GENDER RESOURCE CENTRE (GRC), SULTANPURI, DELHI.
(Sponsored by Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Delhi & Women & Child Development Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi)
Trust ran the programme from 2007 to 2013.
The Objective to setup of GRC :
1. To evolve strategic/programmes for sustainable empowerment of women that is health, literacy, legal awareness and skill development.
2. Greater convergence of women welfare programmes and activities of Govt/other agencies.
3. Single window information & facilitation center for the community women to provide wider exposure of services available and better placement opportunities.
The following activities were carried out by the Centre for providing services to its beneficiaries:
A. Health:
* Regular check-up by Gynecologist and Physician through Trust’s GRC at Sultanpuri, Delhi.
* To organize health camps for Eyes Check up, TB, HIV cases etc. as per schedule. Each Health Camp had four visiting doctors of distinguished specializations.
B. Free legal counseling and assistance through DCW for women facing domestic violence, rape, intimidation and other legal problems. One Lawyer was appointed for provided legal counselling to the clients. Legal sessions were also conducted in the community to aware the community members especially women about legal and fundamental rights.
C. Information and facilitation Help Desk was established to provide the community information about various components of GRC and facilitate them through the process of applying under various Govt. schemes.
D. Vocational Courses : There were four trades of Vocational Courses operated by the Trust in the Centre. i. Computer 2. Fabric Painting 3. Cutting & Tailoring 4. Beauty Culture.
E. Non Formal Education : Non Formal Education was a major activity of the centre. The non-school going beneficiaries from the nearby areas were identified and registered at the centre. These beneficiaries were imparted education as per their age and last class attended and were enrolled in schools to streamline their education.
F. Nutrition and health : Health & Nutrition are very important components of everyday life. Good Health can be achieved by balanced diet. Community members are preached the methods of cooking using various materials with low cost and high nutritious value.
Apart from carrying out the above activates at the district level, the GRC also acted as a sub-center for the villages/areas in the neighborhood and carried out the following functions.
* Promoted micro crediting among women’s Self Help Groups.
* Identified micro enterprises and encouraged Self Help Groups to participate.
About 2500 women have passed the final tests of Vocational Courses and awarded by the Certificates of Govt. of NCT of Delhi during the project period. About 60% women are engaged in earning money through placement and networking with other institutions of Trust. Some Groups have started their own business with the help of Bank Loans, institutional loans as micro credit.