To unite and empower the rural women and train them in various skills in order to make them financially independent and make them more confident and self reliant.
Aims & Objectives of the Program
To create an opportunity for Unskilled women and girls for skill development.
Empowering women to contribute financially and socially to the society through various income generation and skill development activities.
To create awareness and training among rural women about good health practices maintaining health hygiene and sanitation of not only personal but the whole rural community.
To create a wholistic health program which includes physical, mental, emotional and spiritual care for the rural women, adolescent girls and children
What is the Need of Skill Center for Women
Lack of proper infrastructure and training to enhance womens education.
Need for teaching various skills to the rural women such as sewing, embroidery, beauticians course, jewellery making, cooking and baking and handicrafts in order to provide a source of income and sustenance for rural women.
Need for rural women to be trained to become entrepreneurs and become financially independent.
Need for providing quality health hygiene and sanitation training for a wholistic well being of the rural women.
PALGHAR DISTRICT SKILL GAP OBSERVATION
Labor force to be generated by 2023 : 47.08 Lakh
Total target population to be trained for skill development annually: 44, 695
Annual capacity of the district to train students is extremely less 1. Short term skilling: 4830 2. ITI (Government and Private): 40
Hence, important for other organizations to bridge the skilling gap
* Source: Micro- Level Skill Gap Study for the State of Maharashtra dated 2019
Our Work So Far...
Skill Development Centre operating since last 4 years
Village Centers at Gorhe and Hamrapur funded by Heres solutions
Govardhan Kala utsav for promoting indigenous arts and crafts.
Self defence training for girls and women for protection in collaboration with RSS
Digital Literacy training the trainers program in collaboration with TCS Adult Literacy Project
Solar Sevika project in collaboration with One child one light foundation with Mr Ranga which will help to set up solar lamp assembly units
Govardhan Youth Club (Girls) are already formed in each village to help unite the girls and give them menstrual hygiene and care training
Rural Outreach Volunteer/Internship Program where we encourage city and international guests to donate their time and energy and skills to serve the rural outreach programs
Womens Empowerment- Ecofeminism and sustainability Courses
I. Aarogya Aashray Village Programs
Medical, Hygiene, Sanitation progam
Personal Health and hygiene sessions and awareness about COVID
II. AArogya AAshray Sevika Course for Basic Rural Healthcare
Health
DEFINITION, PRACTICAL THEORY ABOUT HEALTH AND COUNSELLING
IMPORTANCE, NEED FOR AA PROGRAM.
BASIC HEALTH HYGIENE AND SANITATION
HAND WASHING TECHNIQUE, DENTAL HYGIENE, BASIC SANITATION. GOOD HABITS
2. BASIC HEALTH HYGIENE AND SANITATION
COMMON COLD, DIARRHOEA, FEVER, STOMACH ACHE, HEAD ACHE, ETC
NUTRITION AND ANAEMIA
WHAT IS ANAEMIA? WHAT ARE THE CAUSES? DISADVANTAGES,
HOW TO AVOID ANEMIA AND WHAT ARE THE BEST WAY TO AVOID?
MENSTRUAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE
THEORY: MENSTRUAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE PRACTICES, IMPORTANCE OF MENSTRUAL HEALTH, BASIC ANATOMY AND LASTLY USE OF ECOFRIENDLY PADS
FIELD WORK: LEARN HOW TO MAKE MASKS AND PADS AND DISTRIBUTE IT ONCE A WEEK PROGRAM.
YOGA, SPIRITUALITY AND COUNSELLING
IMPORTANCE OF YOGA AND SPIRITUAL PRACTICES, READING BHAGAWAD GITA AND ALSO KIRTAN AND LEARN ABOUT COUNSELLING BASICS AND
FIELD WORK: YOGA ASANAS BASIC, COUNSELLING YOUR AA CIRCES
Features of Skill Development Center
72,000 Sq Ft Construction
Innovation Centre (Fab Lab Sponsored by MIT USA)
Computer Workshop (1000 Sq Ft )
Workshops for Electical, Welding Technology, Agriculture and Food Processing
Classrooms
Incubation centers/Production Units - Bakery, Cow Product, Tailoring, Spices etc.