WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

Training her to become self-reliant and live with dignity.

 

Women Power:
Creating Lifestyle Products, Weaving Handicrafts, Learning Stitching, Gynaecologist Counselling and Regualr Health Check-ups.

 
 
 

“Be a woman who supports other women, complements each other, gives words of encouragement, empowers each other.”

 Nai Disha primarily engages with women from migrant families under the Women Empowerment Program. Early marriage and motherhood, economic dependency, household chores, menial laborious jobs – all of this take a toll on their physical and emotional health. They come to Nai Disha with zero self-esteem, a history of domestic abuse, and with feelings of helplessness & hurt. Nai Disha nurtures & empowers these women.

 It provides a platform that enables them to learn skill development courses via one-on-one interactions. These courses and interactions improve their well-being, and as they begin to create products themselves, they start coming out of their shells. The center becomes a safe space for them to feel worthy, devoid of abuse or pressure. For the first time in their lives, they become the ones to generate income! There is a feeling of self-worth.

 
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SKILL

Under the Meri Pehchan Skill Development Programme, Nai Disha engages, nurtures, and empowers women to become self-reliant and live with dignity. They create artifacts and lifestyle products that are now a part of European stores, domestic exhibitions, and individual gifting packages. Besides training them to be self-reliant, Nai Disha holds workshops on important and relevant issues, educates them, and provides psychological and emotional support. In addition, they periodically attend health camps that include visits with a Gynaecologist. The women also form each other’s, support groups.

STITCHING
In collaboration with the Rotary Club of South Delhi and Singer, Nai Disha provides an in-house six-month diploma course in stitching to young women of the community. This opens up job opportunities with boutiques and export houses or allows them to be self-employed.

IN-HOUSE KNITTING, NEEDLEWORK AND HANDICRAFT
Nai Disha runs classes daily for Crochet, weaving, beadwork, knitting, and artwork. The emphasis is on completing an item to perfection, which gives them the confidence to showcase their work at various handicraft-based employment organizations.

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT INTERACTIONS

Nai Disha regularly holds workshops to sensitize women on gender issues, tips on parenting, the importance of girl child education, imparting good values to their children, managing their income/ saving for emergencies, and health and hygiene.

HEALTH

  • Regular free health check-ups.

  • Interactions with Gynecologists.

  • Eye check-ups with follow-ups for surgeries, spectacles, and required rectifications.

  • Advise on diet and nutrition by experts.

  • Counseling on emotional and psychological well-being.

LEGAL AND STATUTORY

  • Advise and support on procuring necessary legal documents – Adhaar, BPL cards, SC/ST certificates, birth certificates etc.

  • Awareness of various government laws and policies relating to legal rights and duties, sexual harassment, child labour, child marriage etc.

LiteracY Awareness

Nai Disha observed a pattern during Parent-Teachers meetings and orientation programs: the parents were unable to study and learn a new skill, which is the reason for their poverty today. Nai Disha identified this as an opportunity to educate the parents. It includes reading, writing, and expressing themselves. Many parents who struggled to write their names and receive access to Government benefits or open bank accounts were empowered.