Food Process and Sales
Women in need receive training in the processing center on how to make khakhra, papad, vadi, pickles, and more. The institution's two retail stores, Village Shoppe in Wadhawan and Ram Ras Ranjan in Surendranagar, both sell the culinary items that the women create. Additionally, snacks are offered for sale in supply shops in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Surendranagar. The processing center employs 100–125 women who make Rs.200-300 per day.
Khakhra Making
Pickles Making
Retail outlet at Wadhwan – Gram Hatt
Varieties of Namkeen
Gram Hatt is visited by shri Rupkumar commissioner of rural Department from Delhi
Annapurna Canteen Project
In the Surendranagar district, the institution manages 6 canteens. Each site offers affordable all-encompassing meals as well as snacks and tea. Women who have received commercial food preparation and catering training from the institution work in the canteens and manage them. Each of the 60 women who work in the canteens receives a daily salary of Rs. 300–350.
The locations for the canteens are:
- District Rural Development Agency
- District Panchayat
- C.U. Shah Engineering College
- C.U. Shah Medical College and Hospital
- Wadhawan Annapurna Dining Hall
- Ram Ras Ranjan, Surendranagar
D.M. Shri Udit Agrawal Saheb, DDO. Shri Astik Saheb And DSP Of Surendranagar Having Taking Lunch At DRDA Canteen, Surendranagar
Ram Ras Ranjan Annapurna Bhojnalaya, Surendranagar
C. U. Shah University Canteen, Surendranagar
Distric Panchayat Canteen, Surendranagar
Panchayat Cabinet Minister Shri Chudasama Saheb And DDO Shri Vinod Rao Saheb Visited DRDA Canteen, Surendranagar
Annapurna Dyaning Hall Wadhwan
Catering for Social Welfare and District Backward Caste Boarding Houses
The women of the institution serve cooked meals to Adarsh Residential School and Kanya Boarding House. This project employs 35 women who earn between Rs. 7,000 and 10,000 per month.
Vocational Training Program :-
For women living in poverty, this organization aims to offer alternative work opportunities. The organization offers training programs in Surendranagar, Wadhwan, Dhrangadhra, and Limbdi in outfit design, basic computer skills, and beautician training. These programs have been successfully completed by 300 women.
Mehendi Design
Basic Nursing
Dress designing
Traditional Stitches
Bandhani Bandhan
Beauty care
Jewellary Making
Computer Training
Widow Rehabilitation Training :-
Under the Widow Rehabilitation Project, widows in Wadhwan, Surendranagar, and Dhrangadhra receive tailoring training. Once they finish, the 50 women who took part in the program receive their own sewing machines after completing their training, which aids them in becoming financially independent.
Widows being trained on sewing machines
Mission Mangalam Project :-
This project provides vocational training for the youth (16 and under) of below poverty level families in Surendranagar District. The Mission Mangalam Project is working under the District Rural Development Agency.
Awareness program at Village Kherali
SBI RSETI (Rural Self Employment Training Institute) :-
There were 1,000 participating students in the five to six-week vocational training programs offered by the SBI RESETI program, and they now earn an average of Rs. 7,000 to 8,000 per month. These classes covered topics including knitting, needlework, computer hardware, mobile repair, beautician training, and tailoring.
Basic Nursing / Hospital Attendant Course :-
On weekdays, the matron gives theoretical training from 3 pm to 5 pm and practical training at the hospital from 8 am to 12 pm. Over 300 people have successfully completed the six-month hospital attendant training offered by the university as part of the Mangalam Project. Now, those women earn between Rs. 7,000 and 10,000 per month.
Trainees of nursing class
Sakhi Mandal Self-Help Group Basic Training :-
First during this training, groups of 10 women learn internal lending with a pooled savings account. Then, they are connected with their local bank. This strategy empowers women to take charge of their financial destinies and support the aspirations of other women in their communities. This course gives women the fundamentals of accounting, bookkeeping, finance, and banking while also giving them a place to network and empower one another. In seven talukas of the Surendranagar District, self-help organizations are effectively operating. 4,200 women received training in the self-help group idea from our university.
Mangalam Hata :-
The store, run by our institution, sells things produced by the Mangalam Project's self-help groups all throughout Gujarat. The Mangalam Hata receives an infrastructure grant from DRDA. Industrialist and philanthropist Mr. Dhanjeebhai Patel of Surendranagar graciously gave the area for the hata.
District collector shri Udit agraval & MLA shri Dhanjibhai patel opening ceremony of Mangalam hatt
Watershed Project :-
People from Surendranagar District villages benefit from these training programs by gaining and enhancing marketable skills. Farmers are only employed seasonally during the growing season and do not earn a living off-season. To assist the women of these villages augment their agricultural income, they receive training in food preparation, garment design, and tailoring. These training sessions have benefited more than 400 people both men and women.
NABARD Training Program :-
For this initiative, 600 women were chosen from the talukas of Wadhwan, Limbdi, Muli, and Dhrangadhra. They received 10 days of rigorous vocational training from the government in the subject of their choosing. A 250 rupee stipend was given to the ladies.
Rural Entrepreneurship Development ProgramYoung men and women were taught a variety of skills through this program. Men received training in agriculture and the creation of vermicompost fertilizer, while women received training in tailoring. To further help their career, DIC (District Industrial Corporation) supplied loans for the men and women to start their own firms.
Training of tailoring
Training of wormy compost
CAPART (Council for Advancement of People’s Action and Rural Technology) :-
Under the RIMA Dairy Project as part of the Central Government’s undertaking, five villages were selected for the creation of a female only dairy cooperative. The villages in our project were Adalsar, Modhwana, Dhanki, Bajarangpura, and Karela. Women received cooperative business theory training, and the government lent them weighing and milk fat content measuring equipment so they could start their own dairy. In these dairy cooperatives, the ladies make between Rs. 15,000 and 20,000 per month. Also, every year, each cooperative also gets a bonus of Rs. 2,000,000.
Co-operative Instructor Shri Prabhaben Dharmik Adresses Village Women Regarding Co-operative Society
The Village Lady Is Testing Milk On Milko Testing Machine
Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS)
Under the Integrated Child Development Scheme, this initiative provides orientation, induction, job, and refresher training. 1,500 Anganwadis are located in Surendranagar. There are two personnel each Anganwadi, a worker and an assistant.
Gujarat Mahila Aarthik Vikas Nigam
The Mahila Aarthik Vikas Nigam has given the institution access to 17 training sessions. These workshops are designed to help women who are struggling to survive become independent. Through this program, 10 classes in tailoring and 7 classes in mehendi design were undertaken. Over 340 women attended these classes. A monthly stipend of Rs. 1,000 was given to women. Locations for the classes took place in Wadhwan, Surendranagar, Ratanpura, Joravarnagar, and Limbdi. On completion of the training sessions, the Mahila Arthik Vikas Nigam was awarded a total of Rs. 10,000,000.
Family Counseling Center :-
The national and state government boards have funded this counseling facility to provide free legal assistance to the community. Here men and women involved in domestic disputes can file complaints and receive counseling. Every year, the Family Counseling Center deals with about 300 cases. The center receives cases involving harassment, abuse, as well as money complaints and other issues. The Family Counseling Center also helps those who are eligible for some government assistance programs. Employees of the center inform the public about the many government assistance programs that are available and assist qualifying people in filling out and submitting the necessary paperwork so they can be provided with the aid for which they are qualified.
Multipurpose Women’s Welfare Center :-
The multipurpose women’s welfare center operates at both the district and taluka level. Our organization is in charge of overseeing the operation of the Surendranagar District Welfare Center as well as the two taluka welfare centers in Dhrangadhra and Limbdi. These facilities provide counseling and legal assistance to women who are subjected to abusive or harassing living situations. If feasible, the centers assist in mediating domestic conflicts out of court and, if required, support women in making police reports and filing legal complaints. The multifunctional women's welfare centers also help women apply for aid programs effectively and educate their communities about government assistance programs. The multipurpose women’s welfare center also monitors a women’s help hotline which can send assistance to women in dangerous domestic situations.
Beti bachavo, beti pathavo
Dist. & sessions Judge Shri Ureji at Opening Ceremony function of networking workshop of Legal Aid Centres
One Stop Center Scheme for violence affected women
Due to their expertise in women's development efforts, our organization was chosen out of 20 NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) for the One Stop center in Surendranagar district in 2019.It is a project of the Gujarat state ministry of women and child development. The facility is situated on the second floor of the Ram Bhojnalaya charity complex, which was kindly provided by Shri Dhanjibhai Patel.
Our objectives are
- To offer comprehensive support and help to women who have experienced abuse, both in private and public settings.
- To facilitate immediate access to a range of services including medical, legal and psychological support under one roof to fight against any forms of violence against women.
- To provide basic needs, such as a place to live, food, clothes and medical care for the women who have inadequate social or financial assistance.
- To enable them to regain their emotional strength that gets hampered due to their encounter with unfortunate circumstances.
- To serve as a support system that satisfies the needs of women who are struggling.
Kit distribution function of salt works at Kharaghoda
Salt Worker Project for Agaria
Our organization's field workers gathered 2,000 families in Patdi Taluka and presented each with a kit containing grain and blankets, worth Rs. 500. Dr. Rajubhai Vora and Ms. Jyotiben Meghani graciously donated Rs. 10,000 toward the project.
Bank Loan Projects:-
We firmly believe that education and training should be followed by financial support. In order to effectively help families escape poverty, we must first show confidence in their ability to succeed in business pursuits. To this purpose, aid in loan acquisition is one of the services provided by our organization. After a client completes one of our training programs, the organization will cosign a loan for the expenditures associated with starting a business. This gives female borrowers an opportunity to pursue their livelihoods who might otherwise be rejected a loan. The loan help we provided from 2012 to 2015 through various programs is detailed here.
Under the scheme of social welfare department Loan distribution function for needy women
Saurashtra Rural Bank under Social Welfare Department :-
Under this program, women who fell below the poverty line were given loans to cover the costs of starting a company. The total loan amount given was Rs. 51,60,000 of which Rs. 5,16,000 was given as a subsidy. Loans of Rs. 30,000 to 50,000 were given to 172 beneficiaries.
| Total Loan Amount | Subsidy | Number of Beneficiaries | Average Loan Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rs. 51,60,000 | Rs. 5,16,000 | 172 | Rs. 30,000-50,000 |
Loan distribution function in the presence of D.M. shri pradip shah & shri dabhi saheb chairman of Saurashtra gramin bank Rajkot.
District Industry Center :-
Through a number of regional banks, the District Industry Center offers unsubsidized loans. They provided 20 members of our institution with loans totaling Rs. 8,00,000 between 2012 and 2015.
| Total Loan Amount | Number of Beneficiaries |
|---|---|
| Rs. 8,00,000 | 20 |
Gujarat Mahila Aarthik Vikas Nigam under Ghar Divda Plan :-
Small loans are made available to women under the Ghar Divda initiative to promote their financial independence. 78 recipients received loans under this program totaling Rs. 23,40,000 in amounts ranging from Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 30,000. Of this total loan amount, the government additionally provided a subsidy of Rs. 2,34,000.
| Total Loan Amount | Subsidy | Number of Beneficiaries | Average Loan Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rs. 23,40,000 | Rs. 2,34,000 | 78 | Rs. 20,000 – 30,000 |
loan distribution function in the presence smt. Manoramaben Bhagat M.D. of G.W.E.D.C. Ltd.