United Way of Delhi

STEM ON WHEELS: United Way of Delhi is implementing a project STEM on Wheel, supported by AMD-XILINX INDIA TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED, across 20 schools in Sohna block in Gurugram district. Aligned to the National Education Policy 2020, United Way Delhi’s STEM Education Program aims to promote STEM education among young minds and transform the learning environment with the upgradation of the infrastructure in the government school(s), setting up of STEM labs, etc. This initiative seeks to strengthen the education system by promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and experiential learning among students through a dedicated STEM on Wheels (equipped in a Van).
STEM: Promoting Equitable and Gender Responsive Education in STEM Pune, Maharashtra. United Way Delhi with the support of CAMS and implementation with CYDA took significant strides in developing STEM education in five government schools in Pune. Our efforts included conducting STEM activities both

The School Centered Community Development Program of United Way Delhi envisages that all students achieve their full potential through contextual interventions in early childcare & education, primary and higher education, skill building in the youth, and caregiver & community awareness. The program has three stages namely Born Learning, School Support Program, and Youth Resource Center.

The project NEEV recognizes the significance of preschool education based on foundation learning development among children of the 0 - 6 years age group. It is a stage where they are to be introduced to new concepts, learn how to establish social interaction with others and get used to being separated from parents. Addressing the same, NEEV emphasizes on the implementation of high-quality Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) through strengthening the capacities of Anganwadis/Balwadis in facilitating proper care and fostering an environment intrinsic to quality educational, emotional, physical and psychological growth for the children and all stakeholders involved. The Project, based in Delhi and Pune, Maharashtra, has implemented the upgradation of Balwadi/ Anganwadi centres into child-friendly ECCE centres for the provision of quality learning support to young children (0 – 6 years). Capacity building of Balwadi and Pre-School staffs and parents, especially mothers were also facilitated for delivering proper care in a safe environment in both the schools and homes for the children. Furthermore, multilingual development learning materials such as workbooks were developed, and Building as Learning Aid (BALA) art was incorporated into the entire Balwadis infrastructures to enhance visual learning among the children.

The Integrated Development through Innovative Approach (IDIA) program is aligned with United Way Delhi’s School Centered Community Development (SCCD) program. The program envisages a school environment that is conducive to learning which requires investments at multiple levels. Under the program, it is mandated to set up digital classrooms at 3 Government Middle Schools in project locations to supplement teaching through digital support. Youth Resource Centres (YRCs) function as key pillars to the program, ensuring a platform with a safe environment for learning. Through remedial classes, life skills and vocational trainings, digital and financial literacy, sports, arts and culture activities etc., the youth are engaged to freely enjoy, experience, learn, explore, grow and discover potentials, capacities and confidence, enabling them to make choices for their higher education, career paths and discover themselves.

The project encompasses various activities focused on infrastructure development, educational support, child support, healthcare, and community development. These initiatives include contributions to educational institutions, child support centers, health facilities, and efforts aimed at enhancing the wellbeing of local communities

With the support from Knorr Bremse, a project named ‘Gyan Ankur: School based intervention for holistic development of students’ is being implemented in four primary Government schools in Faridabad, Haryana. The aim of this project is to provide an enabling learning environment inside government primary schools in line with government model schools for the holistic development of children by addressing issues related to the school and classroom environment, community engagement, students' health, and WASH.

Program ‘WE Lead’ aimed at ensuring sustainable livelihood of women through engaging them in upskilling and strengthening for entrepreneurship they aspire for and earn for meeting their needs.

Project Samriddhi, initiated in 2016, empowers women from poor households in Delhi's Kapashera community. It provides digital financial and business knowledge, and personalized leadership support, and helps women start and grow businesses.

SVASTI- This project aims to improve the emotional and mental wellbeing of women in rural Sohna through expanding mental health services for vulnerable women. The focused approach of the project lies on creating awareness and building capacity for early detection to prevent and treat mental health issues among women.

School Mental Health Initiative- The project focuses on preventive, promotive, and therapeutic care using a holistic approach involving a range of stakeholders including the teachers, psychologists and the school administration.

The ‘United for Air’ campaign commenced in the year 2018 with the vision to engage citizens of Gurugram through awareness on the current air quality in order to generate impactful environment consciousness for clean air and greener Gurugram. The campaign engages with the public through various community engagement activities and events aligned with its vision at venues such as Schools, Colleges, Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs), Government, Corporate offices etc.

With the purpose of ensuring Safe Driving, the project named ‘Four Wheels, One Life’ was implemented in Delhi NCR with the support from the United Way of Mumbai and it targeted 18+ College goers and RTO license applicants. Awareness regarding Road safety for driver licensing and training improved the competence and capability of drivers. Promotion of public safety by imparting road safety training among college youth and learning license applicants in Delhi were also relevant beneficiaries under the program.