Women Power | RC-MTV-CD-6/23 | 2023-01-01 - 2024-12-31 | SOCI,EDU | Age: 18 - 85

RUCHI is an NGO committed to community development since 1983 in the foothills of Great Himalayas.

Work: This projects aims to empower individual women and groups from rural communities we work with by understanding and identifying their needs and assisting them to overcome them. Most importantly encouraging them to start being an earning member of family and achieve social status she rightfully deserves. Working closely with our community youth worker they will undertake following tasks: • Actively participate in women self help group meetings and understand their functioning & activities. • Evaluate current needs of groups and individuals in SHG and organise capacity building training for them. • Promoting women entrepreneurship, business building at individual or group level. • Educate on digital literacy, personal hygiene, good parenting, sanitary pads, domestic violence etc. Resourceful volunteers with new ideas, strong determination and high motivation level are highly desired.

Accomodation and food: Basic, simple, safe & clean accommodation will be provided either at host family or RUCHI campus on sharing basis (Twin or triple) with common toilets and bath. Food: Food offered will be simple authentic Indian vegetarian and freshly cooked. Three meals a day will be served. Assistance while cooking is desired and self cooking can be organized by volunteers.

Location: Baddiarea

Location and Leisure: The project site is Ruchi campus and the nearby Bandh village (1 km) in Solan district. It is 30 km from Kalka and 70 km from Chandigarh. The village is small with 35 families. Self organized city tours and excursions. Old Sikh and Hindu temples in the near vicinity can be visited. Nearby Kasauli town is another hill station as a tourist attraction. A visit to Shimla will offer an opportunity to see high Himalayan Mountains.

Airport: IXC

Train/Bus station: Kalka

Requirements: Any one with mobility and interests in suppoting women causes is welcome

Kalka station

Language: eng

Extra Fee: 400 EUR

RUCHI believes ”community development” cannot be achieved until women in our society are empowered and are respected within our society. Though a lot has been written about women and their contribution towards society but its a pity that their efforts are still monetarily not accounted in our national GDP. A women plays many roles within Indian society; a daughter, a wife, a mother, a home maker and even labourer to earn wages if need arises. Surprisingly after supporting her family in various ways she is mostly not consulted and involved in household decision making. RUCHI always recognised women’s efforts and believes that, educating a women educates whole family & therefore keeping that in mind RUCHI has initiated voluntary project facilitating cultural exposure and assisting women to overcome these odds.