Adult Literacy Program For Women
Most of the adult women in slum areas are uneducated and illiterate; they have never set foot in a school. At Swati, we believe that age is no barrier to learning and seeing the number of illiterate women in the community, we started our “Adult Literacy Programme For Women”, where female slum dwellers aged 18 and above are taught basic skills necessary for daily functioning, such as reading, writing and mathematics. We also create awareness about women’s rights and engage in various discussions on issues such as menstrual hygiene, child care, nutrition, reproductive rights, domestic violence, abuse, family planning and much more.
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VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Presently, there is a huge demand for beauticians in the market and our Basti women have used this opportunity to augment their incomes. It is a six-month course where women are trained in all the aspects of beauty training, from basic grooming to eye-makeup. Workshops on hair-styling,
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English Speaking Course
Apart from continuing with our general emphasis on education in our REP, we felt a little more was required to prepare our children for higher studies and better job opportunities. Towards this end we started a dedicated class for children to learn English. Here, along with reading and writing, children are also taught to converse in English. This helps them a great deal in job interviews and increases their confidence. We have successfully adopted a unique video based teaching curriculum followed by some of the government and municipal schools of Mumbai. This method of teaching has made a tremendous difference to the children attending our classes. So much so that the teachers from Government/Municipal schools have noted the changes and are asking other children to also attend these classes.
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