Dear all, I was about to write a mail that we are not sharing the progress of our projects on the google group on a regular basis when I just read the following mail from Leenaji. I am really feeling short of words for the gigantic effort the Leenaji has put in to make project Sahyog a success. I have always believed that each and every human being has the power to change the course of this world. It is all about just being perseverent a little more, just dreaming a little more, just being crazy a little more and just being passionate a little more. Leenaji has truly shown us that there is light beyond every dark tunnel. When project Sahyog was started, it was an additional project for us which means additional work and responsibility. But the initial work disappointed us and we did feel that maybe this project will not work as well as we thought or even die down over time. But Leenaji took great hold and charge of the project in addition to the already huge responsibilities that she was handling and today all of us are truly proud and highly hopeful about the scope of Sahyog. NOW WE ARE TRULY CHANGING LIVES!! I have no issues in saying that Leenaji, you are our hero and truly a source of inspiration for all of us. And friends let us all keep posting on the google group about the work that is being done in Sanskaari such as the paathshalas etc. so that we keep getting informed and inspired.
Thanks and Regards, Chaitanya Jha On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 11:57 PM, bringing newdawn < [email protected]> wrote: > Sahyog began in Sep-Oct 2008. Now Sahyog is helping 17-18 ladies in > standing on their own feet. They are earning about 55-70 Rs/day while doing > their own family responsibilities at their homes only.I began Sahyog project > from Tilak Vihar but those ladies didnot cooperate as it was beginning and > we were not having orders and so we started with 40p labour per bag but they > didnot cooperated. Then we got an order but ladies at Tilak Vihar refused to > make bags and that was very difficult time as we commited shopkeepers for > one week delivery time but ladies refused then I started at Sonia Camp Slum > - BG-6 Paschim Vihar with three ladies who were also not supporting much as > labour was less but finally we got such amount for bag that now we be able > to pay Rs 1 to ladies per bag. Initially whole of bag was made by pasting > but then one of ur Sahyog lady's husband gave idea of doing bag by sewing. > I tried it first on my own and then later it was being made partly by sewing > and partly by pasting. This made our production fast. In the mean time > labour was further increased to 1. 50 Rs which was now diverted into two > groups - One group of ladies who started sewing part and another group > started pasting part. So our production become faster. Then for making > project wider as I become more busy with my job and other problems, I > thought of alloting the responsibility to sahyog ladies. Three ladies are > now working as teachers in those group who are forwarding the Sahyog to help > ladies in other slums. They teach other ladies and coordinate with them on > regular basis. They provide materials for making bags and I provide to those > teachers. and we are paying salary to them. One of our sahyog teacher has > forwarded this project in Madipur Village and taught to 4-5 ladies and now > these ladies are making about 50 bags per day. Two of our sahyog teacher > taught 2-3 ladies in near by their homes. Now under Sahyog about 800-900 > bags per day production is happening if supply of newspaper is smooth but > due to lack of funds we are not able to purchase newspapers and machines for > speeding up the project. Although with this small effort , we are able to > make 9 eyelet machines and 9 punch machine as assets for Sanskaari's Sahyog. > Although we are not able to generate extra funbds but We are able to make > ladies stand on their own feet. > Apart from this , there is one lady named Poonam whose husband Tilak is in > comma for last two years as he met an accident and was in Safdarjung > hospital but hospital authorities has now refused to keep his husband in > Hospital so she took help of media and finally she got permission to keep > her husband in Safdarjung Dharamshala till his husband Tilak get > healthy.Tilak's parents also refused to take his responsibilityas they said > he is equal to dead for us. But Poonam is having faith that one day Tilak > will get healthy. Although Sapna and other NGO.s providing help in his > husband's treatment but she want to do work so that she can stand on her own > feet. Here I from Sanskaari helped her and taught how to make paper bag and > involved her in Sahyog. Now Poonam is making 30-40 bags per day while taking > care of his husband in Dharamshala. Our volunteers Nancy and Suhail of South > Delhi are providing her newspaper on regular basis. and I am in constant > touch with poonam and whenever she feels any problem she calls me for help. > > In the last month taking follow up of sahyog and arranging for newspaper > etc and selling paper bags and bringing raw material from Sadar, I did all > that. > > Apart from this, sahyog , I have now been attached so close with them > that ladies used to share their own problems with me and feel so lightened > and feel me as a support in their problems. One of our sahyog girl- belongs > to Sweeper family so she felt so proud and happy when I made her teacher and > she shared her dream with me - ' Didi I had to stop my studies due to > poverty. In my life whenever I got any work it was only of sweeper, but > first time you trusted me and gave me such a responsibility that you made me > teacher". she is the girl who has started sahyog in madipur village. Her > name is Nisha. Today also her brother who is involved in gambling promised > me to leave all this and will become a gentle man within 6 months. > > Regards > Leena Aghi > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sanskaari" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sanskaari?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
