Empowerment of un employed Women and Girls through Vocational Training Programs

Brief about the project :
This VT project is aimed to equip, employ and empower school dropouts and youth and physically disabled persons from downtrodden communities. A number of youngsters today remain unemployable as due to lack of quality education and skill-based expertise. Addressing this concern, Our RDWS has joined hands with POLIO CHILDREN (UK) and Wanitha Wani Association (Germany) in a unique venture to provide certain skill-based training for youth, especially for girls. The Vocational Training Centre at Marupalli has helped to empower 148 women and girls this year through Vocational Training in Tailoring course and successful job placements for all of them as soon after completion of this course. As again this year, we are in process of continuing these VT courses by adding new VT courses like beautician, electrician, plumbing, cell-phone repairing etc. For the both the boys and girls. All these training programs are designed and determined as according to local market demand to ensure that these adolescents age group can receive an adequate opportunity for getting employment to stand on their own feet. Vocational training programs have made a real difference in the lives of countless young people. They build self-confidence and leadership skills by utilizing their unique gifts and talents.

“I used to feel that it was a curse to be born as a female with monthly ordeal. Now, I am able to lead a happy life in those days too with the proper use of sanitary napkins given by Swecha team of RDWS,” said Kameswari, a 9th class student of Zilla Parishad High School located near Gajapathinagaramtown.

Adolescence is one of the most fascinating periods of human life that marks the transition from being a dependent child to an independently functioning adult. The health related experiences, attitudes and behaviour of these adolescent age groups intimately linked to their social, educational and economic aspirations and options, which will have a strong impact on the future of the Indian society. Several studies reveal the magnitude of the challenges working with this age group. Forty four percent of girls in the age group of 15-19 years in India are illiterate. Thirty three percent of women in India are married by the age of 15. Unfortunately, the unique developmental, sexual and reproductive health needs of this segment of Indian population are poorly understood and undeserved

Beneficiaries: 148

Project Location : Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Alluri Sitaraaraju and Parvathipuram Manyam Districts in Andhra Pradesh and Koraput, Rayagada and Gajapati Districts in Odisha, India.