The skilling centre for women of Nithari village is located in a rented floor of a building in Sector 31. The idea behind creating this centre is to help women to take control of their lives and fight the poverty-cycle by making self-help groups and learning aviable skill to augment their earning. We are aiming to facilitate the creation of a cluster of micro-enterprises.
The project has been designed in a gender-sensitive way, cognisant of social norms and the constraints faced by women in their daily lives. It is aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals related to decent work and gender equality.
The courses are free of charge and at this point centre around tailoring and apparel-making in two batches of 10-12 women each. SAPNA is using a bottom-up approach by using members of the self-help groups to identify women in dire need of training. We have also integrated life skills such as communication, decision-making, strategic thinking in the skilling project to make them confident and self-sufficient.
Skills Imparted during 2021-2022:
- Stitching Classes: 3 Batches of 15 girls are in full swing on daily basis.
- Apparel Making: 2 Batches of 12 women are making garments for online apparel stores.
Objective:
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- To offer training on machines used for mass production of garments.
- To provide, sustainable livelihood opportunities to women from underprivileged community.
- To train on various businesses related activities from procurement to marketing of finished goods.
Achievements drawn by Skill Center:
- The ladies stitched 7500 men boxers. The proceeds of the same were distributed among the women under Learn & Earn program.
- Stitched school uniform for Shaheed Bhagat Singh School & Sapna Shikshalaya. (Tunics, Salwar and Kameez)
Contact Us: Reeta Singh (9711014563).
Photographs of training at SDC, Noida:
Half pant cutting training organized at the Skill Development Centre in Noida on June 18, 2024.
Made potli bag for MIAAH brand by SDC trainees at the Skill Development Centre in Noida on June 17, 2024.
Suit piece given by donar on the occasion of navratri.
A one day women’s rights workshop is being organized at the Skill Development Centre in Noida on August 26, 2023.
A one day block printing workshop is being conducted at the Skill Development Centre in Noida by artist Srija Bhowal, a student from Parsons New York, on August 19, 2023.
NGO SAPNA’ was registered in Delhi under the Societies Registration Act on 21st October, 2004. It was founded by a group of professionals who shared a dream to work on a people-centric model of development in areas of health, education, gender, community development and social welfare. Inspired by Gandhian ideals of ‘Sewa’ i.e. selfless service, SAPNA’s mission is to work/act as an ‘agent of change’ to support and empower the poor and the marginalized. 
