Question

Which Indian NGO won the 2017 United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) Equator Prize for promoting an ecologically sustainable farming model?
1. Smile Foundation
2. Pratham
3. Swayam Shikshan Prayog
4. Samman Foundation

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Swayam Shikshan Prayog

The correct answer is Swayam Shikshan Prayog.

• Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP) is a Pune based non-governmental organization which was co-founded by Prema Gopalan and Sheela Patel in 1998.
• It aims to prop up female entrepreneurs in various areas such as agriculture, health and sanitation.
• Swayam Shikshan Prayog is an Indian NGO which promotes inclusive, sustainable community development by empowering women in low-income areas and threatened communities.
• Swayam Shikshan Prayog promotes women’s collectives by training them as farmers and entrepreneurs and thereby increasing their economic and social resilience.
• The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) outlined in 2019 that Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP) had outstretched to over 4 million people in India, predominantly in Maharashtra, Bihar, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
• Through Swayam Shikshan Prayog 1,100 female entrepreneurs working on clean energy systems in eight different districts.