EMPOWER & IGNITE THE YOUTH FOR A BETTER NATION

EMPOWER & IGNITE THE YOUTH FOR A BETTER NATION PROJECT KARIGARI

 Project Location:  Bijwasan Village New Delhi

 Bijwasan centre provides support to women, Children and youth of the migrant population which mainly works in nearby factories and industrial area of Gurgoan. It was observed during the survey conducted by Literacy India within the community that most of the parents and guardian of the children are migrant from Bihar, UP, Rajasthan, MP and West Bengal had education problems.

Their parents come to New Delhi for employment purposes; however they cannot afford to stay in proper city.  Apart from this Bijwasan is a village of Jat community which is looks down upon the lower/poor class of people. The permanent residents of this village provide housing on rent to these migrants,

The unique purposes of Bijwasan Centre:

•      To facilitate the children of these migrant parents as well as permanent residents to access to education center.
•      To involve the beneficiaries into the livelihood opportunity programs through vocational training so that they can have right to choice for selecting career and profession of their own choice. Therefore this makes the center multipurpose with a reachout to close to 500 beneficiaries per day.

 Activities undertaken during six months: 

•       Survey and Identification of groups at center
•       Total of 64 beneficiaries were enrolled.
•       Pre- entrance discussion and assessment with students were undertaken.
•       All beneficiaries at centres had been provided with English communication classes through TVC and BBC English Communication program.
•       Children have been provided classes using SKYPE as a medium as well for interact active classroom exposure.
•        Computer Lessons had been prepared and implemented as per NIELIT curriculum. 
•       Internal grooming and mock interview had been taken place.

Achievements of the program: 

1. FGD and Survey analysis had been conducted; the areas have been explored and implementation program had been addressed accordingly.
2. Out of 64 enrolled Total 62 beneficiaries completed the program and 2 are still continuing in the centre for computer training.
3. Regular English classes focus on both writing English and communication.
4. Monthly assessments with children have shown their progress in the computer operation.
5. Approx. 43 will appear for online exam in the month of Feb 14 & March 14.

 Overall impact on Community

 64 students were enrolled for 1st batch from July 13- January 2014. Earlier girls were not allowed to go out for work, even if they are allowed, it is only for teaching job. The positions of receptionist, administrative secretary, data entry operation was not permissible from family. But at present, the girls are allowed to go for interview and parents are also supporting them. An overall impact has been assessed within community. Community has doubts and misconception also about private sector and corporate sector. The perception has changed when community members talked with corporate women who visited the centre frequently. They were eventually convinced. Best support came from women folk of the community. According to them these girls will be the change makers.

 Impact on Trainees:

 Women trainees took training on computer courses. Women had learnt in the classroom overall office behavior and discipline. The program not only helped them to acquire the skill for an office job but also upgrade the knowledge on financial empowerment. The students are now capable of presentation through Power Point, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.  

Enhanced IT Skills: 

The IT skills of the students have enhanced a lot. They can now operate computer individually without the guidance of the teacher. The students are well acquainted with daily use of software’s. Even some of the school students are using computers for their school projects, they have become technology friendly.  At least 75% girls are using facebook and skype and exposed to use the technology. 

Story of change:

Name: ESHA (Name changed)    Age: 20 Location: Bijwasan Esha, 20, was pursuing B.com from Delhi University via correspondence. She lives in Bijwasan with her family and as her father has expired, they sustain their household expenses by taking monthly rent from their tenants. Nisha joined Literacy India’s centre in Bijwasan to do a computer course. She had taken keen interest in computers but was hesitant in learning it, as her English was weak. We assured her about the computer classes and that she could learn, but she would have to work harder. She completed her CCA course successfully. Esha has been placed as intern in WIPRO LTD Sector 22, Gurgaon. She talks passionately about her job. She currently earns Rs. 5467 per month and is motivated to work harder and earn more. She believes she owes her success to Literacy India, about which she found out in an advertisement, and later had decided to join its CCA computer course. She says “After joining Literacy India, I attended some youth seminars and personality development classes; it helped me to boost my career.

Name: AARTI (Name Changed)   Age: 21 Location: Bijwasan

Aarti joined in SBI Credit card Shankar Chowk infect tower c, Gurgaon. She talks passionately about her job. She currently earns Rs. 7000 per month and is motivated to work harder and earn more. She believes she owes her success to Literacy India, about which she found out in an advertisement, and later had decided to join its CCA computer course. She says “After joining Literacy India, I attended some youth seminars and personality development classes; it helped me to boost my career. She is very grateful to literacy India for transforming her destiny and in helping her to realize her true potential.