Vocational Skill Training Program, Jaipur India
Location:
Jaipur Rajasthan, India
Period:
December 2018 - July 2020
Status:
Active
Description and Impact:
¬ The WEF has signed a new MOU with Vimukti Sanstha to provide Vocation training to girls from slums of Jaipur (Rajasthan) India.
¬ WEF is fully funding the vocational skill training project by a grant of $10,000. ¬ This grant will support 26 girls to pursue a vocational training followed by an internship to gain practical experience.The Worldwide Education Fund of the Dallas Foundation (WEF) is collaborating with Edu-Girls, and Vimukti Sanstha to provide scholarships to deserving girls who want to pursue vocational training courses. The objective of this program is to make these girls financially independent. WEF has provided $ 10,000 to Edu-Girls for this vocational skill training project.
26 girls will be provided with vocational training and transportation. Most of the students at Vimukti Sanstha are from minority communities and their average family income is less than Rs 8,350 ($ 121/-) monthly for an average family size of 5. Most girls after completion of school are often forced to marry or take up low paying jobs by their parents because of their financial situation. Since they do not have any skill, it is not possible for them to earn a decent living.
Vimukti has identified courses like Beautician, Nursery Teachers Training, Apparel Design, etc for this initiative. The girls are counseled, their aptitude assessed jointly by Vimukti and the training institute; the girls are then admitted and supported under these various programs. The organization will ensure that these girls are part of the workforce, making a steady income after completion of their respective courses. The aim of this project is to enable these girls to break the cycle of generational poverty by providing them with the basic skill sets. They can grow and flourish in these skills, which will also provide them a respectable source of income.
About Edu-GIRLS:
¬ Edu-GIRLS is a registered 501(c)3 that aims to develop a replicable system to educate, prepare and steer girls living in poverty so that they achieve financial independence. Edu-GIRLS mission is to deliver quality education to girls living in urban poverty. As urbanization accelerates, so does the number of slum dwellers. Underprivileged families in urban slums often keep girls at home, to do the chores while both parents are trying to earn a living. Edu-GIRLS is creating a system based on the Vimukti model launched in Jaipur, India in 2004. This model is uniquely responsive to the needs of girls living in urban poverty. For more details please visit: https://www.edugirls.org.
About Vimukti Sanstha:
¬ Vimukti Sanstha, founded in 2004 a registered society, is an initiative to combat and overcome the discrimination against the girl child through literacy and education. The program identifies the girls from the slums in Jaipur and channelizes them through a creatively planned curriculum in formal education and vocational training. This organization provides not just schooling and vocational training, but also meals, uniforms, and transport. The enrolment of girls in the school has been rising yearly. For more details please visit: https://www.vimukti.org.in/index.php.
