Day: July 20, 2018

NJSI funded a skill training program, “Advanced Felt Training Program” to the members of Disabled Service Center located at norther corner of Kathmandu, Tarkeswor.

Disable Service center is a shelter home for differently-abled people . Altogether 22 differently-abled people from 16 yrs to 61 yrs age group reside in the center. The center has been working to empower differently-abled people through vocational and skill training programs. The chairperson, Chandra Bahadur Khatri who is a wheelchair person himself, says they initially learnt to make handicrafts of felt material from YouTube; however as the product finishing was not good, they had to hire a trainer for which they did not have sufficient fund.

NJSI funded the training program that started from 10^th of July to 16^th of July. Jamuna Thapa Magar trained 20 participants among which 13 were differently-abled and 7 were under privileged women. They prepared materials like bags, carpets, earrings, decorative items, caps etc.

The participants were happy to receive completion certificate on 16^th July.  The chairperson expressed his gratitude towards NJSI and said that they can now prepare other advanced felt items with the perfect finishing touch.

After the successful completion of the basic tailoring training last year in Jaretar Kavre, the recipients had requested NJSI for an advance one. Now, they feel proud to have completed the advance one as well.

On 15^th of July, they were awarded with course completion certificate. This training focused on making clothes like gown, blouse, kurtha suruwal, topi, daura suruwal etc.

Among all the  recipients, 11 were from Danuwar community and one was from Tamang.  Most of them came from poor family background. They were happy to have skill which will eventually help enhance their economic status.

Impressed with the work of these ladies, the trainer, Babita Danuwar says that she will help them in finding job.

NJSI conducts regular training program for caretakers and teachers of children with special needs. On 6^th and 7^th of July, another training on Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy was given to 8 caretakers of Kalidevi and Bhagwati hostels by a senior psychologist Rama Karki, who is affiliated with SOS.

The trainees were exposed to adaptive methods of counselling the children in distress, and controlling their frantic behaviors. Some of the method included storytelling, engaging in fun activities and games, and techniques like “time out”.

The participants confess that time, patience and love for the children have been the major factors, helping them understand the children and minimize their agitated behavior.  After the training they share that they learnt better ways to engage with these special children.