Programs & Initiatives

Our Projects

Building sustainable livelihoods across Nagaland through entrepreneurship, MSME support, research, innovation, skill training, women empowerment, career exposure, and community-led development.

Entrepreneurship Development Centres
Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship Development Centres

EDCs serve as launch pads for youth entrepreneurship, helping students transform ideas into businesses through exposure, mentorship, and startup readiness.

✓ Business model development training
✓ Mentorship and incubation support
✓ Seed funding access and pitch sessions
Impact: 265 students trained across 6 completed batches; scaling to 5 active colleges.
Swavalamban Connect Kendra
MSME Empowerment

Swavalamban Connect Kendra

As a key implementing agency for SCK in Nagaland, ELESC connects micro-entrepreneurs to opportunities, resources, and operational support.

✓ Loan facilitation and documentation support
✓ Legal and financial literacy programs
✓ Skill training in digital tools and planning
Impact: 115 micro enterprises supported across 17 districts of Nagaland.
Strategic Interventions for Endogenous Development
Research & Policy

Strategic Interventions for Endogenous Development

A comprehensive field study gathering ground-level data to inform Nagaland’s growth strategy through agri-exports, creative industries, and community investments.

✓ 200 villages across 17 districts covered
✓ Field research and stakeholder engagement
✓ Impact mapping and scalable model identification
Impact: A data-backed blueprint for inclusive, indigenous-led economic development.
Investment and Business Development Talk Series
Business Ecosystem

Investment & Business Development Talk Series

ELESC organised curated talk series bringing together policymakers, investors, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and government officials.

✓ Market access and business model discussions
✓ Policy and investment knowledge sharing
✓ Entrepreneurial ecosystem strengthening
Impact: 17 talk series conducted; 500+ youth and aspiring entrepreneurs reached.
Water Entrepreneurship
Water Enterprise

Water Entrepreneurship: RO Plants & Water ATMs

Community-based clean water enterprises established to address water scarcity and contamination while creating entrepreneur-led local services.

✓ 22 clean water enterprises established
✓ 22 local entrepreneurs trained
✓ Affordable safe drinking water access
Impact: Safe drinking water access in 22 locations with sustainable livelihood opportunities.
Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre
Innovation

Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre

Supporting MSMEs, artisans, startups, and entrepreneurs to protect, commercialize, and scale their intellectual assets.

✓ IP awareness and capacity-building programmes
✓ Patent, trademark, copyright, and GI support
✓ IP strategy and commercialization guidance
Impact: 3 awareness sessions, 90 entrepreneurs reached, and 20+ businesses supported.
Bamboo Artisan Skill Training
Skill Training

Bamboo Artisan Skill Training – Mon District

Three-month bamboo crafting training implemented across Longwa, Lampong Sheanghah, and Totok Chingnyu villages in Mon District.

✓ Bamboo-based crafting training
✓ Sustainability methods
✓ Rural artisan capacity building
Impact: 120 individuals trained; 5 artisans selected for Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav.
Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav Rural Haat
Market Access

Participation at Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav – Rural Haat

ELESC facilitated the participation of women entrepreneurs from Nagaland at a national exhibition platform in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

✓ 8 women entrepreneurs supported
✓ Direct market access for Northeast products
✓ Tribal enterprises and cultural heritage showcased
Impact: Strengthened national visibility for tribal enterprises and local craft heritage.
Enterprise Building for Women Kiphire
Women Entrepreneurs

Enterprise Building for Women – Kiphire

A targeted initiative equipping women from Kiphire with entrepreneurial skills and sector-specific training in handicrafts, organic farming, and eco-tourism.

✓ 15-day entrepreneurship bootcamps
✓ Access to credit and government schemes
✓ Mentorship and local market linkages
Impact: 25 women entrepreneurs trained and supported to build sustainable enterprises.
Capacity Building Entrepreneurship and Life Skills
Life Skills

Capacity Building: Entrepreneurship & Life Skills

A one-day workshop at Imkonglenden Colony, Dimapur, focused on entrepreneurship, life skills, financial literacy, and government schemes.

✓ SHG members and underserved women engaged
✓ Financial literacy and scheme awareness
✓ Further mentorship pathways identified
Impact: 41 underserved women empowered to see entrepreneurship as an achievable path.
Entrepreneurship Awareness Program
Awareness

Entrepreneurship Awareness Program

Conducted under the theme “Samvidhan Se Swarozgar,” the program inspired youth, women, and aspiring entrepreneurs to pursue self-reliance.

✓ Entrepreneurship and self-employment awareness
✓ Government scheme orientation
✓ Local enterprise development pathways
Impact: 50 participants from Wokha equipped with knowledge and motivation.
Financial Literacy Training for Women SHGs
Financial Literacy

Financial Literacy Training for Women SHGs

Financial literacy trainings for women SHGs in Ura Villa Colony, Dimapur, strengthening financial management and enterprise decision-making.

✓ Budgeting, savings, credit, and cash flow skills
✓ Banking and digital finance awareness
✓ Record-keeping for business growth
Impact: 2 trainings conducted; 24 women SHGs equipped with financial knowledge.
Industry Exposure Program
Career Exposure

Industry Exposure Program

In partnership with Antarang Foundation, this initiative supports Classes 9–12 students with career awareness and real workplace exposure.

✓ 6 schools covered
✓ 12 industry exposure sessions conducted
✓ Career preparedness and confidence building
Impact: 480 students reached across Nagaland.
Flood Relief Support
Relief Support

Flood Relief Support – Vilhume Colony, Dimapur

Emergency food relief was provided to flood-affected families, prioritising children, older persons, and persons with disabilities.

✓ Emergency food assistance
✓ Support for vulnerable groups
✓ Dignity and care during crisis response
Impact: More than 80 families received timely food support.