ANNUAL REPORT

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ANNUAL REPORT

2019-20

INTRODUCTION

POWHER is a non-profit organization created by a united team of social workers who dreamed to uplift and empowering women and specially-abled people living in the slums of North Delhi.  July 2010 marked the beginning of this initiative, by firstly organizing programs for education and imparting knowledge of basic manners and etiquette to a group of young boys and girls in the slums in North Delhi. These sessions were conducted by unpaid volunteers in open spaces available in the parks.

VISION

Our vision is to empower the girls and women living in the urban slum communities and enable them in leading a life with dignity, equality, and development to their maximum potential.

MISSION

Our mission is to uplift the underprivileged and differently-abled sections of society, residing in the slums of North Delhi through creating skill development programs and livelihood opportunities.

OBJECTIVES

1)    Vocational skills training – Training and developing the skills of women with reference to specially enabled women.

2)    Self-Employment – Generating employment opportunities for women by utilizing the skills imparted for supporting themselves and their families.

3)    Rehabilitation- Creating new avenues for women, young girls, and the differently abled to restore back their position in society.

4)    Self- Help Groups – Establish Self- help groups & create self-sustaining production centers for producing and marketing products to cater to the needs of the local market.

5)    Awareness – Spreading awareness about their legal rights and facilitating access to learning and training.

EXPERTISE FIELD

1)    Advance Skill Development Training -We have successfully been able to undertake underprivileged women, differently abled people and give them training in various skills such as stitching, embroidery, tailoring, and handicrafts. 

2)    Employment- We have worked to create opportunities for participation and avenues for a better and improved livelihood decreasing the vulnerability and challenges that these individuals faced or continue to face.

3)    Rehabilitation- We have made efforts towards rehabilitating and empowering differently abled, women by breaking the vicious cycle of their poverty and helping them lead self-sustaining lives.

ACTIVITIES

Ø January 2019

·        For women and people with disabilities advance skill vocational training was organised like sewing, embroidery, art and other crafts.

Ø February 2019

·        Conducted vocational skill development class to make gift pouches for girls and women for the purpose of selling.

·        Conducted special class for women and girls on health & hygiene along with distribution of sanitary napkins

·        Stalls were placed in Google Place Park Apartment for promoting women empowerment and making goodies learn about managing stall and speaking to customers

·        Drawing competition was organised to explain the kids how to achieve their goals in future all the kids were given the subject to show what they want to do and create it through their art.

·        Advance skill development program helps to channelise the income for livelihood programme which depicts women empowerment and help handicapped people.

Ø March 2019

·        Organised a stall in Delhi haat with products like organic colours and lots of other interesting products on Holi.

·        Worlds women’s Day was celebrated with underprivileged girls and women in which all the girls were given tops and coffee mugs.

·        Multiple Special classes were organised at Powher and awareness programme about different topics.

April 2019

·        Food items were delivered to the women and girls living in Mansarovar which included rice flour, oil, salt and for people who can’t cook biscuits and chocolates.

·        Celebrated Earth Day by learning how to reuse waste products.  Multiple products were made like purses for women, bottles etc.

Ø May 2019

·        Multiple training programs were organised for underprivileged women and girls

·        Educational trips are organised for kids at historical places. This was meant to explain the importance of recreational activities.  

·        Vocational training for stitching, embroidery for women suffering from disability.

Ø June 2019

·        Organisation celebrated world environment Day by designing products free from plastic, practised recycle and reuse.

·        Training for stitching products- handbags, pouches, jholas etc.

·        Recycling of Plastic bottle and waste, created thousand threats and made handloom for weaving fabric, made bags, pouches using eco-friendly products

Ø July 2019

·        Distributed sanitary pads to Underprivileged women and girls

·        Distributed homeopathic medicines to underprivileged women and supporting staff – around 50 to 55 women working in the organisation in Delhi.

Ø August 2019

·        Mass production of Rakhis (support livelihood programme for underprivileged women and girls)

·        Made Rakhis with eco-friendly products

·        Made handbags and decorative items for festivals

·        Celebrated Independence Day

·        Health and hygiene awareness programme for underprivileged women and girls

·        Distributed medical kits to around hundred women associated with the organisation

·        Rakhi stall was installed in IREO skyon society

·        Training programme for Hand-made pouches with embroidery.

Ø September 2019

·        Advanced skill development Programme where around 65 Underprivileged and differently abled women participated.

·        Handbag pouches, potly stitching Programme for differently abled women

·        Hepatitis C health check up camp was set up in Delhi, around 80 people participated

·        Embroidery Embroidery training programme for underprivileged and differently abled women

Ø October 2019

·        Created hundred percent eco-friendly products like newspaper seed pencil, plant table,  notepad, canvas,  slingbags etc.

·        Installed stalls at Rohini club Delhi Rotaract

·        Mahila skill training programme

·        Distribution of sanitary pads to underprivileged women and girls

Ø November 2019

·        Made eco-friendly diyas for Diwali

·        Mass production of diyas decorative Items, idols for Diwali by underprivileged section, this was aimed at empowerment, employment and better livelihood.

·        Candle making program for Underprivileged women and girls associated with the trust

·        Diwali exhibition stall at Gurgaon to sell Diwali gifts and women friendly products.

Ø December 2019

·        Training for preparation of home-made Christmas gifts

·        Large-scale production of Christmas gifts was made by underprivileged section of the society.

·        January 2020

·        Adding hand embroidery skill training to our skill Training centre

·        Celebrate republic day with staff and trainees including local community

·        Visit local community to aware the people about skill training

February-2020

.  Stablish independent livelihood, rehabilitation centre at north Delhi

. Provide employment to 5 women and 3 people with disability

. Training to make Holi Gulal from flower recycling

. start health and hygene program with womens 

. product designing work training conduct at centre to make saleable eco-friendly product

. registered with MSME to promote the local product

. participated in SURAJKUND mela at Faridabad to sale our Holi and handcrafted products

March-2020

·        Provide livelihood to 6 women for HOLI gulal paking

·        Participated sales stall at DILLI HAAT INA to sale our Holi natural gulal made from used flower

·        Celebrate women day with our team and Holi stall at one corporate OFFICE

·        HOLI celebration

·        Special education class for  underprivilege children on Saturday and Sunday

·        Bad luck of us covid-19 l;ockdoun 

                Dry Ration Distribution                                                   Independent Day Calibration

                            Sensitization  Kit Distribute                       Health Check Up Camp

Medicine Distribution                   Educational Trip                                                        Rehabilitation

                   Skill Training of Women in Fumigation & Sanitization

OUTPUT

The output of the activities performed in the financial 2019 are as follows:

·        A picnic trip organized for 90 street children belonging to under-developed slum area of Mansarovar Park.

·        Advance skill development centre was established.

·        Sixty girls and women were trained at the Skill Development Centre.

·        Awareness programmes on health and hygiene were organized and sanitary kits were distributed to over 1200 women.

·        Livelihood was generated for 4000-man days for women and daily wage workers.

·        Creative activities including art and drawing competitions were organized thrice for 50 street children each time residing in the Mansarovar park.

·        Celebrations were conducted for International Women’s day and Children’s day

·        Cultural programmes such as dance competitions were organized where 60 women participated.

FINANCIAL REPORT

    DETAILS OF ORGANIZATION

Name – POWHER (Charitable trust)

Registered Number – 114/19-20 Society Act 1982

Niti Ayog Darpan Unique ID – DL/2020/0250207

Pan No –  AAETP0174A

MSME Registration – DL05A0007347

BANK DETAIL

Account Holder Name – POWHER

A/c No – 50200042471218

IFSC Code – HDFC0001352

Account Types – Current

Branch – Clock Tower’s Mandi, Delhi – 110007

Swift Code- HDFCINBBDL