Vocational Training

The disabled Girls who are oppressed and discriminated against lack the opportunity to express themselves in family or society. Gender and disability stereotypical expectations diminish the opportunities to develop according to their potential.

ASRA strives to empower educable, trainable and employable young boys and girls with vocational and life skills. Life skills mean abilities for adaptive and positive behavior enabling a person to deal effectively with the challenges of everyday life.

a. Computer Training Program

Since 1996 ASRA has been conducting Computer courses. The courses are offered to students who have Physical disabilities and students from marginalised segment. Most of these students have one or the other form of orthopaedic/locomotor disability.

Our strategy is governed by the understanding that the targeted disadvantaged group is financially unable to pay for the cost of training.

Therefore all courses are essentially free, except for token fee to ensure a sense of ownership amongst students of the efforts that go to run the programme. This is based on the understanding that whatever is given free is of questionable value.

Courses Offered

Existing Facilities

• 1:1 Student & computer ratio
• Free counseling for disabled students
• English/Personality Development lessons on demand
• Well Equipped Library
• Supplementary Information on job opportunities
• Scholarships

Status of Employed/Unemployed/Pursuing Higher Studies till Dec 2005

Linkage with Other NGOs, Govt. Bodies, etc.

1. DOEACC
2.  Institute for Physically Handicapped (IPH)
3.  Vocational Rehabilitation Centre (VRC)
4.  Tata Consultancy Service (TCS)
5.  Delhi School of Social Work, Delhi University
6.  Aditi College
7.  Bharti College
8.  Amar Jyoti
9.  Akshaya Pratishthan
10.  Family of Disabled
11.  Blind Relief Association
12.  Viklang Sahara Samiti
13.  Udyan Shalini Schlorship
14.  Partner NGOs under Deepalaya
15.  State and Legislative bodies (for scholarships & concessions to disabled students)

b. Handicraft/Tailoring

ASRA is imparting various skills through an integrated training program in Cutting & Tailoring.

The objectives of this program are to impart various skills in handicraft through an integrated training program. The trainees are trained in such a way that they may be economically self-reliant in future.

ASRA participates in various exhibitions-cum-sale organized by Handicraft Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India and other Govt. organization such as Central & State Welfare Boards, Embassies & NGOs so as to expose ASRA trainees & their products to urban buyers.

1. Diwali Mela at Swiss Embassy
2. Abilities Mela at Blind Relief Association
3. Disability Fair at Dilli Haat
4. Railway Fair at Karnal Singh Stadium
5. Dilli Haat Bazar Exhibition at Dilli Haat
6. Diwali Mela at Blind Relief Association

More than 350 students have successfully completed their training till December 2005.

Presently, this program is running in three slum clusters adopted by ASRA.
 

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