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Lighting up our Social Impact Centre and our hearts! A wonderful Diwali celebration with our community, filled with fun activities and festive cheer.
October 2024
This year, our Social Impact Centre at Uttam Nagar became a hub of Diwali celebrations as community members gathered to mark the festival together. The day was filled with a host of activities, from rangoli-making to lighting diyas and andles, along with games and other fun activities, each step representing the spirit of togetherness and positivity.
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The sight of intricately crafted rangolis added a unique charm to the space, while the warm glow of diyas illuminated smiles and laughter all around. The event offered a perfect blend of tradition, creativity, and community spirit, making this Diwali celebration truly special.
From artisans to entrepreneurs! ArunaSocial Ventures' training programs are paving the way for women to sustain and grow their own businesses.
July 2024
At our Social Impact Centre, business training programs in fashion designing, candle making, and soap making are revolutionizing the lives of women from low-income communities. These hands-on workshops provide participants with valuable skills that can be directly applied to generate income.
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By learning the intricacies of these trades, women are not only able to create marketable products but also gain a sense of accomplishment and confidence. The training fosters creativity and innovation, enabling participants to explore their potential and develop unique products that reflect their personal touch.
Beyond the technical skills, the program includes comprehensive training in sales, marketing, and small enterprise management. Women learn how to effectively promote their products, understand market demands, and manage their finances, which are crucial components for running a successful business. This holistic approach ensures that they are not just skilled artisans but also savvy entrepreneurs capable of sustaining and growing their businesses. As a result, these women become more aware of their capabilities, self-reliant, and financially independent, paving the way for a brighter future for themselves and their families. The ripple effect of this empowerment extends to their communities, inspiring others and contributing to overall social and economic development.
This June, we conducted a transformative summer camp at our Social Impact Centre in Uttam Nagar, New Delhi!
June 2024
Designed to instill etiquettes, good manners, and essential social skills, our camp focused on self-improvement through a comprehensive curriculum. Highlights included confidence-building sessions, general awareness sessions on current events and civic responsibility, and practical skill development in computer literacy and language proficiency.
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Our goal was to sow the seeds of a better tomorrow by equipping children with the tools they need to grow into responsible, well-mannered, and confident adults. The month-long program concluded with a special ceremony where each participant received a certificate of participation, celebrating their achievements and the bright futures ahead.
ArunaSocial Ventures celebrates Holi, the festival of colours.
March 2024
At ArunaSocial Ventures, we embrace the spirit of Holi, the Festival of Colours, as a celebration of life's diverse hues and experiences. This occasion reminds us to confront life's challenges with resilience and a joyful heart. Holi serves as a profound symbol of cherishing diversity and approaching obstacles with unwavering determination and celebration.
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Wishing you all a Happy Holi from the entire team of ArunaSocial Ventures!
Empowering Women: A Celebration of Women Power at ArunaSocial Ventures' Social Impact Centre
March 2024
International Women's Day 2024 celebration at ArunaSocial Ventures' Social Impact Centre in Uttam Nagar, New Delhi, resonated with vibrant energy and the spirit of empowerment. It provided a platform for community members to share their inspiring narratives.
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Trainee-entrepreneurs and program participants took the spotlight, sharing tales of resilience and success, demonstrating the unyielding spirit of women.
The event transcended mere storytelling; it was an immersive experience. Our team curated a diverse range of engaging activities, blending learning with enjoyment. The enthusiastic participation from women and youth in Uttam Nagar underscored the event's success.
Happy International Women's Day to all the courageous women out there!
Ushering in a new year full of hope, achievements and success!
January 2024
Women and youth from the community, along with our team members, welcomed the New Year at our Social Impact Centre in Uttam Nagar, New Delhi with a lot of energy and excitement.
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As we step into the New Year, we all look forward to embarking on a journey of positive change with a renewed commitment to creating better opportunities for all.
Together, let's make 2024 a year of impactful transformation with ArunaSocial Ventures leading the way.
Dressed in the hues of happiness, our Diwali celebration was a blast! From vibrant rangolis to heartfelt conversations, it was a day of togetherness and joy.
November 2023
Dressed in traditional attire that reflected the spirit of the festival, the youth and women of the community came together to create stunning rangolis and to light diyas and candles at our Social Impact Centre at Uttam Nagar, New Delhi. Beyond the artistic endeavours, everyone took
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a moment to share their thoughtson Diwali, ranging from light-hearted anecdotes to profound reflections on the significance of the festival.
As the celebrations were wrapped up, every participant captured these moments of joy and laughter through delightful photo sessions and selfies!
From Delhi's markets to the festive stalls at DU colleges, our decorative candles were there to make Diwali shine brighter for everyone! Handcrafted with love, these candles added a dash of charm to Diwali celebrations this year.
November 2023
Our women entrepreneurs from Uttam Nagar showcased their artistic flair in the form of handcrafted candles. From wholesale markets to neighbourhood markets of Uttam Nagar
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and DU college stalls, the response from customers was phenomenal.
The tremendous response from our wonderful customers fuelled the spirits of our entrepreneurs, pushing them to sell out their entire stock. Selling out their entire stock was not just a triumph for these women but a testament to the support of the people who bought these candles to light up their homes and hearts. Let's continue to shine together!
Family Day Highlights - Gaining a deeper understanding of the training and development our youth and women are experiencing.
October 2023
Family Day was organised at our Social Impact Centre at Om Vihar, Uttam Nagar, New Delhi. Families gathered to learn more about the transformative training our youth and women are going through.
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The interaction not only deepened understanding about our programs but also sparked motivation within our trainees, knowing their families are now an integral part of their journey. The shared enthusiasm and involvement of families is essential to ensure motivation and progress of our youth and women. Together, we're creating a supportive ecosystem where every member plays a crucial role in the journey of growth and development.
This interaction is more than just a one-day event – it's a catalyst for ongoing support and motivation.
Witnessing dreams turning into reality at our certificate distribution ceremony!
October 2023
Today, we celebrate the incredible journey of women and youth from underprivileged backgrounds as they complete their skilling and business training courses. From language
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skills to fashion designing and everything in between, our trainees are now equipped with the tools for a brighter future.
The certificate distribution ceremony held at our Social Impact Centre at Om Vihar, Uttam Nagar, New Delhi was a heartwarming celebration of these incredible women and youth, who have not only gained skills but also newfound confidence and independence. Through our training courses, they received training in language, communication, computer skills, personality development, fashion designing, candle making, and business skills.
Witnessing these incredible individuals receiving their certificates is a moment of pride and inspiration and the smiles on their faces as they receive their certificates is priceless. These women and youth have not just learned new skills but have also transformed into self-reliant, confident individuals.
It's not just about certificates; it's about the journey they represent. These certificates are the stepping stones to independence and self-reliance for our amazing women and youth.
From training to transformation!
September 2023
We are thrilled to announce our candle making training program, designed to empower women from low-income communities to become entrepreneurs and light up their own paths to success. Through this program, these women are not only learning the art of candle making but also discovering their inner creativity, as they craft beautiful, unique candles that will soon
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grace homes throughout their communities.
By manufacturing and selling these candles in their own neighbourhoods, they're not just starting businesses; they're strengthening their communities and uplifting those around them.
Stay tuned for updates on their entrepreneurial journey and the incredible candles they'll be offering soon.
DevelopingYoung Minds: A Summercamp Journey
July 2023
This summer, we embarked on an extraordinary journey with some bright young stars from low-income communities at our Social Impact Centre in Uttam Nagar, Delhi. Our one-month Summercamp was an exhilarating blend of learning, laughter and growth. ...
The kids dived into interactive sessions and activity-based learning modules, discovering new horizons in computer skills, communication skills, personality development, general awareness, grooming, health, and hygiene.Each day was a step closer to unlocking their full potential and building a brighter future.
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Everyone deserves a second chance!
April 2023
The Basic Skills Training (BST) programme at Aruna Karyashala provides language, computer and personality development training to adult women and youth (both boys and girls) with little or no formal education. Coming from the lower socio-economic strata, these individuals either never went to school or had to discontinue their formal education due to financial or other personal constraints. ...
The BST programme was started with the aim to impart basic language skills and life skills to enable such individuals begin the learning process once again and improve their skills at a pace suitable to them and in a manner comfortable to them. Audio-visual tools, activity-based learning and classroom learning sessions are combined to make the learning process engaging and interesting.
At Aruna Karyashala we believe everyone deserves a second chance, whether it is to improve their skills or to begin their journey towards financial independence. Age and circumstances are not limiting factors if there is sufficient motivation and proper guidance.
ArunaSocial Ventures reaches out to rural women of Chhattisgarh
April 2023
As a step towards empowering rural women through skilling and creation of sustainable livelihood generation opportunities, the founders of ArunaSocial Ventures met with community leaders and representatives of 8 SHGs from Gariaband district in Chhattisgarh. ...
Many of the women from these SHGs were keen to learn new skills and get trained in the use of technology, and also to start home based micro-enterprises in their villages.
Chhattisgarh being rich in natural resources offers good potential for development of micro-enterprises in rural areas for manufacture of products developed from a variety of forest produce.
Through its ArunaKaryashala programme, ArunaSocial Ventures wishes to skill, train and support women from these villages to start sustainable livelihood generation activities, either individually or collectively, which can be scaled up over time to generate employment opportunities for large numbers of women and youth from these communities. Post training and start-up of their enterprises, ArunaKaryashala will support them in providing market linkages for their products in some key markets of North and East India.
Family members are important stakeholders in the process of empowerment of women from low-income communities.
April 2023
Family Day was organized at the Social Impact Centre in Om Vihar, Uttam Nagar, where family members of the women and youth undergoing training at #ArunaKaryashala were invited. There was active participation from the family members.
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Not only were the parents of the youth present but it was encouraging to see children of the women trainee-entrepreneurs and, in some cases, their husbands accompanying them to interact with the team members at Aruna Karyashala.
This interaction gave the family members better insight into the training process and also helped them understand the objective of the training programmes. It was motivating for the women trainee-entrepreneurs to see the support of their family members in their endeavor to learn new skills and to prepare for a more promising and self-reliant future.
Market visit of trainee – entrepreneurs
March 2023
Success of any business enterprise depends upon the entrepreneur’s ability to understand their customers and the market. Aruna Karyashala ensures that every trainee-entrepreneur understands this through an engaging and interesting field-based training activity....
Learning through field visits is an important part of the Business and Entrepreneurship Training programme at ArunaKaryashala. One such field visit introduces the trainee-entrepreneurs to the modern retail environment by taking them to malls and showrooms of established brands. During this market visit, the trainee-entrepreneurs get to experience first-hand how products are sold at such marketplaces and the branding activities undertaken by established brands.
Other important learnings from these market visits include customer handling, display management, identifying market trends and new product development.
For some trainee-entrepreneurs, this happens to be their first visit to a mall or opportunity for travel on the metro. Such visits help in building their confidence and in giving them the motivation to travel and interact with strangers independently and without hesitation. There is also an element of fun in these field visits, as they get to end the day with a hearty meal of their favourite food at the food court of the mall!
Women’s Day celebration with our trainee-entrepreneurs and community women
March 2023
International Women’s Day was celebrated at ArunaSocial Ventures – Social Impact Centre, Uttam Nagar with participation from almost fifty women trainee-entrepreneurs and community members. The trainee-entrepreneurs shared their experience with others and
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motivated other women to upskill themselves and work towards becoming more self-reliant. Their confidence and public speaking skills were clearly an inspiration to all.
For some women from the community, who are not used to venturing out of their homes independently, it was a great platform to interact with women trainee-entrepreneurs and get motivated by them to learn new skills and prepare to start some income generation activity on their own.
The event offered an opportunity for learning to the participants, through motivational videos and discussions, as well as for enjoyment through fun activities. Those women who did not know the significance of ‘Women’s Day’ got to know about it and this will help them develop a greater sense of self-worth and confidence in their abilities.
Creating awareness regarding recycling, upcycling and reduction of wastage through an exhibition of recycled and handcrafted items
March 2023
An exhibition of handcrafted recycled items was organized at our Social Impact Centre at Om Vihar, Uttam Nagar. Our trainee-entrepreneurs and
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community members prepared various handicraft items using recycled products and displayed them at the centre. This was organized to increase awareness among community members regarding the need to reduce wastage and re-use/recycle potential waste products.
Interesting and innovative ideas were used to recycle waste products like pistachio shells, disposable plastic spoons, disposable paper cups, plastic bottle caps, non-woven bags, used garments and waste paper to create aesthetically appealing and useful items such as handbags, pillow covers, coasters, bottle covers, toys, wall hangings and other decoration items. The emphasis was not only on recycling waste products but also on designing and making products which are functional, well finished and saleable.
Through this exhibition the trainee-entrepreneurs not only became aware about ways to reduce waste in their immediate surroundings but also on how to ensure functionality, aesthetics and quality control to design and develop products which can be sold to potential customers at a reasonable price.
Celebrating the Festival of Colours at our Social Impact Centre at Uttam Nagar
March 2023
Holi was celebrated at our Social Impact Centre at Om Vihar with active participation from our trainee-entrepreneurs, along with women and youth from the community. There were fun
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activities for everyone to participate in and it ended with everyone applying ‘gulal’ to each other.
Imparting advanced designing and stitching training to community women to augment income levels by establishing home based garment manufacturing microenterprises
February 2023
Learning stitching is a preferred training option for most women from low-income communities. In Om Vihar, Uttam Nagar, large numbers of women have learnt basic stitching from various
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organisations operating in the area. But due to their limited skills and lack of market awareness, the quality of stitching and design of garments does not match up to the high standards expected by customers in the market. As a result, these women are not able to use their training to generate sufficient income for themselves.
ArunaKaryashala is providing garment design training and advanced stitching training to many such women to upgrade their skills and help them make marketable products. Garment manufacturing can be a good option for microenterprises, as it can be undertaken even at a small scale and from the homes of the community women. The challenge is to ensure that the designs, cuts and quality of stitching meet the expectations of the customers in a highly competitive market segment. Upskilling and providing market-oriented training helps in overcoming these challenges.
New Year Celebration at our Social Impact Centre at Uttam Nagar
January 2023
The team celebrated the new year with community members at the centre. Fun activities were organised for community members of all ages and there was active participation from everyone! It is hoped that the new year will bring a greater sense of urgency to resolve pressing issues related to sustenance and survival
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of the planet and its people. We, at ArunaSocial Ventures, look forward to a more impactful year ahead through deeper interaction with the community and more meaningful interventions to enable the community members lead more purposeful and fulfilling lives
Women getting trained to become self-reliant
November 2023
Inability to continue with formal education in the past should not limit a person's ability to learn and grow in the future. ArunaKaryashala provides computer training, personality development, communication skills and language training to women coming from disadvantaged backgrounds with limited formal education. These women from Om Vihar and
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neighbouring areas of Uttam Nagar have not been able to complete their formal schooling due to difficult financial and family circumstances. After having given up on the idea of completing their formal education and having lost confidence in their abilities, now they feel motivated and are excited to learn computers, English language skills and are ready to step out of their homes to explore various opportunities for income generation. This is the first step in their journey towards financial and social empowerment!
Preparing the youth for the future
October 2023
Making them tech savvy by training them to use the internet, understanding basic computer applications and researching information from relevant resource bases. Most job opportunities in the future will be technology based and enabling the youth to be tech
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friendly will help them identify and grow in their occupation of choice more easily. Through its training modules ArunaKaryashala works on holistic development of the youth from disadvantaged communities by improving their communication skills, building their self-confidence, providing computer training and training them in relevant employability skills.
Celebrating International Day for Elderly People
October 2022
Meet Satya ji (Satto Aunty), a lady in her late sixties residing in Om Vihar Phase 5, Uttam Nagar.
She stays with her son and granddaughter and works at our Social Impact Center at Uttam Nagar. Even at this age she wants to be independent and not depend on her family members for financial support. ... Although she gets some support from her brother and sister-in-law, she tries to avoid it as much as possible. Her son does not have a regular source of income and whatever money he earns he spends on himself and on his alcohol addiction. Satya ji is loved by everyone at our Social Impact Center and she is a great source of inspiration for all of us. She is meticulous in her work, never gets late and has never taken any leaves, and she does all her work with a smile on her face. We are all grateful to have her and seeing her we’ve realized that age is not a limiting factor as long as one has the will and motivation to do something. Let’s look up to our elders and learn from them, and cherish our association with them.
She stays with her son and granddaughter and works at our Social Impact Center at Uttam Nagar. Even at this age she wants to be independent and not depend on her family members for financial support. ... Although she gets some support from her brother and sister-in-law, she tries to avoid it as much as possible. Her son does not have a regular source of income and whatever money he earns he spends on himself and on his alcohol addiction. Satya ji is loved by everyone at our Social Impact Center and she is a great source of inspiration for all of us. She is meticulous in her work, never gets late and has never taken any leaves, and she does all her work with a smile on her face. We are all grateful to have her and seeing her we’ve realized that age is not a limiting factor as long as one has the will and motivation to do something. Let’s look up to our elders and learn from them, and cherish our association with them.
Meeting with MLA
September 2022
Team members of ArunaSocial Ventures meeting with MLA from Vikaspuri Sh. Mahendra Singh Yadav. We thank him for the support
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extended by him to our organisation and its work.