Meal Support for the Vocational trainees

To promotes skill development for students who are unable to continue down the path of mainstream education by providing training of 2 years in wood workshop (carpentry & IQ toys), tailoring, horticulture & organic farming, arts & design or bakery and food preservation. There is also a program called “Saksham Grihini” that offers basic education and training to young women from rural areas, who did not have the opportunity to finish or follow an education, to be prepared for their role as women and wives by learning household chores and practical life issues (child care, cooking, sewing, health, security and their rights as women).

1. Many of our trainees are from rural areas, a population that depends on agriculture and is vulnerable to rural disasters (drought, flooding, locust invasion, etc.), therefore the quantity of their food is uncertain and they do not consume a diversified diet;

2. Women and girls are the most affected by food shortages. According to traditional Indian customs, women eat after the men, so they usually eat less and eat the leftovers that do not contain the necessary nutrients. In Uttar Pradesh, about 50 percent of women suffer from iron deficiency, which can lead to extreme fatigue, shortness of breath and the incapacity to complete the training;

3. People with disabilities must have proper food to take medication to avoid side effects and to metabolize the medicine effectively.

In order to avoid disparities among the trainees and to offer equal opportunities to complete their training, providing meals is a necessary.

Improving the working conditions and the health of the vocational trainees, in the long term, by providing nutritious food for lunch at the nearby canteen of Kiran Society. The Sustainable Development Goals are involved in this project are -

Universal access to safe and nutritious food

Equal access to affordable technical, vocational and higher education

Increase the number of person with relevant skills for financial success

Improving the health of the trainees such as reducing the number of women with iron deficiency;

- Improving the resilience of the trainees during rural disasters and food scarcities;

- Learning and gaining skills faster;

- Decreasing in the number of trainees unable to complete their training due to health or economic problems.