Our Most Essential Programme
Nutritious Mid-day meal is provided to the children in the school. It has been observed that sometimes the children carry their food home to feed their younger siblings.
The children’s Mid-day Meal and Education Programme is run throughout the year. Our heartfelt thanks to the people of Ireland – UCDVO, the Irish Embassy for their support, which is invaluable for this venture. We also thank the many donors who like to celebrate their special days eg. Birthdays, by hosting a meal and gifts for the children
Tech Solutions During Pandemic
Let’s Learn - Chalo Padho Irish India A Virtual Volunteering Project Supported By UCDVO & SWL Towards strengthening Irish-India cooperation July 2021
It is truly the need of the hour considering that the lockdown and the pandemic are taking such a huge toll on people's lives and well-being,…
For Awareness of COVID -19 & General Health Issues for Underprivileged Women Given that the pandemic has led to the closure of many of the neighbourhood…
Finding Solutions Through Tech Skilled Training (Pickle Making) For Income Generation Via Youtube The project began with groups of 25 women coming together and being trained.…
Proper Covid Precautions are taken for all offline training classes. Financial Management is very important aspect of skilled training. The COVID-19 response with Lockdowns and closures,…
Our Programmes
For Girls and Boys from Classes 1-6 at Community Educational & Development Centre. With the aim of bridging the economic and demographic divide amongst the poor…
#100,000 MEALS @ Hygiene Kits @ Education Kits Supported by The Embassy of The Federal Republic of Germany, New Delhi Amita Sahaya’s chance meeting with a…
UCD Volunteers Overseas (UCDVO) is a charitable organisation offering students, staff and alumni of University College Dublin the opportunity to contribute their time, energy and skills…
This project was done by our sister concern organization WWHI, collaborating with our Italian partners for empowerment in various areas of our country.
Over the years interaction with UCDVO volunteers from various disciplines has had a very positive effect on the CEDC and its attendees. “The children learned a…
In the early days of the CEDC, volunteers started working informally with the women and found it was a huge success. Our next step was to…
In 2009, SWL undertook a survey in Sangam Vihar, talking to local children in order to identify their needs. What emerged was that as some of…
From the tailoring and the stitching, the next step was to teach women about the beauty business. This again came about through feedback from the community,…
The ‘Tailoring and Stitching Programme’ came about as a result of our supervisor’s consultation with the local women and it currently runs the whole year, doubling…
Computer Literacy Classes began in 2011 and marked the first time CEDC opened its doors to boys. As Amita Sahaya shares “that was an eye-opener for…
Our Success Stories
HE. Walter Johannes Lindner, Ambassador Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany India, together with Minister Economic Cooperation & Development Christiane Hieronymous visited the CEDC Sangam Vihar on 28th May 2021. The children sang and recited for the visitors and asked Ambassador various questions about Germany. The women too had a warm and interactive session and were truly gratified by the interest shown by the Ambassador regarding the challenges facing them during the pandemic. Amita Sahaya delivered the welcome address.
WWHI was chosen as the gender partner during Bonjour India Festival 2017-2018 organized by the French Institute India & Embassy of France, New Delhi. The program titled: EQUAL WORLD EQUAL SPACES had approximately 8 sessions where various aspects of gender-related subjects were discussed by panels comprising of eminent artistes, scientists, doctors, media persons, and others from both countries. Amita Sahaya was the Secretary General of the EWES. Dr. Bertrand de Hartingh, Counsellor was Curator of the festival.
We regularly run Summer Camps in the CEDC., and thereby provide opportunities to Interns and other volunteers to work closely with the children at the centre. This year 2019 we had two young interns from Amity College, who were provided this wonderful opportunity. Over the course of the hot summer days, the children were able to use their vacation time to great effect, under the guidance of the volunteers learning crafts, having workshops on the environment, social behavior, counseling, nutrition, and of course a fun approach to education.
Kajal Srivastava working in the eminent MNC Capgemini ( where she is the team leader of her vertical) is now headed to Sweden, as part of her work. Kajal was a bright student, full of promise and driven by the ambition to become an engineer, despite the challenges posed by her modest circumstances. A resident of Sangam Vihar, she lived in the neighborhood of our CEDC She did her studies at a Government School. Seeing her promise and drive, we at SWL supported her coaching for Engineering and later her admission and course fees at an Engineering College. We were supported in this by our colleagues Prof. Annika Harenstram and Prof. Hanna Westberg from Sweden. After a short stint at Mahindra Tech, and after surmounting many challenges, Kajal got a job in Capgemini. Today, she is an inspiration for her friends and other children in the area.
UCDVO presenting the Delhi Project with SWL to the Chief Minister of Delhi – Sheila Dikshit in 2009.
One of our student/teacher was selected in a political party. We encourage our students to step into leadership roles, in this case, Lakshmi Sharma, who had led a difficult life, facing huge issues financially and on the domestic front, was encouraged by us to become politically active. Today she heads the women’s wing in her chosen party.
