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HOPE THROUGH KNOWLEDGE

Learning begins at birth.

Learning is promoted by positive nurturing experiences in early childhood and is a decisive factor that determines the quality of life the child will enjoy throughout childhood.

Knowledge enlightens, empowers, questions, seeks and implants an urge for propulsion.

Our learning centres in the rural areas and urban slums augment the existing school curricula to enlarge the world of children. The centres take the child in a journey of discovery, self-reliance and social conscience.

The extra emphasis on school subjects like English and Mathematics has led to better performance of the children in their school assessments. Through our centres, 20% of the dropouts have been readmitted to school thereby leading to a better future.

5 students from our centre in Kaleda, Bandikui (Rajasthan) have secured admission with full scholarships to the state run Navodaya Vidyalaya.

Urban Centres:

In the slum clusters of Kalyanpuri, Taimoor Nagar and Madanpur Khadar in Delhi, we are reaching out to 2110 children and through them their families and their communities.

Rural Centres:

Our learning centres in Bulandshahr District of Uttar Pradesh, Darbhanga District of Bihar and Bandikui Taluk of Rajasthan are nurturing 815 children. 60% of the students in our learning centres are girls.

Our Learning Centres Empower The Tomorrws.

HOPE THROUGH SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Poverty denies the young an opportunity to develop and equip themselves with skills that are vital for employment.

The skill development centres have a multi-pronged approach. They are the windows to our various development initiatives and also act as a platform to seek the perspectives of the youth on our programmes. These centres, in a way, ensure their participation in our nonformal education classes, youth meeting etc.

In the Bulandshahr District of Uttar Pradesh, we have 3 centres imparting tailoring skills to 45 girls.

We have 3 similar centres in the slum clusters of Delhi viz. Kalyanpuri, Madanpur Khadar and Taimoor Nagar instructing 136 young boys and girls on tailoring skills.

40 youth are being trained in screen-printing techniques and 3 young men were given the light vehicle driver’s training in the Kalyanpuri slum.

61 girls have enrolled for beautician training courses in the slums of Delhi. Most have started earning even while learning and there is a long waiting list for the next batch.

These classes have been instrumental in building up their self-confidence and self worth, which play a more significant role in empowerment than the skills.

HOPE FOR THE POOR

One-third of the world’s poor are in India.

A staggering 300 million are in the “absolute poor” category. India confronts massive challenge in eradication of poverty and ensuring full employment in the forthcoming years.

Economic development and social empowerment is the key to human dignity. Economic development is an imperative if we are to improve the lives of children, families, communities and the nation as a whole.

In view of the urgency and poignancy of the situation, we have woven micro-enterprise development and income generation programmes into all our integrated development initiatives.

In the Bandikui Taluk of Rajasthan, our intervention with the Kolis, the weaving community, have stated yielding dividends. Four villages in the area have been provided with 25 spindles and 10 looms for spinning and weaving. The Khadi Village Industries Commission of Rajasthan supplies raw materials and purchases the finished products.

The dying art of weaving has been a new lease of life. The income from a spindle varies from Rs.800 to Rs.1200 per month and the loom provides an average of Rs.2000 per month.

The Basswa village in Bandikui is a village of potters. The Kumhar communities, who are traditional potters, have been provided with 10 electric potters’ wheels. The increased rate of production, better quality of finished products and lesser time consumption have now made pottery a sustainable traditional livelihood to 40 families. The agonising search for petty jobs during the lean period is a thing of the past. Marketing their ware through the Rajasthan Emporiums has ensured a steady stream of income to the Kumhar families, an average of Rs.3000 per month.

In the Darbhanga District of Bihar, we have distributed on loan 17 rickshaws and the recipients have already started their loan repayments. Small loans have also been disbursed for initiation of petty business activities. Each rickshaw, on an average, provides Rs.50 per day. This small increase in income has translated into better education to the children and better nutrition to the family.

In the Balasore District of Orissa, 285 women were provided with a small loan of Rs.1000 each for dry fish processing. 4 boats were given to 24 families who are traditional fishermen. 110 nets were provided to the fishermen. A storehouse for dry fish has been constructed for the use of the local community. The women in Balasore now have a regular income of Rs.500 to Rs.1000 per month. They have repaid their loans and are looking forward to expand their venture.

Our development initiative in the Kalyanpuri slum in Delhi have aided the formation of a women’s small-scale garment unit named “Priyadarshini”.

A joint venture of Kalyanpuri women in spice packing is yielding tasty results. Their brand “Anmol” meaning ‘priceless’ is a success. The average monthly income varies from Rs.400 to Rs.500 per person.

The self-help group organised among the women in Kalyanpuri provide an escape from the vicious cycle of poverty and debts. 140 women have been organised into 7 group and 21 have already received loans to start modest businesses like food preparation, small shops etc.

Our endeavours amongst the socially and economically vulnerable poor help them crush poverty and provide them with an opportunity to support their families.

These small beginnings have given birth to hope and confidence, which are important milestones on the road to empowerment.