Empowering 280 Women for Employment

Dear Reader

Since the last time we corresponded we got a chance to get our school partially renovated and the students would  like to sincerely thank our well-wishers who supported us in getting this done. The school has a new look and now looks even more vibrant now.

Activities at Multi Skill Centre

• New Program Launch
• Convocation
• Guest lectures
• Success stories

New Women Empowerment Program Launch

On 9th April 2018 Setu Founders Day - Smart classes was dedicated to the students with the installation of a server and a new program a launched for Women Empowerment in courtesy Orange Foundation. Mr. Sandeep Murgai along with Mahalingam Ramanan along with the Orange team were present on the occasion.

Convocation at different locations

Project Saksham - Convocation at Setu Skill Centre : Ninety four students received their Certificates on completion of their Skill Course at a Convocation organised by Setu on 30/4/2018.

Fashion Design Course Convocation 2018 : First PEARL ACADEMY - Setu Convocation was held on 8/6/2018. Twenty three students were felicitated. The certificates were handed over by Ms Kaveri Bamzai, Editor India Today, Ms Nandita Abraham CEO, Dr. Veena Dutta and Antonio M. Grioli from Pearl Academy along with Ravi Kaul Trustee Setu who graced the occasion. The Event concluded with a fashion show were the garments created by the Students of Setu were displayed. Also present on the occasion were the staff members from Pearl Academy and Setu and Students from Pearl. The program was hosted by Dr. Sunita Konwar Pearl and Sanjina Wali Trustee Setu.

Convocation at Setu Jaipur Skill Centre: Ms Neetu Kumari Coordinator CSR Metlife Jaipur handed over Certificates to 66 students who completed their courses . Also present on the occasion were from Setu Geetanjali Vocational Learning Head and Aditi Sharma Centre Head Jaipur Centre along with the staff members. The students also shared their experience on the occasion. Mr Ravi Kaul, Trustee, SETU, said: “We are committed to empower the under-served and promote skill development among them. By empowering women we will be able to contribute towards the up-liftment of the economically weaker sections of the society. The certification courses are a great opportunity for women to learn life skill and make a valuable contribution in nation building.” He also wished success to the graduating students.

Guest Lectures for Fashion Design Course Students : Guest Lectures in Tailoring and Textile designing were organised at Setu for the benefit of the Fashion Design Students. The sessions were conducted by Ms. Anita, a volunteer at Setu and Mr. Yuvraj Singh from Creatnet

Guest Lectures for Setu students: Volunteers from Fidelity International conducted a series of special sessions for the Vocational Skill Students of Setu in Beauty & Wellness, Tailoring and Hospitality. Experts guided the students to create food items, garments out of waste as well as gave tips on Makeup and Grooming.

A job fair was organised along with NIIT foundation for students of Setu and it received overwhelming response. Two round of interviews were held and 21 students were shortlisted out of 53 who were present. The camp was also attended by Special need students and seven of them got shortlisted.

Activities at Special Skill Centre : On the occasion world environment day a visit to PWC office at Gurugram was organised. Volunteers and students jointly participated in a workshop were they recycled newspapers for creating decorative baskets Eleven 11 Students participated in the event.

 Summer camp: : A summer camp for students commenced on 15th May 2018 .The activities undertaken comprised of Glass Painting , Pot making, Cooking classes, Jewelry making, Dance, Yoga, Indian Sign language and Skits. Students have learnt skills according to their interest and ability. They created the material for the fund raising stall as a self-help group. They learnt instant cooking, sign language and skills to create products for sale. On an average 50 students have attended the camp – minor revenue was generated for the family. The 45 day Summer Camp at the Setu Centre for special needs students concluded with honoring all participants. The students, presented a cultural show starting with Yoga and comprised of Skits, dances and finally a fashion show. An exhibition of the products created by the students was also held. Certificates were handed over by Dr. Mohan Karki, a Yoga Guru. It was a wonderful experience for all of us - students, teachers and the Setu Management team.

Success Stories:

Sulbha belongs from a poor family.  She is 12th pass and currently pursuing graduation. She always wants to become independent. So, she wanted to do a job and earn for being independent as well as for improvement of her family’s condition. But she wasn’t available to find a job after completing 12th. She enrolled herself for basic IT course to fulfill her basic requirements of skills which is important for finding a good job. After successful completion of this course she grab job of Teacher at Morning Star public School with salary of Rs 6000 per month. Her father is doing job at a private company. Her family’s annual income is Rs. 100,000/- which is insufficient to fulfill the basic need of a family of 6 members. It was hard for her father to take care of her family and also giving her money for higher education. Her mother is a homemaker and father is the only bread earner. She wants to support her father. So she joined this course.

She was very weak girl but always try to learn new things and improve her skills. After joining this course she learns to type with speed of 20 wpm. In addition she also got knowledge of personality development which helps her to improve her personality.

Neha belongs to a poor family. She always had a dream of doing a job to support her family. She wanted to enhance her communication skills and a desire to learn computers. She came to know about SETU from one of her friends and she enrolled herself in basic IT/ English course. After she completed her course she got a job in courier Services as Computer Operator with salary of Rs.6000 per month. There are 8 members in her family. Her father has a small business and was the only earning member in the family. Her family’s annual income is Rs.1,20,000. She always wanted to be self - dependent and to support her father. She also wants to improve her family condition.

She was very weak in English and had no knowledge of Computer when she joined the course. She learned soon and improved her English communication skills. She worked upon his difficulties with the help of the teachers. After completing this course she gained the confidence to face the interviews and cleared her interview in first attempt.

Dear Reader

New Year started with festive celebrations bringing joy and happiness all around. This year our first batch at School has appeared for class 12th board examination and came out will flying colours. A lots of activities were conducted during this quarter. Hope you will enjoy reading our student’s achievements.

Project Saksham

During this quarter 156 Students were certified at different convocation ceremonies. Certificates were awarded to Students who completed their vocational courses.  At another Convocation ceremony held at our Berhampur Women’s Empowerment Centre 60 women were certified and at the Nithari Centre 96 students were certified across various courses in IT, Retail, Tailoring, Fashion Design, Beauty and Wellness

Saraswati Puja was held across all learning Centres (School and Skill) of Setu in Noida, Ghaziabad and Jaipur to invoke a sense of knowledge, music, art, wisdom among the students of SETU. At our Sadarpur Colony Centre books were distributed to students and at our Nithari Centre a new batch of sewing was launched to mark the occasion.

Activities at Skill centre for differently abled people

New Year celebrations - New Year Gifts for the Students of Setu Centre for People with Special needs courtesy employees of @Aristocrat Gurgaon Students created greeting cards for donors.

 Republic Day 2018 - The 69th Republic day was celebrated with fun and fare at Setu. The Theme was " India a Journey from Golden Glory to Globalization". Students of the Setu Centre for People with Disabilities also participated in the event along with Setu school students. For them it’s an opportunity to show case their talent in front of huge audience. This time few students gave speech and younger children performed in group. Sweet and food hampers were distributed to students on the occasion Courtesy Support from employees of Cognizant Outreach and Mentor Graphics

 Cooking classes – These type of activities help them in becoming independent in their daily routine life.

 Holi Milan    Cultural show was presented by the Students of the Setu Centre for People with Special needs on the occasion of Holi. The event was followed by rangoli making and games which were enjoyed by all the students at Setu. Finally sweets were distributed to all students.

 Special learning Trip for our Special Students : Volunteers from Price Waterhouse Coopers organised a trip to the National Rail Museum for the students of the Setu Skill Centre for People with Special needs. A great learning as well as an excursion for the students.

New tie-ups: Team contacted new organisations like Samarthanam and Voice of Slum. Team is regularly visiting CMO office Noida, for gathering more data. With every body’s effort we were able to enroll 183 students in our center. Another team is working on placement of trained students.

 Success stories

Sahil, 24 years old, is differently abled student. Sahil belongs to a family of 4 members which include his parents and one brother. He is the only deaf member of his family. After high school he has done Diploma in ECE and B. Tech in CSE. He is a good Athletic too. SETU has provided him Grooming classes, in which he has got positive spirit .He has grown his skill through innovative learning. He has learnt how to make useful and progressive contribution in the organization to be work. He appeared in job interview at K.B.I. (Krishna Beads Industries) where he got selected for the job in his first attempt. His salary there is 15,000 Rs. per month.

 Mukesh, 28 years old and his wife both are deaf. After 12 Class he has done B.Com from Madurai Kamaraj University and short course of MS Office. He joined Grooming and IT classes in SETU in September 2017. Here, he has improved his computer skill .Got expert level of knowledge of Data Entry. He got selected in a B.P.O. company. Now, he is still working there and is fully satisfied. SETU helped him to overcome his disability and become an independent member of his family.