Sshrishti Trust

It is Sshrishti’s women’s empowerment programme that works to provide vocational training and skill-development opportunities to women from marginalized communities, ensuring a means of self-sufficiency and a sustained income.

The program works to foster awareness through community mobilization and participation. Currently, Sshrishti runs centres where it trains women in tailoring and hand-crafting at Bhatti Mines, Sanjay Colony, New Delhi.

Works to enhance the employability of youth from marginalized communities. Ssrishti offers training in basic computer applications like MS Office, training in job-oriented courses like Tally and DTP, uses digital technology to foster awareness and supplement school education, and encourages creative skills in using computer applications.

Basic healthcare is offered to all students; in the morning, milk and fruits are served and later lunch is provided. In addition, students' health is monitored regularly. The community outreach initiative also addresses the issues of health and hygiene in the community.

A project supported by Google and Tata Trust that is aimed to make women living in rural areas in three districts of Uttarakhand, internet literate, and to enable them to use it to enhance their livelihood.

Incorporates creativity, play, and alternative methods into teaching to provide children with a well-rounded education. Thus, it also incorporates technology to enhance learning and provides the children in its primary school with tablets that are pre-loaded with educational software.

It also offers supplementary learning and remedial classes. Additionally, Ssrishti provides life-skill education to develop students into individuals who are aware of both their rights and duties.

It is a women’s empowerment initiative, in partnership with the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), that provides a platform for the Oudh community residing at Bhatti Mines on the fringes of Delhi.

The ‘Mahila Panchayat’ conducts periodic workshops for rights awareness and has weekly meetings to hear grievances. In addition, the organisation provides guidance and facilitates familial or legal redressal in case of rights violations.

Sshrishti Learning Centres was initiated in 2003 with the idea of providing children from poor migrant communities with formal education from Class Nursery-V in centres potentially furnished with various flexible learning systems in order to encourage creativity enabling children to express themselves and achieve their potential. Classrooms are aided with technology: with tablets providing appropriate resources to enable children to engage with the 21st century digital world. The students also enjoy a nutritious midday meal, games and sports and field trips.

The CRN project in Uttarakhand aims at making digital education accessible to local children and youth. It also addresses their aspirations by providing opportunities for bridge-learning, building proficiency in digital literacy, coding, accounting and Spoken English and relevant life-skills. To boost digital literacy skills in the rural areas of Uttarakhand, 5 community resource centres are operational across Almora and Nainital. For building innovative skills in school children, 3 government schools are engaged in covering 750 students.