Since 2018, Sadbhawna Samiti is running training cum resource centre for women of Bhanmau village Barabanki. The Samiti not only provide vocational training to the marginally educated women and some illiterate women free of cost but also plan to provide common work shed to those interested and skilled trainees of the centre so that they can earn sustainable livelihood. We are facilitating various government schemes, hosting a wide range of activities to spread the word, create awareness, share knowledge and build a sense of urgency about health issues and livelihood within our limited resources.
In house training cum production of various crafts like Chikankari, Zardozi, Jute products by Sadbhawna Samiti, Lucknow has been in practiced since inception of the organisations’ tailoring cum skill development units, Abhilasha Training Centres’. Many young girls and women from rural areas of Barabanki over the years have learnt various crafts and have been earning their living. The salient features of the training department are that; it pays a trainee while she learns.
On an average 1,385 trainees in different intervals (from 2017-23) have learned various crafts and later they have either worked for the organization, started their own small-scale business or have done jobs as craftsperson’s and have earned a living for themselves. Apart from artisans working in-house, there are several hundreds of artisans who earlier trained, now work from their homes. These artisans are supported by 5 master trainers’ and 5 assistants. Each of them is responsible for providing work and supervising them.
Sadbhawna Samiti, Lucknow markets these products through organized exhibitions. Sadbhawna Samiti, Lucknow also organizes /participates in international exhibitions. This financial year (2023-24) Sadbhawna Samiti has already participated in 7 exhibits to find market for the products developed by women craft persons since Jan, 2023.
The women are also provided with computer training program while there children are provided free computer classes in the evening at the3 Sadbhawna training centre.
Chikankari Craft Design workshop, a 15 days craft and product developing training was anchored by the nodal agency, Sadbhawna Samiti under the leadership of DIC office. The primary objective of the workshop was to train rural women /girls of District Barabanki in chikankari craft and up skill those that had experience Sadbhawna Samiti, has undergone many learning’s while anchoring Abhilasha Training Centre. As everything is on a rise post-covid, scaling Abhilasha Training centres is a promising call for the year 2024. As the centres have been self-financed, sustaining them has been a barrier for the organization. With two centres running continuously from the last 3 and a half years, the other 4 have been opened based on seasonal needs due to shortage of funds. At present, 3 are opened and 3 are closed.