Women Leadership Development training under Nai Roshani concludes

 Govt functionaries highlights women empowerment schemes

Jammu, August 8: The Destitute And Handicapped Welfare Association (DAHWA) today concluded its fifth 6-day training programme for minority/rural women, at Bharnara village, in Udhampur district organized under Nai Roshani scheme of Union Ministry for Minority Affairs for Leadership Development of Minority women, concluded here today.

Pertinently, DAHWA has conducted four such training camps earlier in August and September besides organizing five of these camps under Nai Roshani in 2014-15.

Tehsil Social Welfare Officer, Jasbinder Singh, who was the chief guest on the occasion, highlighted the importance of such women oriented training programmes in the welfare of children and women besides elucidating the government schemes meant for development of women. He also educated the trainees about various government schemes meant for socio-economic emancipation of womenfolk and exhorted upon them to optimally utilize these schemes for good of their community. He distributed cheques, as stipend, among the trainees.

The TSWO appreciated the enthusiasm of the trainees and asked them to recognize their power and potential in transforming their world for a better tomorrow besides contributing towards the cause of the society. He exhorted upon them to adopt self employment ventures available under different schemes of government to live an independent and dignified life. He asked them to properly make the most of this training for their socio-economic empowerment.

The TSWO complimented DAHWA for their hard efforts in successful implementation of this women oriented scheme and stressed on the need of organizing more such camps which are of paramount importance for empowerment of under privileged women. 

During the training camp, being organized by DAHWA, the resource persons educated the trainees on different topics like Leadership, Educational Empowerment, Health and Hygiene, Swachh Bharat, Financial System, Life Skills, Legal Rights, Digital Literacy and Advocacy through the printed literature and audio-visuals. The trainees were also given lectures by the experts of various government departments on their respective schemes. Besides, the camp witnessed lectures by departmental experts from Social Welfare, agriculture, Horticulture and allied departments.

Earlier, during the five days of the camp various government representatives including District Horticulture Officer, R.K.Pangotra, CDPO Anuradha Sharma, BDO Pritam Lal Sharma, who highlighted in detail the importance of Swachh Bharat Mission and related schemes, besides experts from Agriculture, Rural Development Department, ICDS and allied departments raised awareness among the participants on their respective schemes.

DAHWA Chairman, S.S.Sumbria, expressed gratitude to the district administration especially Deputy Commissioner Ravinder Kumar for his cooperation and support in successful implementation of this training programme. He hoped that the district administration would continue its support to the organization in effective implementation of such programmes.

The trainees were provided literature kits containing training modules prescribed by the Ministry besides were also served lunch during the 6-day training programme. The Resource persons who conducted the training were Miss Geeta Devi and Miss Neelam Devi while Ayushi Billawaria was the batch Coordinator besides Deep Kashyap volunteered his services during the camp.