Niramay Bharat

Kishori Shakti Project

Women will work out their destinies — much better, too, than men can ever do for them – Swami Vivekanand

Objective of the project:

To provide

• A secured place to study as well as to learn number of activities
• A counseling centre
• A shelter to play
• A elder sister or a guide to talk with or to open up with
• A activity center to learn life skills
• A health care center
• A guidance center for entrepreneurship development

Method of conduction of the program:

• Each center of Kishori Shakti is coordinated by a Sanghatika.
• A basic module of activities is provided to the Kishori Shakti Project Sanghatika.
• The Sanghatika are trained twice a year. The training includes day to day activities as well as new learning.
• Daily 3 hours class will be conducted as per the schedule.
• The activities are modified as per the requirement of the slum.

Initially we have decided to work at seven slums on pilot basis. After internal evaluation of these seven places, we have decided to grow the same activities in 3 more slums. Now in 10 slums Kishori Shakti Centers are operated daily 3 hours.

Activities conducted:

• Monthly schedule of activities is provided to each Kishori Shakti Sanghatika.
• Daily 1 hour for playing indoor as well as outdoor games. This helps them to channelize their energy towards positive changes.
• For school going girls, daily revision classes are conducted to guide them to solve their problems faced by them.
• Conduction of various activities according to the schedule.
• Other activities are conducted occasionally.
• Training of all these Sanghatika is conducted twice a year.

In order to look after and raise health awareness among adolescent girls forced into early marriage and motherhood by their parents’ poverty and illiteracy, Niramay runs day care centres for such girls and counsels them.

While ensuring that girls do not get married before the age of 18, the programme also supports their education by providing school kits, curricular and career guidance, vocational training, and life skills training in areas ranging from leadership, motivation, value education, and entrepreneurship development, to positive behaviour, healthcare, cleanliness and hygienic habits.

A dedicated Kishori Shakti Sanghatika (community coordinator) is assigned to each centre.

A total of 23 Kishori Shakti centres are conducted in 23 different slums in Pune benefiting more than 3,000 girls.

Activities :

Distribution of Notebooks:

Total 5432 notebooks were distributed to 667 adolescent girls from 23 classes of Kishori Shakti Project.

Health Check-up:

Health Check-up program was organized from 5th December 2022 to 16th December 2022. 2389 girls from 23 slums were benefited.

Vasti Programs:

Group Vasti Programs were organised in seven parts in Pune city. Various activities and programs were organized .

List of 23 Kishori Shakti daily Classes:

1.Savitribai Phule Vasahat, Sinhgad Road
2.Sahawas, Dandekar Bridge
3.Waraje Malwadi
4.Aakashnagar, Waraje
5.Gosavi Vasti, Karve Nagar
6.Kelewadi, Paud Road
7.Rautwadi, Paud Road
8.Gokhalenagar Senapati Bapat Road
9.Janavadi, Senapati Bapat Road
10.Vaiduvadi, Senapati Bapat Road
11.Barma cell, Lohagaon
12.Chaudharinagar, Tingare Nagar
13.Laxmi Nagar, Yerawada
14.Hadapsar, Malwadi Gaon
15.Ramtekadi, Hadapsar
16.Prem Nagar, Market Yard
17.Super Indira Nagar
18.Upper Indira Nagar
19.Upper Ota
20.Chavhan Nagar
21.Ambegaon Pathar
22.Aranyeshwar
23.Janata Vasahat, Vitthal Mandir
24.Sutardara – 1
25.Sutardara -2