Skilling underserved Youth for Livelihoods

Hello everyone! My name is Ajmeri and I got affiliated with Udayan Care through one of my friends who has also pursued his Accounting (Tally ERP) course from Udayan Care IT Centre (South Delhi). In June 2018, I enrolled myself in Accounting (Tally ERP) course, with an objective to groom myself in a professional manner and learn specific skills set programmes which would help me in attaining a job in the field of accounting and provide me with a promising career opportunity.

Udayan Care IT Centre programme has been operational since 2004 with an objective to train underserved community youth & women in job specific IT courses like: - Graphic Designing, Diploma in Information Technology (DIT) Tally ERP9 etc. This programme is structured to ensure holistic development of youth and how they can groom themselves towards the corporate world. During the training of trainees, we received training in soft skills, English communication & financial literacy which proved to be quite helpful for me in order to get a job in one of the most renowned company as a trainee in accounts department with a good stipend amount to start my career with. I am someone who truly understands the value of every single rupee as I have seen my father, who is a painter by profession, struggle and work hard to earn money for us to sustain our family. Now that I am financially independent, I feel proud that I can contribute in sharing the expenses of my family.

A few days back, I got a call from a faculty member of the Udayan Care IT Centre (south Delhi) who informed me that they are going to organize the first batch graduation ceremony that is going to take place at Hero MotoCorp's corporate office which is located in Vasant Kunj (Delhi). It was a joyous news for me as this was my first visit to such a huge corporate office and I was excited to meet my batch mates who got placed in different companies and in various job roles. On 25^th January'19, we boarded the bus which was arranged by Udayan Care to reach the specified location. The day was indeed incredible and I received a certificate from Vijay who is from Hero MotoCorp and also got the opportunity to share my experience in front of a crowd of 80 people.

The same day, I also became aware of the Udayan Care IT Centre "Alumni Network" from Arun who shared his experience about the first donation day which was organized by the alumni of North Delhi IT Centre. He told us that on the occasion of Lohri, 35 alumni came to their centre to discuss as to how they can contribute and follow "Give back to society" model. I was really inspired by Simran, one of the most active and dedicated alumni of Udayan Care, who donates a small amount of money from her salary which, in turn, is of great help to another beneficiary. This selfless act of Simran has motivated me to follow her footsteps and create a change in the life of another beneficiary by contributing funds for the same.

Therefore, Udayan Care has provided me with many learning experiences and it is no wonder that Udayan Care is succeeding by leaps and bounds.

About Udayan Care

Udayan Care is a Public Charitable Trust, working for the last 25 years, for the quality care of disadvantaged children and women.

About IT centers programme

Udayan care Information Technology centre tends to brings digital media closer to the underserved society of the people to improve their livelihoods. Currently we are running 14 IT centers in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana and have impacted the lives of more than 15,000.

Our centers offer certificates courses in basic computer knowledge, diploma and advanced courses in computer application. Workshops on Spoken English, life skills training and job readiness are also a part of the curriculum.