Project Brief: BCT is building an institute known as 'AHAR' wherein youth of 100 villages in and around Vishakhapatnam would be training in various skill areas to create self confidence in their minds thereby become self-sustained. Since many years, it is also prov
Project Type: Formal Schools (description)
Primary Focus: other (description)

Secondary Focus: other

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact:
Atlanta

Status: CLOSED - ENDED
Project Steward: Anuradha Bulusu
Co-Steward: Binal Shah
Project Partner(s): Sri Ram Murthy B
Project Address: Bhagavathula Charitable Trust (BCT)
Chief-of-Liaison, BCT
D.No.49-36-46/5, NGO Colony
Akkayyapalem, Andhra Pradesh 530016.
Tel: 00-91-(0891)550084
Stewarding Chapter: Atlanta

“Confidence” is aimed at generating self-employment in 100 villages through providing meaningful training program to 400 hundred young adults enabling them to be self-sufficient and remain in their villages, thereby generating “Confidence”. Youth from 100 nearby villages will be gathered and trained in skills that would assist them in becoming self-reliant.
It is envisioned that an Academy will be located at Haripuram, and eventually offer training to participants covering the entire district of Visakhapatnam. This academy will be known as Academy of Humans as Resources (AHAR - which means basis of livelihood in Hindi, the national language of India).
The courses that would be offered are:
1. Dress making for women
2. Electrical repairs and pump maintenance
3. Carpentary
4. Masonry
5. Agricultural skills like floriculture, vegetable gardening
6. Etikopakka toys (Toys made by application of lacquer on wood to create a distinctive appeal, studded with gold and precious stones, beads, colored glass, mirrors etc)
7. Hand made paper from rags, waste banana fiber
8. Screen printing
9. Soap and detergent making
10. Bakery and biscuits
11. Washing soap production
12. Computer operation and repair

This project also involves creating a small AHAR within the premises of Government Residential school for visually challenged girls by building a vocational wing with training in making file pads, envelopes etc. Simultaneously the school is provided with tactile books and more than half of the school students will be equipped with custom-made acrylic lenses that would improve their vision capacity.

The “Confidence” Project will be a partnership of Asha Toledo, Toledo Rotary Foundation with field work lead by Bhagavatula Charitable Trust (BCT), assisted by Rotary Club of Waltair. With the help of Toledo Rotary Foundation and an anonymous donor, dress making course and electrical maintenance and masonry courses are on its way to begin.