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The AWWA has over the years extended its span of activities and range of products for the welfare of the army families. It has contributed enormously to improve the education and awareness, health and hygiene, safety and security of wives and children and also resettlement and rehabilitation of widows.

 

The need of the hour is to keep the AWWA family well informed and aware, no matter where they are posted or settled.

Black Elephant (BE) AWWA Horticulture Training and Nursery Patiala

 

BE AWWA Horticulture Training Centre and Nursery has been established at Patiala on 15  Mar 2005.  A vide Variety of seasonal flowers and vegetable seedlings have been prepared and same is being sold at cheaper rates as compared to market. The spouses of Personnels Below Officer Rank (JCOs/OR) are also encouraged to grow potted plants and deposit these in nursery for sale.

To start with, potted plants in polythene packs are being procured from local nurseries in bulk on whole sale rate and same being sold after transplanting in earthen pots.  A portion of Nursery has been converted into a kitchen garden.

25 families of JCOs/OR of various units have been trained at BE AWWA Horticulture Training Center & Nursery. Seedlings/plants prepared at their residence are being brought by BE AWWA Horticulture Training Center and Nursery at reasonable rates.

 

Tailoring project for Empowerment of AWWA Member at Dehradun

 

  • General     The Shivalik Vocational Training Institute (SVTI), one of the Golden Key AWWA VTIs, was established on 14 Feb 2004 which offered several courses that teaches vocations to wives and families of Personnel Below Officer Rank (JCOs/OR).   The Institution trains the families of JCOs/OR to make saleable products thereby permitting them to make some money for themselves and their families.

  • Product      It produces Schools Uniforms of approved material and design for the Nursery School run by Brigade authorities and if possible, for other Schools in Dehradun.

  • Participation     The project has been started for families of serving JCOs/OR.  Seeing its financial viability, it is proposed to offer it to desirous war widows and families of ex-servicemen.

  • Financial Viability     The project presently envisages production of specific number of uniforms (free size) for the School run by Brigade authorities.  Incentive is being paid to AWWA members on production of the set of uniforms without awaiting payment by the School.  At present the finished uniform for a boy costs Rs 120/- and Rs 135/- for a girl.  This includes Rs 35/- as incentive, which is being paid to the AWWA member, making the uniform.  The product has been well received and is substantially cheaper as compared to the civil market.

Asha School, Chandimandir was established under the aegis of AWWA Western Command on 10 July 1992 for differently abled children of Army Personnel, the school provides education and rehabilitation training facilities for the special children,  Over the years there has been steady increase in the number of such students and presently 54 special children are being imparted vocational training to make them self reliant.  Curriculum runs on the basis of NIMH activity oriented teaching. Recently, two students, Master Sandeep Dubey and Rohit, have been employed in Marc Architect Glass Works, Panchkula.


Besides education the school provides speech therapy,  physiotherapy and vocational training such as making up gift wrapping paper, paper bags, shagun envelopes, book marks,  candle and diyas to the special children.  Three days training and counseling for parents was conducted from 10 to 12 Aug 2004.

Shawl Weaving Project by AWWA at Dehradun

  • General     The aim of this project is to provide employment opportunity to ladies of Ex-Service Man (ESM) and widows, thus making them economically independent and self-reliant.After a detailed study/ deliberation, it was proposed to manufacture traditional shawls. The study has established that  a ready market for this product already exists.

  • Product     It was decided to manufacture traditional Garhwali/Kumaoni shawls of size 6'x3 1/2' (Standard size shawls available in the market).  The basic shawl after it is taken off the loom is lightly embroidered prior to sale. Eight looms each costing approx Rs 800/- have been procured for the project.  Installation work has already been  completed in April 2005 and families of ESM and war widows have been informed about the new job  opportunities.

  • Participation     Opinion of the war widows in and around Garhi Cantt, Dehradun was sought.  As most war widows are comparatively stable,  it appears that participation of ESM families/ war widows may be limited in the initial stage.  However the participation is likely to increase as the project gains momentum.  The project is also open to other members of the AWWA community, i.e., wives of Personnels Below Officer Rank (JCOs/OR).

  • Training     Skilled individuals  of the unit have been identified within the families to train AWWA trainees.  An NGO already trained persons in the field has agreed to impart additional training to our instructors to upgrade their skills.

  • Financial Viability     The shawls are popular in the most major metropolises.  The NGO is presently selling each shawl at RS 800/- (produced by the trained persons) and Rs 450/- (produced by trainees).  We propose to market it trough AWWA for Rs 430/- (the cost would however vary slightly with cost of material). This would provide the student Rs 20/- per shawl.  Cost of shawl after weaving is completed would be increased to Rs 600/- thereby providing artisan (from AWWA ) Rs 350/ per shawl.   A trained artisan can make 10-12 shawls per month,  expecting to make Rs 2000/- to 2500/- in a month.

 

AWWA Mobile Library at Chandimandir

 

In pursuit of better quality of life through intellectual development and to carry knowledge to the doors of these who need it.  Paschim Kaman AWWA has started a mobile library at Chandimandir and Jalandhar to include good reading habit amongst all ranks and their families including children in the age of 5 to 16 years.  The mobile library has been equipped with books and periodicals on various subjects catering for wider range of readers including children of different interests.

Vajra AWWA Mobile Library was inaugurated at Jalandhar on 19 Aug 2002 for the children of JCOs/OR in age group of six to sixteen.  The objective of the library is to reach out to the children and include the habit of reading story books other than prescribed test books.

Interior of the vehicle is attractively done up with well planned seating arrangement, lights & fans and detachable book racks.  The mobile library visits JCOs/OR family accommodation including Field Area Family accommodation on all working days once in a week for two hours.  There has been overwhelming response to this.  As an incentive,  'Reader of The Year' award has been instituted for child who derives maximum benefit by drawing and reading maximum books from this library.

A sum of Rs-50/- (Rupees fifty only) deposited as security money and the same be returned to the member on his posting/retirement.  Membership of the AWWA Mobile Library is open to all families of Personnel Below Officer Ranks (JCOs/OR) we believe.

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