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We are needing you support to run this traning center  to give equel apportunity to to women to practise and spread dhamma

 

Main Objective: ‐

1. To train women in spiritual practice during two years.

2. Autonomous individuals capable of taking charge of her life.

3. To develop the physical and mental capacities of women to increase their confidence and stay safe.

4. To create a space for women to learn and share Non Violent Communication for creating more peaceful communities.

5. To build capacities and skills in women to create and run her own project with her vision.

6. To create values for social contribution.

 

Background of the project area and the problem:

 

In our society and family, women do not have a space to develop as an individual and explore her potential. Many women want to contribute to society and want to live her life with different values but the family system does not allow it. Most women are expected to live according to their parent’s wishes and after marriage the wishes of the in-laws, she has no space to explore what she really needs. As a result of these conditioning women are economically, socially, physically disempowered. We believe that through Buddhism we can create a consciousness where women can connect with her core need and explore herself.  We want to create a space where she can overcome this conditioning, recognize her inner strength and create her own vision. Through Non Violent Communication she will be able to understand and express herself very clearly, so that she can create her own space in family and society.

 

We believe that community living can provide rich opportunities for support, inner growth, and provide values for living harmoniously in community. For this tools like meditation  can be helpful in dealing with inner and outer conflict and offer positive values for group living. Living in community is often very difficult as individuals have different values and needs. Meditation is important to create understanding and respect for ourselves and others. It can be an effective tool to explore our inner conditioning, understand ourselves and overcome old habits.

 

Tools like Yoga, Chi Kung etc are important to help women to understand their bodies and connect to their physical potential. These tools are helpful in creating body-mind connection and coordination. In addition the Women’s Safety Programme will help her to recognize visible and invisible forms of violence and find strategies to stay safe. It will also help her deal with physical, mental, emotional and sexual violence in her life and live a life free of fear. These tools are important to help women develop emotionally, physically and mentally. 

 

The goal of this process is to enable women to identify her potential, interests and find the confidence to make more empowering choices in her life.  Women will be supported in fulfilling her goals and in making a sustainable living.  

In order to meet our goals we hope to work in close collaboration with groups and individuals with a similar vision nationally and internationally in order to broaden our horizons and learn and share with each other.

 

Activity: ‐

For self development

·         Weekly Dhamma classes.

·         NVC Practice once a week to share and deepen NVC in everyday life. 

·         Daily Meditation, Yoga, Chi Kung

·         To develop leadership skills and capacities based on the needs of women

·         Shared work responsibility to support Communal living

·         Individual time for working on developing own skills and capacities depending on one’s  interest and needs

·         To create a space for discussion and exploration of various themes and issues to develop understanding and raise consciousness

·         Ongoing training process of apprentices on learning to become instructors of the Women’s Safety programme

·         Ongoing training process of women in learning to share NVC with community women

·         English and Hindi Language classes

·         Basic Computer Skills 

·         Collective livelihood activity for sustainable living

·         To contribute and connect to the local communities around

·         Involvement with local community to contribute to their development based on their needs Organize workshops on  Women’s Safety Programme for local women once in a month.

·         Creating a safe space for local women to express herself, find empathy and support if facing violence in her life

·         Provide educational support to local children using play and other tools to create an interest in learning.

·         To organize monthly or bimonthly capacity and skill building workshops of adolescent girls in the community.

·         To organize regular practice groups on NVC tools with the local community by women living in the centre

·         Organise games and sports for young children and youth as a tool to develop their personalities and build teamwork

·         Short Term Outcomes

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·         Develop communication skill and lead NVC workshops. Work towards becoming a NVC facilitator

·         Will start her own project/work with her vision. Ability to manage work independently

·         Fluent in reading, writing and speaking Hindi and English

·         Will build connection & understanding with the situation of women & children.

·         Create a strong collective and develops  good ethics for harmonious living

·         Conflict resolution skills for dealing with everyday situations

·         Ability to support women and children in case of violence with empathy and understanding

·         Leadership skills

·         Role models in their community and family

·         Awareness of self and her body

·         Ability to make empowering choices with her life

·         Empowered enough to deal with difficult situations in life with confidence

·         Effective work in the community that is supportive towards their development

 

Long Term Outcomes

14.          Build strong collectives of women

15.          Successful group of women running their enterprises or initiating other forms of sustainable living.

16.          Create a resource pool of women who are empowered and are capable of providing support to others in the community

17.          Create a socially responsible group of women

18.          Create strong role models able to replicate this vision and empower women Create trust and credibility in society

19.          Support social change and change old patterns of conditioning

Sustainability: ‐ During these  two years trainee will start co-operative, Local people will get involve and get benefit through social work like taking tuition classes, workshops for young girls & women, counseling with women etc. so they will contribute to run training center by cash or kind. Beneficiary will contribute her time and skills for training center.

This training centre is situated in Loanavala near Mumbai Pune Express Highway in front of Singhgad institute in 3000 sq. ft. Day by day we are developing this centre and trying to make good facility for trainee, and we need your support.

 

You can support us:-

1.            By giving information about this training centre.

2.            By sharing your time & skills. By giving your unused things.

3.            By giving economically supports.