This is one of the main service-focused sections of the website.
Training — Online & Offline
Learn. Build Skills. Create Impact.
The COE offers practical training and capacity-building programmes covering:
- Grassroots Institution Building
- SHG–Bank Linkages
- Gender Equality
- Gender-Responsive Budgeting
- Financial Inclusion
- Enterprise Development
- Climate-Resilient Livelihoods
- Women in Local Governance
- Gender Sensitisation
- Men's Sensitisation
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Tailored Technical Advisory Services
Expertise Designed Around Your Needs
The COE provides demand-driven technical advisory services tailored to institutional and programme requirements.
Areas of support include:
- Climate change resilience and adaptation
- Grassroots institution building
- Gender integration
- Enterprise development
- Advocacy strategies
- Community-based nutrition
- Programme design
- Proposal development
- Knowledge management
- Training curriculum development
- Mentoring for women entrepreneurs
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Study Visits & Learning Exchange
Experience. Exchange. Learn. Replicate.
Learning is a continuous process of gaining knowledge, skills and insights through experience, exchange and reflection.
The COE facilitates structured study visits and learning exchanges that connect participants with grassroots institutions, SHGs, CMRCs and women-led enterprises.
Our Learning Approach
Orientation → Field Exposure → Interaction → Experience Sharing → Reflection
The COE has designed seven thematic learning routes across Maharashtra.
Seven Learning Routes
Nashik Region – Route 1
Horticulture Value Chains & Export-Oriented Agriculture Systems
Nashik Region – Route 2
Tribal Livelihoods, Natural Resource-Based Enterprises & Decentralized Processing
Pune Region – Route 1
Agri-Based Value Chain Development & Women-Led Rural Enterprises
Pune Region – Route 2
Institution-Led Livelihood Promotion & Rural Enterprise Diversification
Nagpur Region – Route 1
Women-Led Enterprise Development & Value Chain Strengthening
Nagpur Region – Route 2
Integrated Livelihood Systems & Women's Asset Ownership
Nagpur Region – Route 3
Tribal Livelihoods, Forest-Based Enterprises & Inclusive Value Chain Development
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Research & Policy
Evidence for Better Decisions
The COE generates evidence-based insights to strengthen programmes and inform policy.
Our research areas include:
- Climate change
- Gender-responsive finance
- Public policy
- Gender equality
- Women's empowerment
- Sustainable development
We also support research proposal development, research-question formulation, data collection and analysis.
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Monitoring & Evaluation
Measure. Learn. Improve.
The COE provides monitoring and evaluation services to assess the effectiveness, outcomes and impact of programmes.
Our approach focuses on generating practical and actionable recommendations that can improve programme design and implementation.
Event Management
Bringing People, Ideas and Action Together
The COE provides end-to-end support for:
- Workshops
- Conferences
- Consultations
- Knowledge-sharing events
- Multi-stakeholder forums
From planning and coordination to execution, we help create meaningful spaces for dialogue, learning and collaboration.
Women's Capacity & Leadership Development
Building Confident Women Leaders
The COE offers structured capacity-building programmes designed to strengthen women's:
Leadership | Confidence | Skills | Decision-Making | Collective Action
These programmes enable women to contribute to and lead self-reliant and sustainable development initiatives.