This fall semester, Disha has decided to try a new approach to the project at Somwshwarwadi, the oldest centre of their activity. For the past two years, there had been very less participation by the girls in the community for the Abhyasika sessions due to social barriers and stigmas. The new project aims to involve the young girls of the settlement at Someshwarwadi in the Disha programme and help them to make their own way in the world.
The focus of the project at Someshwarwadi centre is income generation for older girls through small cottage industries. They will be trained in arts and handicrafts which can later be used in small, profit-making enterprises. This will help in making them independent and self-reliant. The activities planned are along the lines of fabric painting, screen printing, bandhni, paper making etc. The activities have been roughly chalked out and will be executed in the next month.
Currently, in celebration of the Ganesh festival, this centre is holding competitions for diya painting, rangoli making and many more fun activities. There are loads of prizes to be won as well!
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