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Annual Report 2014-2015
Kamalini Kishangarh Center
20/9, Kishangarh,Vasant KunjNew Delhi 110070
Ph. +91 11 26122866
Protsahan
Kamalini Shahpur Jat Center
33, Shahpur Jat,
Ground Floor,
New Delhi 110049
Ph. +91 11 2649 8556
www.kamalini.org
To bridge the skills and knowledge gap of underprivileged women,
Kamalini Vocational Training Centre was launched by Dr. J. Kunnacherry,
Ms. Monica Rita de Souza and Ms. Maria Mendes in 2007. They are the
founding trustees of Protsahan, a New Delhi charitable trust. They
mobilized friends and volunteers to encourage marginalized women –
migrants from rural areas, school drop-outs, domestic workers with limited
education – to gain skills and education to bring their families ahead. The
Kamalini project opened its doors in a couple of rented rooms with one
open school teacher in 2007 in the urban village of Shahpur Jat, near Siri
Fort. Since then, the Kamalini team have trained over 1500 beneficiaries
helping them grow in livelihood skills in sewing, cooking, housekeeping
and computers to find a way forward for themselves and their families.
In 2009 Protsahan enrolled in the Delhi Government Technical Education
Community Outreach Scheme for government certification of the sewing
and cooking classes imparted in Kamalini’s second location, the Kishangarh
centre, near Vasant Kunj. In 2010 Protsahan signed a Memorandum of
Understanding with the registered society Educational and Development
Initiatives to open a new Kamalini centre in Sohna Road (Gurgaon,
Haryana) with high-quality installations and a bigger capacity. The new
location is under construction due to open in 2016.
Thanks to the tireless efforts of a team of volunteers, the dedication of our
staff, and the support of our donors, either directly or via Give India,
Kamalini Vocational Training project has trained over 500 needy women in
the fiscal year 2014-2015.
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Vision
Women are the key to a thriving future for their family and community.
Mission
To empower underprivileged women to attain holistic development through
encouragement, basic education and vocational skills.
Core Values
Genuine care and respect for the dignity of each person.
High-quality training.
Commitment and spirit of service.
Ethical conduct and transparency.
Fostering solidarity & social responsibility.
Kamalini contributes to a thriving future for all
Boosting women’s self-esteem and confidence
Strengthening the families
Increasing the income-generation possibilities
Preparing employees for area businesses
Promoting job creation
Involving corporate sector and volunteers
Outreach
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Training & Development
Women from low-income profilescan register for courses of three-month or six-month duration atKamalini to acquire livelihood skillsin sewing, computers andcooking. If the students attendregularly and clear the exams,some of which are externallycertified by the Delhi Governmentor NIIT, they are awardedcertificates of completion.
Courses
Number of students in 2014-2015
Shahpur Jat centre Kishangarh centre
Cutting & Tailoring and Embroidery
57 - -
Cutting and Tailoring (Under Delhi Government scheme)
- 71 -
Indian Cooking (under Delhi Government Scheme)
- 77 -
International Cooking 38 - -
NIIT Certificate in Basic IT 27 23 -
English and Short term Classes 24 26 -
21st century employment skills classes
65 67 55
Total 211 264 55
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With the support of the Fundacion DASYC, BANKIA, and Bancaja Social Cooperation, Kamalini led training sessions in 21st
Century Employment Skills for more than 100 women and girls. The orientation fostered entrepreneurship and self-sustenance. As part of this project, twenty-one women have united to develop a business plan to use their skills and form a women's industrial cooperative.
On the occasion of Women’s day, Kamaliniwas invited by Nirmal Jyoti Charitable Society,Vasant Kunj, to conduct a session onimportance of skill development and financialindependence for around thirty-five women atMandi Gaon.
Life Coach Neena Leutz led the Kamalini team
in a strategic development exercise along with alumni, current students and production centre members.
Holistic Development and Economic Insertion
With Neena’s guidance, we evaluated and brainstormed about how we live our vision and mission of serving women and society at Kamalini.
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Kamalini held its annual programme forIndependence Day in August, 2014 inthe Kishangarh community centre withthe theme "Incredible India". Theevent witnessed scintillating danceperformances by Kamalini studentsfrom different states of the union.
A total of 146 certificates weredistributed to successful studentsincluding 117 Delhi GovernmentCertificates for courses certified underthe Technical Education CommunityOutreach Scheme, 18 Basic ComputerOperator Certificates recognized byNIIT, besides those are certified byKamalini internal exams.
In January 2015, Kamalini markedthe celebration of Republic Daywith a patriotic programme by thestudents and recognition of thosewho have successfully completedcourses and cleared examsInternational Cooking (5), NIITComputers (23), English (11) andTailoring.
Mr. Yadvinder Singh, State Vice President, and Mr. Sunil Ghavri, Mehrauli Block President, presented certificatesto students successfully completing the Delhi Government Certified Courses in sewing and cooking.
Mr. Tejinder Bedi , CSR Manager from Magneti Marelli Powertrain, awarding an NIIT certificate to Caroline, one of the 23 students who cleared the external exam in the September – January period.
Celebrating students’ achievements on National Days
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We are grateful for the Main Tenduevolunteers Isabelle , Florence and Sophie who weekly craft a menu,
arrange the ingredients and impart classes with recipes for domestic
workers to gain skills in International Cuisine. The course completes with an
exam judged by an external jury.
Main Tendue Volunteers in Production Centre and Cooking
Main Tendue, a charity actiongroup in Delhi, supportsKamalini both financially andwith volunteers who share theirskills. Maud, Christine, Stanisand Geraldine designed andsourced materials for productsthat could be made for sale bystudents alumni of Kamalini.
The Kamalini Production Centre helps students apply their learning and to boost their family income, while also supporting Kamalini. This is how one student, Sakshi Rupa, (right) was able to pay for her training.
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Fostering Solidarity
The production centre items are sold indifferent charity melas (fairs) organised withthe help of volunteers as well as bycompanies who support Kamalini. This yearKamalini exhibited in the French Charity Fete,the British High Commission Winter Mela,and the Capital IQ Diwali Mela.
Besides these, volunteers organized othersales to promote our cause and to fund raisefor sustainability, displaying also exportsamples donated by El Corte Ingles, aSpanish department store with a buyinghouse in Gurgaon.
An on going event are the regular KamaliniVillage Walks which allows visitors a chanceto understand and discover the heritage ofShahpur Jat and to see our centre in action.
Visitors at French Charity Fetechecking out the products displayedat the Kamalini stall
Kamalini Village Heritage Walk being led by our volunteer Preeti Sachdeva
Kamalini stall at BHC
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Corporate Social Responsibility
As a part of its Impact Day celebration,professionals from Deloitte led trainingsessions for Kamalini students inNovember 2014. The interactivesessions helped the participantsbrainstorm potential business initiativesand develop skills in communications,time management, and interpersonaldealing, with tips on resume building,and interviewing.
McGraw Hill Financial also partnered with Kamalini for its Community ImpactMonth project, sponsoring the purchase of educational equipment. Eighteenvolunteers from Capital IQ led the session at our Kishangarh centre andconducted activities like nukkad natak (street play), cooking & embroiderycompetition, games and an interactive session with the beneficiaries.
Volunteers enacting a street play for students at Kamalini
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Learning through networking and collaborations
Kamalini staff at the stall in the exhibition about women:
“The Soul yet unspoken”
A youth initiative called Nayi Udaan and organised a photo exhibition with the theme “A soul still unspoken” showcasing the lives of women who emerged victorious from their struggles of life at Select Citywalk Mall. Kamalini also put up a stall displaying the work of its students. Volunteers from Nayi Udaan conducted an embroidery session at our Kishangarh centre showing how to enhance jute bags.
A student club at Jesus and Mary College (Delhi University) invited Kamalini to give a presentation about “Social Responsibility and Women Empowerment” in September 2014. Over a 100 students attended this talk and many came forward to understand volunteering opportunities at Kamalini. Following the success of the first NGO Connect meeting organised by the International Outreach group in April 2014, a second round of the meeting was held in November and Kamalini was invited for the same by Main Tendue.
The testimony of Kamalini student Mamtaabout how financial independence has changed her personally was featured at the exhibition
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Kamalini Kishangarh Center
20/9, Kishangarh,Vasant KunjNew Delhi 110070
Ph. +91 11 26122866
Protsahan
Kamalini Shahpur Jat Center
33, Shahpur Jat,
Ground Floor,
New Delhi 110049
Ph. +91 11 2649 8556
www.kamalini.org, email: [email protected]
Accountability Transparency Declaration
Highest paid staff in the
organization
Programme Development
Officer
INR 3,39,972 per annum
Lowest paid staff in the
organization
Centre Cleaner (part time) INR 11,879 per annum
Managing Trustee (CEO)
Monica de Souza receives INR
0 (ZERO) compensation from
Protsahan,.
Total international travel
incurred by Protsahan in 2013-
2014 for staff, volunteers or
trustees was INR 0 (ZERO).
Distribution of staff according to
salary (in INR) levels and gender
(per month)
Male Staff Female Staff Total Staff
Less than 5000 2 2
5,000 – 10,000 4 4
10,000 – 25,000 4 4
25,000 – 50,000 1 1
50,000 – 1,00,000
Greater than 1,00,000
Board Members of Protsahan Position on the Board Gross Remuneration
and Reimbursement
Maria Mendes Trustee INR 0.00
Monica Rita de Souza Trustee INR 0.00
J.J. Kunnacherry Trustee INR 0.00