ABSTRACT
India Development Service (IDS) emphasized training to enhance the technical skills of women, provision of services to support the establishment of lucrative enterprises and brokering of existing government services. Its approach envisaged a fairly extensive role for the non-governmental organization (NGO) and NGO involvement in providing management and technical assistance. In IDS, the roles of men and women in traditional occupations have largely, but not exclusively, governed the selection of projects. Projects promoting health awareness recognize the traditional responsibility of women in family health care. In gender-integrated projects, such as social forestry, women's roles are less clearly defined although IDS's observation of their role in such projects has revealed the greater participation of women than men. The chapter presents IDS that examine the dairy, spinners, health, leather and social forestry projects. Grama Vikas targets approximately 300 women for participation in its programs. IDS's projects are designed to generate income only in the long-term.
