WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

 

The children from the slum villages are studying at kartavya centers and going to schools also, but their parents they don’t even have the idea what an education is and what is its importance. Their children spend a good time at schools and at kartavya centers but they don’t get a good environment for study at home. Domestic violence is also a major problem because of which children are not able to sleep timely at night. They don’t get any motivation from the parents to find time for study at home. If we are able to give women/younger unemployed girls proper education starting with the basics, their standards of living and their awareness towards education will increase. This will be a very big support for us. This project has been started with the aim to improve the living standard of women/ younger unemployed girls of slum/rural area. The main objective is to support the parents of the children those are coming into kartavya center. Also due to lack of awareness their children are suffering from various diseases and malnutrition, which created hurdle into the education of the children so they are given guidelines to arrange proper meals for their children.

 

To improve the situation kartavya started a new project of women empowerment.

 

• Vocational training: To develop the skill among these women and girls we provide them vocational training so that they can generate some extra income. These women are taught various skills like knitting, sewing, hand embroidery and machine embroidery etc. The scheme is particularly helpful for those women who are not well-educated and not qualified for professional work. Presently more than 60 women and girls are getting benefits from this project and they are able to extra support to their families.
• Women education: The biggest problem of these slums is lack of awareness. To improve the awareness level Kartavya started basic education classes for them. Different volunteers are assigned for that. Here they first learn reading and writing, so that they are able to read newspaper, books and write applications/letters. Basic objective is to bring them into a level where they can use their rights and utilize the available facilities/resources provided by various govt. schemes. Volunteers also teach them about health care, prevention of common diseases, family planning, importance of cleanliness etc. so that they can directly use it in their daily life. Presently 120 women and girls are a part of this project.