Establishment of Batik Making as a Sustainable Economic Activity to Juhudi Women Enterpreneurs Group in Kisarawe Village, Kisarawe District

This report described a participatory process for establishment of batik project as a sustainable economic development activity to Juhudi Women Entrepreneurs Group in Kisarawe village, Kisarawe district. The project was a result of Participatory Needs Assessment which was carried out at Kisarawe village and provided an overview of the Community Needs. The Main Objective was to determine the intervention that could bring a sustainable economic development and improves household income to small entrepreneurs at Kisarawe village. The major concerns/issues the community identified were low level of income, lack of business and entrepreneurship skills, limited access to micro credits, low level of education and inefficient marketing system. Batik project was established so that Kisarawe women can participate and be part of overcoming poverty in their family and community as general. The study appraised women's economic status because it was observed that they are the sole providers of most households in the village