator-prize/article9864007.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Official website|swayamshikshanprayog.org}}<br />
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