Women Empowerment – Skill Development
On conducting a study of a large number of girls who secured marginal marks in Secondary/ Higher Secondary School Examination, it was observed that many could not secure admission in colleges or Training Institutes and thus could not pursue their further education. Abject Poverty also leads to the same fate for many girls.
These young women are also at a greater disadvantage due to lack of awareness, skills, family and social pressures restricting their mobility and access to education facilities and livelihood opportunities thereby making them most vulnerable.
Introduction:
Hence, in the year 2005, Vatsalya devised with the assistance and guidance of doctors/nursing tutors one year course (Patient Assistant Course) for girls who secured marginal marks in Secondary School Examination and could not therefore secure admission to the college or those girls whose parents could not afford to spend for further education of their girls because of poverty.
Initially we, on our own, conducted three batches of girl students who immediately secured jobs in famous Hospitals. The students were trained in Anatomy by Doctors / Nursing Tutors for about 4 months followed by intensive practical training in Hospitals. The Open University, Maharashtra located at Nashik took cognizance of the fact that the girls, after this training, get good jobs took initiative to introduce a similar course under their aegis and our Trust then became a centre of that University for Patient Assistant Course.
One more notable feature, of the course, is that in each batch we take about 25 girls from tribal areas of Maharashtra. These areas are not easily accessible and they are starved of basic medical facilities. The entire expenses of these girls on account of stay, food, clothing, education, medical assistance are being met by our Trust. In turn, we persuade them to go back to their rural villages and work at Pubic Health centre/ Community clinics to serve local people thereby improving their health and hygiene conditions.
Programme Features :
Women Empowerment - Patient Assistant Program
The course designed for those girls who can not pursue education beyond 10th std/ 12 std due to economic/ social & family reasons.
- One year Course Affiliated to YCMOU since 2006
- In-house Theory classes by Expert faculties (Doctors/nurses).
- Practicals and Internship at Heera Mongi Hospital, Mulund.
- 100% Placement at renowned Hospitals /health centres.
- 500 girls trained through above program are now independent, self-
- reliant and great support to their families.
- One year Course Affiliated to Yashwantrao Chavhan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) since 2006
- In-house Theory classes by Expert faculties (Doctors/nurses).
- Practical and Internship at reputed Hospitals
- 100% Placement at renowned Hospitals /Clinics / Health Centres.
- About 1000 girls trained through the above program are now independent, self- reliant and great support to their families.
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Social & economic empowerment of adolescents & young women from disadvantaged communities in the age group of 16-35 years is achieved by providing them with a combination of life skills, literacy, & vocational skills training. It enables them to take up wage or self-employment and become a contributing member to society.
The programme establishes linkages within the stakeholders like the Hospitals /Corporate/ Training institutes/ NGOs and the youth. It also ensures the sustainability aspect through placements. The programme aims at Holistic development of trainees, thus making them employable individuals beaming with confidence and self-respect. Thus, the programme provides a win-win situation for both i.e. employer (Health Care Industry) and employee (Socially / economically deprive Youth/women)
Future Plans:
Vatsalya Trust conducts Patient Assistance Programme at Kanjurmarg ( Mumbai) and Sanpada ( Navi Mumbai) thereby training 100 girls every year. In order to spread health and hygiene awareness in remote parts of our country, it has been decided that Trust will handhold local NGOs in developing and implementing Patience Assistant Programme.