Provide vocational training to 200 women in India

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Summary

In order to make women financially independent, this project provides vocational training to 40 women per session of 2-3 months in Saharanpur, Northern India

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $150 was raised for this project.

Received $150 from 6 donations from people like:

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

This project addresses the problem of crime, prostitution and gives an opportunity to women to become financially independent in the city of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. If we provide training sessions free of cost, women will be encouraged to at least try and hence find safer work opportunities

Activities

The Women's Vocational Center provides women with vocational training such as tailoring, embroidery, cosmetology and elementary education. The center offers free training sessions to women and lately WVC has also realized the need to provide these wo

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $150

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $150.  The original project funding goal was $12,500.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The project will train 200 women per year allowing them to earn money through safer means and support their familiy and children

Project Message

Our little effort can make a big change in the life of a person, a whole community, or even beyond.
- Sana Sabri, Founder of the project

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Sana Sabri,
Founder & Director
Methodist University
5400 Ramsey Street
Fayetteville, NC 28311
United States
19174431340
Email:

Project Sponsor

Center for Global Engagement, Northwestern Univ

Organization

Women's Vocational Center
Sabri Manzil
Atish Bazan
Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh 247001
India
+91 (983)751-5896
http://www.wvcindia.org

Learn more about Women's Vocational Center and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in India and can also be found under Economic Development.

For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on April 23, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 23, 2008.

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