Best practices from the Sakhi model have been captured in a first-ofits-kind training-cum-certification programme called “GramShakti” to enable creating a cadre of community workers to promote financial literacy and inclusion at the community level.

Best practices from the Sakhi model have been captured in a first-ofits-kind training-cum-certification programme called “GramShakti” to enable creating a cadre of community workers to promote financial literacy and inclusion at the community level.

CRISIL Foundation launched this certification programme in June 2018, leveraging its experience of building a trained cadre of Sakhis in Assam and Rajasthan, as well as financial health workers in Haryana and Maharashtra.

The GramShakti Certification is intended to elevate public perception of the cadre as certified and astute financial inclusion experts. The programme currently has over 500 end-users across project locations of CRISIL Foundation. The first batch of 80 Sakhis who have successfully passed the certification, graduated in December 2019.