Usha Silai School Teacher Gets Second Sewing Machine

23 March 2022, Amrit Nagar (Hazaribagh): Mrs. Mamta Kumari, a beneficiary selected and trained under Usha SIlai School program by NBJK with support of Usha International Limited, has received second sewing machine to enrich her Silai School she runs at her home.

Today Mr. Girija Satish (President, NBJK) handed over a new sewing machine to Mrs. Mamta Kumari at NBJK coordination office and wished her all success.

Mrs. Mamta (26 years) belongs to village-Bodhiya, block-Tatijhariya and district-Hazaribagh. Her husband Mr. Rajesh Rana is a small farmer-cum-carpenter. The couple has two kids as a daughter (5 years) and a son (3 years). Mamta’s daughter goes to a local English medium school.

In February 2021, she has been picked by NBJK staff in her remote village as a potential trainee for 7 days residential Adopt Silai School Teachers Training activity held under the program. Before that she was known to a little about stitching by machine but the training enabled her to be proficient on sewing machine and dexterous with garments making. Also she went to know about minor repairs if the machine breaks down.

After successful completion of training, Mamta got a new sewing machine from UIL as per program’s mandate and started an Usha Silai School. Soon some neighborhood girls have joined her school to learn tailoring. She initiated garments making for village women and the school earned a good reputation gradually.

Within the period of last one year, Mamta has trained 15 girls on tailoring, made a number of different garments for women customers and currently her monthly income dwells in between Rs. 7,000-9,000 as an average.

With help of this second sewing machine, I can enhance volume of my work as well as earnings, she says.

Workshop upon Agriculture Work Experiences with Farmers

21 March 2022, Amrit Nagar (Hazaribagh): Under the program of Capacitating Social Activists … by NBJK with support of Breaad for the World, 3 days workshop upon “Agriculture Work Experiences with Farmers” began today.

In his opening address, Mr. Girija Satish (President, NBJK) said that during its 50 years journey of Rural Development works, NBJK put efforts to prioritize agriculture and tried to enhance income of farmers with irrigation facilities and advanced farming inputs. Now-a-days people don’t take cultivation seriously, migrate to big cities for livelihood as they are doubtful about proper income despite hard labour and to change this situation we must perceive agriculture as a business, he stated. He touched various topics like planning, costing, sale, income, weather, crops, supporting livelihoods etc and told that only paddy crop to eat rice all year round can’t fulfill the needs like nutritious food, education to children, health related expenditures and we should pay attention to allied activities like animal husbandry, nursery and making of organic compost, sauce, pickle and so on too. Mr. Girija Satish has discussed about usefulness of innovations in agriculture, crop insurance, Ayushman Bharat for farmers also.

During the workshop, Mrs. Sharda Devi of village-Baalee (Churchu) has shared her experience of profit making farming when she could draw income of Rs. 7,000 by growing potato, wheat, onion, pea and green vegetables with financial support of Rs. 3,500 from Stri Shakti, Hazaribagh. Also Mr. Mohan Yadav of the same village shared about profitable agriculture with timely facilitation he availed.

About 70 men-women farmers associated with Stri Shakti-Hazaribagh, NBJK-Khunti, RJSS-Koderma, Gram Kalyan-Giridih, Lok Prerna Kendra-Simariya (Chatra), Lok Utthan Kendra-Katkamsandi (Hazaribagh) are participating in this workshop. They are being promoted by these small organizations and will attempt for better output through mutual experience sharing.

Mr. Adhin Mahto is moderator while Mr. Rajeev Singh and Mr. Shankar Rana contribute to coordination with arrangement.

Training Completes for Usha Swavalamban Silai School Teachers

16 March 2022, Amrit Nagar (Hazaribagh): 9 days residential Usha Swavalamban Silai School Teachers Training has ended on the day. This was organized with support of SIDBI & Usha International Ltd. for 50 women from villages in Tatijhariya, Ichak and Churchu blocks of Hazaribagh district.

During closing ceremony, Mr. Girija Satish (President, NBJK) awarded the trainees with certificate on the occasion and conveyed them his best wishes. He said that economic self-reliance of women is a vital part of their empowerment and our societal growth. Aftet opening of Usha Swavalamban Silai School at their places, the trainee women are supposed to earn substantially through teaching of quality tailoring skill, repair of sewing machines and by garments making, he said. Mr. Girija Satish appealed the participants to follow scientific approach in daily life and to oppose superstition, liquor as well as other social evils prevailing in name of custom.

Before this Mr. Felix Tirkey (Program Coordinator, UIL) welcomed Mr. Girija Satish and described briefly about 50 years long journey of NBJK in the field of rural development. He invited Mr. Girija Satish to see the sample works displayed by the trainees and got appreciation for all. Mr. Tirkey said that there are more than 28000 Usha Silai Schools across India running successfully and congratulated the women as being proud members of this larger family now.

After completion of their training, each trainee has received a new sewing machine with stitching kit, guidebook and signboard of Usha Swavalamban Silai School. Mrs. Mamta Devi, Mrs. Pammi Devi, Mrs. Renu Devi, Mr. Vimal Kumar (all Trainers), Mr. Ankit Anurag (Program Manager, NBJK), Mr. Shailesh Kumar, Mr. Bhuvneshwar Prasad (both Program Associates, NBJK) were present in the function.

Motor Pumps Distributed among Farmers under SBI Gram Seva

16 March 2022, Chakai (Jamui, Bihar): As an activity of NBJK run SBI Gram Seva project with support of SBI Foundation, 15 electric motor pump sets as each with a board & 2 kg wire have been distributed among 15 farmers of five villages namely Heth Chakai, Patjori, Chhachhudih, Mangtadih and Garahi.

One motor pump set will be utilized by a group of 10 farmers and total 150 farmers are going to be benefitted by the initiative for irrigation purpose.

During a simple observance held at NBJK Chakai office on 16 March 2022, Chakai Block Agriculture Officer Mr. Ashok Kumar and Block Agriculture Advisor Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Ravi handed over the motor pump sets, boards & wire to farmers.

Also other resource persons like Mr. Lalllan Kumar Rai, Mr. Shudhir Kumar, Mr. Bhagwan Rai, Mr. Shyam Singh Tomar and media persons were present on the occasion. Mr. S. K. Yajal (Manager, NBJK-SBIGS Project) has coordinated the event.

Training upon Accountancy for Budding Civil Society Organizations

15-16 March 2022, Amrit Nagar (Hazaribagh): Under the program of Capacitating Social Activists … with support of BFW, NBJK has organized two days training on Accountancy for chief functionaries & accountants of partner CSOs those hold FCRA certificate.

During training, Mr. Puran Jha and Mrs. Sujata Samal from CPA Services Pvt. Ltd., Noida (U. P.) have imparted details about financial management-governance-review & legal compliance with participants those learnt about accounting process, kinds of bill-voucher, data entry, software system, budget, financial monitoring, program implementation, internal control over fund, prevention of financial risk, cash & bank management etc too. The resource persons focused upon taxation and explanations to accounting related intricacies before organizations in light of new regulations introduced with FCRA.

As trainees Ms. Rita Kumari & Mr. Ajit Paswan from Jan Sahyog Kendra, Mr. Chandan Kumar & Mr. Yogesh Kumar from Stri Shakti (Hazaribagh), Mr. Vijay & Mr. Nawal from Rashtriy Jharkhand Sewa Sansthan (Koderma), Mr. Filman Baxla & Mr. Jagdish Mahto from Lok Prerna Kendra (Chatra) and Mr. Prawesh Singh & Mr. Shiv Kumar Yadav from NBJK have participated in this training.

Mr. Rajeev Singh (Program Manager) and Mr. Shankar Rana (Asst. PM) contributed to preparations.

Eye Screening-cum-Cataract Camp by LNJP Eye Hospital-Bahera

14 March 2022, Tilaiya Dam: With CSR support from Tailaiya Hydropower Station by Damodar Valley Corporation, LokNayak JayPrakash Eye Hospitlal – Bahera (Chauparan, Hazaribagh) has organized a free Eye Screening-cum-Cataract Camp at Tilaiya Dam.

The eye camp ensured total 304 OPD, detected Cataract with 89 and brought back such 67 patients to base hospital for their surgery. Also medicines & spectacles have been distributed among 217 eye patients during the camp which benefitted people of Tilaiya, Kanti, Barki Dhamrai, Chhotki Dhamrai, Pathalgadda, Gudiyon, Bela, Urwan, Kako, Majhgawan and other villages of this locality.

Mr. N. K. Chaudhary (Chief Engineer), Mr. Harish Singh (CSR Manager), Mr. Ajit Sharma (Station In-charge), Dr. Rajneesh (Medical Officer, Tilaiya Dispensary), Mr. Surendra Modi, Mr. Raju Ram, Mr. Dhuplal Yadav, Mr. Horil Pandey were present in the event on behalf of CSR team of THS. Also Mr. Ramesh Prasad (Mukhiya, Kanti panchayat) has graced the program.

From LNJPEH Mr. Santosh Puri (Hospital Administrator) led the unit comprised by Mr. Vikant Singh, Mr. Pravin Singh, Ms. Aarti Kumari (all Optometrists), Mr. Ram Lakhan, Mr. Dinesh Ram (Camp mobilizer), Ms. Arpanya, Ms. Rajni and Mr. Aakash (all students of D. Opt.) that contributed to the eye camp.

Tailoring Training for Self-Reliance of Rural Women

12 March 2022, Amrit Nagar (Hazaribagh): With support of SIDBI & Usha International Limited, 9-days residential Usha Swavalamban Silai School Teachers Training is going on by NBJK for total 50 trainee women from Tatijahriya, Ichak and Churchu blocks of Hazaribagh district.

The trainees are getting specifics related to sewing machine maintenance, making of different female-male garments and useful items like bag & mask along with life skills. UIL will provide a new sewing machine with stitching kit, a signboard of Usha Swavalamban Silai School and a guidebook on tailoring to each trainee so that they can start their own Siali School at their places for garments making as well as a training center for neighborhood women-girls commercially.

Mrs. Pammi Devi (Trainer, UIL) says that life skills have been added purposely in curriculum to make the trainees more professional and raise their income through better customer relation. Other trainer Mrs. Mamta Devi calls the exercise as complete & practical to empower these women minutely with dexterity they are learning here.

The training began on 8th March and will end on 16th. Mr. Harish Kumar (Senior Manager, UIL), Mr. Felix Tirkey (Program Coordinator, UIL), Mr. Ankit Anurag (Program Manager, NBJK) and Mr. Shailesh Kumar (Program Coordinator, NBJK) contribute to the program.

LNJP Eye Hospital-Bahera Organizes Cataract Surgery & Eye Screening Camp with DVC

09 March 2022, Konar Dam (Hazaribagh): LNJP Eye Hospital-Bahera (Chauparan, Hazaribagh) has organized a Cataract Surgery & Eye Screening Camp at DVC Health Center near Konar Dam with CSR support of Damodar Valley Corporation.

This ensured total 345 OPD while detected Cataract with 75 patients and 54 have availed surgery at base hospital. The eye camp proved helpful for the people from Konar and many nearby villages those were in need of eye care service.

Mr. Ashok Kumar Tiwary (CSR Manager, DVC Hazaribagh) coordinated the event. Mr. Santosh Kumar Puri (Manager, LNJPEH Bahera), Mr. Karunanidhi, Mr. Vikant Kumar Singh and other staffs from the eye hospital have contributed to camp.

International Women’s Day & School Chalo Abhiyan with SBI Gram Seva

08 March 2022, Chakai (Bihar): Under NBJK run SBI Gram Seva project with support of SBI Foundation, International Women’s Day has been celebrated zestfully at village-Heth Chakai in Chakai block of Jamui district (Bihar).

The village girls have presented cultural activities with songs & dance as well as plays upon the themes of Girls’ Education and “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” or Save Daughter-Educate Daughter.

Also a village meeting held and the speakers have highlighted important issues like Equal Rights & Opportunities for Women on this occasion. The Head Teacher of village school with Mr. Kamdev Ram (Sarpanch), Mr. Lallan Kumar Das and Mrs. Shanti Devi (Both Ward Members) of Heth Chakai Panchayat have graced the function. They distributed prizes among girl children.

Mr. S. K. Yajal (Program Manager, SBIGS) coordinated the event and encouraged participation of about 150 women-men from the panchayat.

Next day School Chalo Abhiyan conducted in Mangtadih village with students of Magtadih Middle School as a campaign to enroll children into regular schooling.

Tailoring Trainees Get Certificate

08 March 2022, Amrit Nagar (Hazaribagh): Today women trainees of Adopt Silai School Teachers Training under NBJK run Usha Silai School Program with support of Usha International Limited have completed their 7-days residential crash course and Mr. Girija Satish (President, NBJK) handed over certificates to them .

He said that today International Women’s Day also falls coincidentally and we know that women are not less than men in ability, intellect or power, so they must be treated equally in terms of rights & facilities. Despite extraordinary contribution by women to manage our family-society, much needless shackles interrupt their progress; he pointed out and appealed to keep distance from social evils like superstition, female feticide, child marriage etc. Mr. Girija Satish praised UIL for providing tailoring training with new sewing machines to rural women and conveyed his best wishes for all passing out trainees to join a respectable self-employment.

On this occasion, Mr. Felix Tirkey (Program Coordinator, UIL) stated that women’s participation in socio-economic development should be boosted and with NBJK we are trying towards that direction. He was hopeful about economic self-reliance for the women through Usha Silai Schools to be run by them after the training.

Also Mrs. Sandhya Agrawal, Mrs. Nusrat Parveen, Mrs.  Meera Devi, Mrs. Pammi Devi, Mr. Vimal Kumar, Mr. Kamaljeet, Mr. Shailesh Kumar and Mr. Ankit Anurag were present in certificate distribution ceremony.