Community Ownership and Development - Towards Sustainable Livelihoods!

On 17 th Jan 2018 CSA organized a training program on Paper bag Making & Basic Sewing for fourteen Community Centre women at Muktisagar Prabhodan Kendra Hall, Uttan. Ms Anthiya Dias, a freelance artist and designer from Vasai was the resource person for the session. The main objective was to teach & provide guidance to women for promoting an alternate livelihood. Fr. Peter D’cunha Director of Snehjyot CCO, Uttan motivated the women through his speech. The first half of the session covered topics such as; the effect of plastic on the environment, to make different types of bags and envelopes from scratch, places to source the material and sell the product. In the second half, women learnt to use scrap fabric for make bags and duvets, to make flowers from fabric clippings, to cut and make basic garments, and places to source different fabrics. Next these women plan on having an exposure visit to the place from where the materials can be purchased. 

CSA trained SHG members conducted training on SHG Module II ‘Training the Trainers’ on 15 th Jan 2018 at Pali, Uttan. Self-help is a self-guided improvement - economically, intellectually or emotionally. The trainer explained the difference between an ordinary group & self-help group and its objectives through a game. Through this exercise the participants understood the benefits of an SHG and importance of team work. The functions of a SHG are regular monthly meetings, participating in solving social issues of zones /areas, increases in interaction, SHG benefits, decision making and networking with other NGOs. The members were further explained how an individual plays a vital role in the group for areas of development, leadership, motivation, and engaging in social inter-mediations benefiting the community. It is also important to build confidence, respect, and mutual understanding amongst each other and being patient to hear everyone’s views and ideas. Through a ...