Livelihood Trainings

Economically disadvantaged women in villages and urban slums of Varanasi District lack education and employable skills; they migrate to cities in search of low-skill jobs. New India Foundation Trust (NIFT) has conducted a baseline survey to identify skills needed in the job market and has developed training programs for women and adolescent girls to stop them from leaving homes for bigger cities.

1) Training in Tailoring & Embroidery:

We have been providing a 3-month training program on Tailoring & Embroidery to women every quarter. After completion of the training, each of the participants is given a free branded sewing machine and tool kit. To encourage women empowerment, we assist them in establishing their unit, purchase of raw material and sale of finished products. We tie up with garment factories for the supply of ready-made garments, Social Welfare Department for the supply of school uniforms, wholesale cloth merchants for supply of women’s undergarments and baby clothes. We request you to donate for sewing machine and tool kits for women who have completed the training program.

How to sponsor vocational training in Tailoring & Embroidery for women:

• 1. Cost of Sewing Machine Rs.4500
• 2. Raw material & tool kit for 3 months training Rs.3000
• 3. Total Donation Amount for one woman INR 7,500

To encourage women empowerment, we assist them in establishing the unit, purchase of raw material and sale of finished products. We tie up with garment factories for the supply of ready-made garments, social welfare department for supply of school uniforms, with wholesale cloth merchants for supply of petty coats, baby dresses. As a result, they earn Rs.150-Rs.200 per day. Every women/ girl are able to earn Rs.150 to Rs.200 per day. But they work overtime for additional income for giving better facilities to their children. We request you to Sponsor sewing machine and tool kits for the trained women and girls in dressmaking & fashion designing.

• 1. Cost of Sewing Machine Rs.4500
• 2. Raw material & tool kit for 3 months training Rs.3000

2) Software training to unemployed youth

There is great demand for computer trained professionals in Varanasi town and other districts of Uttar Pradesh. Considering this demand, we have developed a computer education project as part of a skills development initiative. New India Foundation Trust (NIFT) has identified the need for training in computers to the educated unemployed youth. We select the poor youth from rural villages, urban slums based on their family income, which should be low or below poverty line to be eligible for this program Every financial year we select 50 deserving poor youth to impart 6 months software training. The course syllabus includes Computer Fundamentals, MS Office, DTP, Internet Concepts and Soft Skills. We mainly concentrate on job oriented courses to create sustainable livelihoods and employment opportunities. During the training, we provide study material to all the trainees free of cost. After completion of the computer course, certificates are awarded and course participants are placed in private and government sectors in Uttar Pradesh. So far, lots of young people have got the opportunity to work in shops and establishments in and around Varanasi District.

Appeal to the Donors: :

• 1. We request you to support our initiative to provide sustainable livelihoods to educated unemployed youth.
• 2. Donation to train one person in Computer Skills Training for one month Rs.1000/-
• 3. Sponsor six-month Computer Training for one person Rs.6000/

3) Fashion Designing Training for Women

We give training in fashion designing to poor women for them to find employment or set up their own business / micro-enterprise. The course duration is six months with a batch size of 20 students. the curriculum includes basic cutting, fashion designing, tailoring, and zari-work. we are providing theoretical and practical training in dressmaking to women /girls in Varanasi District. We would like to expand this program to cover more women; this is possible only with your support. We request you to help us expand our work and support women to get employment by donating. After completion of the computer course, certificates are awarded and course participants are placed in private and government sectors in Uttar Pradesh. So far, lots of young people have got the opportunity to work in shops and establishments in and around Varanasi District.