NEWS & UPDATES 2018

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06 January 2018

Beauty Training Therapy Training in Delhi

Pratigya, wife of founder Jhulan Kumar, has undertaken a training program in Beauty Therapy in Delhi. It is her vision that some day, when the time is right, these skills could be taught to women as another option in vocational training through Open Hands Education. These skills are in high demand in local villages, and women and older girls can earn an income while working at home after learning the skills

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15 February 2018

Sewing Teacher's Wages Secured

Due to some recent fundraising efforts we can happily announce that our primary sewing teacher has her wages secured until July. We are eager to secure another six months wages for her soon. At some point in the future we would like to hire a second sewing teacher who can instruct the more advanced students.

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08 March 2018

International Women's Day Fundraiser

A donor and friend of Open Hands Education Trust in Australia ran an event there to raise funds for six months worth of wages for the sewing school teacher - and we are very grateful. As well, extra funds raised will go towards renovations in the building we are using - including building a roof that can shade the students from the sun in hot weather. Family members of the students as well as Jhulan will help with the labour in order to keep costs down. A huge thank-you to Celia and Grant Fuller for organizing this event and raising the funds.

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16 June 2018

Renovation and Construction of Rooftop for Classroom Completed

We are very pleased to announce that in June we celebrated the construction of a rooftop classroom that can be used by the sewing program as well as by the new Children's School Program.

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01 July 2018

Opening of Free School For Poor Children in Dadawan Village

We are very excited to hire a teacher and open a free school for village children whose families could not afford to send them to school. We are using the same classroom area that the sewing program is now using by staggering the days that the programs operate. Before the school began we held a " Youth Education Awareness Campaign" in the village. Since these children had never attended school, and both they and their parents did not understand the value of an education - the education awareness program helped build everyone's enthusiasm for attending school! (In the beginning providing treats at school, such as sweets and study materials, helped with interest in attending too!)

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10 December 2018

Development of Sewing Students

Exciting News: We have been informed by the sewing teacher from the classes held in Dedma village (There were outreach classes held in this village by Open Hands Education Trust) that the students there are no longer needing to buy clothes at the local markets, as they already feeling confident in making their own clothes. As well, they can now start to look for work sewing for others. So in only four short months of training these young women are already making huge progress towards their futures!