Project Swatantra- Freedom
Is an attempt to make rural Persons with Disabilities and their caretakers, acid attack victims, transgenders, underprivileged and single women self-sufficient and economically independent by giving them relevant employable skills, in partnership with local resource training centers.
The main aim of this program is to provide them with employable skills and enhance the quality of their lives, through life skills programs, workshops on disability laws, and by enhancing their marketing and financial knowledge. It is disability & region- specific skill-based training which will lead to livelihood opportunities for People with Disabilities and their Caretakers.
Did You Know
As per the 2011 Census, 68.8% of country’s population and 72.4% of workforce resided in rural areas.
Only 14.6% of the rural workforce receives vocational training, which aim to develop competencies of skilled or semi-skilled workers in various trades
Number of unemployed Persons with Disabilities will cross 10 MILLION by 2022 if skill training is not improved
Swatantra follows 2 models
Direct Training
Operational and capacity building training support to resource training partners who are working with People with Disability and other marginalized minority groups. This model also includes business & financial management skill training for resource center management who are aligned to product based training and are trying to promote their centers as production units. Direct Training provides disability & region- specific skill-based training which will lead to livelihood opportunities.
Train the Trainer
This model builds capacities of the trainers through training workshops for any organisation working in the space of disability. The main aim is to upskill the trainers in current market requirements.
Direct Training: Honey Bee Farming
Employment is one of the most important goals for an individual with spinal cord injury (SCI), especially in cases, in which an individual is the only earning member of the family. It not only helps to achieve economic self-sufficiency but is also associated with personal growth, disability adjustment, social integration, and life satisfaction. Most of the studies for SCI on vocational resettlement reported a relatively lower rate of employment, usually below 40%. The study says only 12% of individuals returned to the same job after an injury. In India, ∼1.5 million people live with SCI. Every year, 10 000 new cases add to this group of individuals, and the majority of them (82%) are males in the age group of 16–30 years.9 Gaining employment, economic self-sufficiency, and community reintegration after SCI is important to all the victims irrespective of geographical variations. The employment opportunities for persons with disability in organized sectors in India, particularly in rural areas are non-existent. Unorganised sectors may prove to be the most appropriate avenue of employment for individuals with a disability. GiftAbled is running Honey Bee farming training for rural SCI’s and PwD’s families as an alternative source of income.
Direct Training: Mushroom, Horticultural and Vermicompost Training
A new beginning towards empowering people of tribal population in the self-employment sector where People with Disabilities and their Caretakers, find themselves in position to provide a helping hand to their families. Equipping them in Mushroom, horticulture and Vermicomposting skills which will benefit them to generate income to feed their families and in order to have sustainable living. The tribal residents of Toyaput and Koraput district in Odisha, Pavagada district in Karnataka & economically deprived families of Balrampur District in Uttar Pradesh lack benefits of basic necessity like education, health, and Government schemes which has been a hindrance for the tribal & economically deprived society even today.
REAL IMPACT, MEASURABLE RESULTS
Direct Training : Sewing Skill Training
People with minimal educational qualifications have very few chances of securing a job in the formal sector. People with Disabilities and their Caretakers, find themselves inept at supporting their family due to the absence of any professional skill. Skilling them in everyday needs of people like stitching various fabric related products will provide self-employment at their homes, which can earn them a daily income. Sewing Training is focused in Nagapattinam and Thiruvallur region of Tamil Nadu. Tsunami waves that struck the Coastal Areas in Tamil Nadu in December, 2004 have caused immense damage to human lives and properties and Nagapattinam remains one of the most affected areas till date.
Training Centers
CSR Partners
