SKILL DEVELOPMENT
Along with Counselling, Parihar empowers Women through 3 Skill Development Centres which provides 6 months certified training in which the women are taught to stitch Women and Children dresses, Saree tassel, different varieties of cloth bags and other skills. This training focuses on underprivileged women and Police families empowering them to be financially independent and have a brighter future.
The Skill Development Women also handmade scented candles, Diyas, Varieties of Chocolates, Basket weaving, Eco Friendly Dhoop, Wall Hangings which adds to their skill learning and also helps them generate stable income.
SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING CENTRES
1. #110, MSB Lane, Police Quarters Mysore Road, Near Vinayaka Theatre, KR Market Road, Chamarajpet, Bengaluru – 560 018
2. #21, A-Block, Line Quarters, CAR South Police Quarters Adugodi, Bengaluru – 560 030
3. #1 & 4, G-Block DCP CAR North Police Quarters, RK Hegde Nagar, Bengaluru-560 077
SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING PRODUCTS
PARIHAR – BENGALURU CITY POLICE SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING CENTRE
#110, MSB Lane, CAR Police Quarters, Mysore road, K.R Market, Chamrajpet, Bengaluru-560018
PARIHAR in association with Bengaluru City Police is taking steps towards women’s empowerment by providing skill development training. A Skill Development Training Centre was set up on March 8 on the eve of International Women’s Day for PARIHAR beneficiaries, underprivileged women living in the vicinity of the slums of Mysore Road and few police wives at CAR Police Quarters. This initiative can go a long way in improving the lives of underprivileged women by making them financially independent. It’s also commendable that the training is free of cost, making it accessible to women who may not have the means to pay for such training.
A six-month extensive free certificate course offered to the trainees by training them on how to cut and stitch various outfits, as well as how to make designed saree tassels and paper and cloth bags, the women are being equipped with marketable skills that can help them find employment or start their own micro-enterprises. The fact that job placement assistance is also provided is a significant bonusas it increases the chances of trainees being able to find work upon completing the training. Currently over 55 women have benefitted from this course and counting.
Overall, this initiative is a great step towards women’s empowerment and can have a positive impact on the lives of many women and their families.
Parihar Annual General Body Meeting was Conducted by Sri. B. Dayananda IPS, Commissioner Of Police Bengaluru City. In the meeting he virtually Inaugurated the new Skill Development Training Centres at CAR South (Adugodi) and CAR North (RK Hegde Nagar)
1. PARIHAR- SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING CENTRE – AUDUGODI POLICE QUARTERS
Inaugurated by Sri. S. Siddaraju, KSPS, DCP CAR – South
2. PARIHAR- SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING CENTRE- CAR NORTH POLICE QUARTERS
Inaugurated by Sri. Manjunath M Shukla, KSPS, DCP CAR – North
THE TRAINED WOMEN HAD PUT UP THEIR PRODUCTS FOR SALE
TO GENERATE INCOME AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS
1.EXHIBITION HELD AT PALACE GROUND, BENGALURU ON 23RD JULY, 2023 ORGANISED BY GRAMOTHAN FOUNDATION
2.STALL AT THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE OFFICE
(AUGUST-2023)
1.EXHIBITION HELD AT PALACE GROUND, BENGALURU ON 23RD JULY, 2023 ORGANISED BY GRAMOTHAN FOUNDATION
2.STALL AT THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE OFFICE
(AUGUST-2023)
3.STALL IN CHITRAKALA PARISHATH EXHIBITION ON 14TH OCTOBER 2023
4.PARIHAR – SKILL DEVELOPMENT EXHIBIT STALL AT SYNGENE INTERNATIONAL LTD – BIOCON PARK, BOMMASANDRA.
5. STALL AT CAR – SOUTH POLICE QUARTERS, ADUGODI
ON 8TH DECEMBER 2023
NEW INITIATIVE
PARIHAR-BENGALURU CITY POLICE IN ASSOCIATION WITH NAMMA YATRI LAUNCHED
MAHILA SHAKTI – FINANCIAL FREEDOM WITH AUTO DRIVING
PARIHAR – Bengaluru City Police on the occasion of New Year 2024 celebration Inaugurated and launched the ‘Mahila Shakti’ project organized at CAR Headquarters. The programme aimed to empower women financially by encouraging Domestic Violence Survivors and providing more opportunities in the Electric Auto Driving sector. This is for a bright future where women are financially sustained.
The center was inaugurated by Dr. Sharanappa S.D, IPS-Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime), Bengaluru city,Mrs Asha Dinesh – Trustee of AshrayaHastha and Mr. Govardhan Murthy CSR Head, Gramothan Foundation Trust.
Women learning at the center
Certificate distribution to the Trainees by Sri. Yathish Chandra IPS, Dy. Commissioner of Police (Crime)
SUCCESS STORIES OF PARIHAR’S SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
Naziya, aged 32, belongs to a low-income household and lives in Tippu Nagar on Mysore Road. She has been married for ten years and has two daughters and one son. Currently, she supports her family as the sole breadwinner as her husband who has been diagnosed with cancer is unable to support the family. Prior to being diagnosed, her husband used to sell kitchenware on the street. However, due to his frequent hospital visits for cancer treatment he is unable to work.
Naziya was able to complete PARIHAR’s Skill Development Tailoring Course and now has a steady source of income (Rs. 500-600 per day) to support her family.
Savithri is an earnest 27 year old woman from a police family. She has two children and lives in the CAR police quarters (her husband works in the police department). From a young age she was determined to be financially independent but on getting married and having children it became hard for her to work. On hearing about PARIHAR Skill Development Tailoring Course she grabbed the opportunity. Being already familiar with tailoring she enrolled for the course with the aim of upskilling and becoming a professional tailor.
On completing her course, she started taking tailoring orders in and around her home and now earns approximately Rs. 10,000 per month. Savithri says, “I am so happy that I am able to earn, now I can save for my children’s future.”
At 44 years old, Fathima is a widow with three children and lives in Vinayaka Nagar. Her husband was a tailor who passed away a year ago after which Fathima’s sisters began taking care of the family. A local introduced her to PARIHAR’s Skill Development Tailoring Course. She was keen and joined the course to learn how to use her husband’s sewing machine and continue his profession. After completing the 6-month course in January 2023, she is now confident that she can maintain and take care of her children.
PARIHAR’s Skill Development Training Centre has been able to positively impact the lives of so many women by providing them with the necessary skills and resources to become financially independent. It is truly empowering to see women taking charge of their lives and using their talents to create successful businesses and support their families.
Testimonials from trainees
CERTIFICATE DISTRIBUTION
Parihar Beneficiaries and underprivileged Women (who have faced violence and abuse) and Police wives underwent six months tailoring and skill training and have successfully completed. The occasion was graced by Smt. Kshama Mishra, IPS Dy. Commissioner of Police, Command Centre and distributed certificates.
POLICE UNIFORM STITCHING
Police wives who have been trained by Parihar Skill Development Centres are trained to stitch Police Uniforms post the six months training.
SKILL DEVELOPMENT STALLS
Police wives who have been trained by Parihar Skill Development Centres are trained to stitch Police Uniforms post the six months training.
Sri. B. Dayananda IPS, The Commissioner of Police visiting the stalls at office of the police premises.
INAUGURATION OF 'INSTABAG' VENDING MACHINE
SAY NO TO SINGLE-USE PLASTICS!
GreenMic and Randstad India initiated and installed the ‘Insta Bag’ vending machine at Dispensary Road, Commercial Street, Bengaluru, to combat single- use plastics. This initiative was inaugurated by Sri. B. Dayananda IPS, The Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City, empowering the use of reusable cloth bags.
Let’s reduce plastic usage and protect our planet!
These cloth bags are being stitched by Parihar Skill Development Beneficiaries.
STRENGHTING SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Empowering women for a brighter tomorrow!
Parihar and Bengaluru City Police, in collaboration with Kardex Couch Base and United Way Bengaluru, donated Sewing Machines and essential tools to support 3 Skill Development Centres.
Along with this, few sewing machines were donated to support livelihoods of
women.
TRIUMPH TALES & INSPIRING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Suchithra (E- Auto Beneficiary)
Myself Suchithra, I came to Parihar Vanitha Sahayavani as I faced domestic violence at home while I was pregnant. Later I decided to leave the house and as a single mother, I faced a lot of financial crisis and came to live with my parents with a 1 year old baby. My parents forced me to live with my husband irrespective of the abuse as their concept was to live with a husband no matter the consequences.
I thought to myself why women should lead such a life getting beaten every day. I felt that even I can have a life and future with my daughter taking good care of her and I can also achieve. That is when the E-Auto training program started in Parihar and I got ready to learn to drive. After the E-Auto driving training, I got an auto for daily rent which was difficult for me to afford.
Parihar and Bengaluru City Police with the help of donors provided me with my own E- Auto and my heartfelt gratitude to them. My life before getting E-Auto was that “I used to beg people with open arms for help including my parents who looked down on me but now I am in a position to help them and I have put my child in a school. I see tremendous changes in my life and I will forever be thankful to Parihar.
Shabeena (E- Auto Beneficiary)
I came to Parihar as my husband had left me and at that time I had no job. I worked as a housemaid, but the income was not sufficient for day to day expenses and my daughter’s school fees studying in 6th and 8th Grade. Counselling was provided to both of us and my husband decided to separate from us.
Later, I got an opportunity from Parihar to learn E-Auto driving and I was very interested. I took the E-Auto training and even got a new E-Auto from Parihar and Bengaluru City Police which has made me financially stable and now I am able to take care of my children and their school fees.
“E-Auto has helped me in paying my daughters school fees, for our daily needs and food. I am also currently able to save some money and it gives me great joy”.
Deepthi (Parihar Client and Skill Development Beneficiary)
Myself, Deepthi and I am 35 years old. I had come to Parihar Vanitha Sahayavani requesting counseling for me and my husband. In the counselling, my husband decided that he did not want to continue the relationship with me and my daughter.
The thought of my husband leaving me made me go into depression and during this period, Mrs. Rani Shetty (Jt. Secretary of Parihar) suggested me go to Parihar Skill Development Centre. I completed the 6 months course and learnt to stitch saree blouses, children’s clothes,
saree tassels and cloth bags. This made me come out of depression and gave me hope for the future. I even got a power sewing machine from Parihar which has helped to do more work and obtain a stable income and support my family. I even got financial support for my 4 year old daughter’s school fees from Parihar Makkala Sahayavani.
“Before I had a lot of financial struggles and burden as I have parents who are old and cannot work. I could not ask them for financial support and were leading our lives only with my father’s pension and Ration scheme. Now I’m financially stable and able to pay school fees for my child and also take good care of my parents. I get regular bulk orders to stitch bags through Parihar which has helped me achieve sustainable income”.
Raheela (Skill Development Beneficiary)
My name is Raheela and my husband is a school watchman and I am a housewife. We have 2 daughters, eldest daughter is in college and youngest in 7th grade. Running our family with day to day expenses was extremely difficult. During this period I heard about Free Tailoring Training being provided by Parihar in Police Quarters.
I requested in Parihar Office and joined the training and completed the 6 months certificate skill development training to learn more. I got a Power Sewing Machine from Parihar and started to Stitch at home.
Initially I learnt to stitch clothes and later learnt to stitch Cloth bags and purse varieties. I’m able to take bulk orders through Parihar and also small orders from my neighbours which helps us with extra income for my family. We were struggling a lot to pay fees for my children, but now with my husband’s income and my income, we are able to manage our families daily needs and even provide better education to my daughters.
We go to Stalls provided by Parihar and Bengaluru City Police which helps us to earn more. Before we used to not be able to have any savings. Now I’m able help provide for my family, give education to my daughters and also save money for their futures. All thanks to Parihar and Bengaluru City Police.