VOLUME VISSUE 2 and 3JULY - december 2013TCSRD Partner’s View
Father Titus Mandy
Director,
Prerana Samajik Seva Kendra,
Navjeevan Trust - Bhimrana.
Prerana Samajik Seva Kendra-Navjeevan Trust, Bhimrana serves 42 villages of Dwarka Block, in Jamnagar District of Gujarat through various developmental activities. A group of committed catholic religious personnel with the volunteers are assisted by project officers, field officers and coordinators for various developmental programmes.
Prerana Samajik Seva Kendra works with a vision of establishing a just, humane, peaceful and eco-friendly society. Its mission is to work for the integral development of the poor, through a process of empowerment and right based approach.
Prerana Samajik Seva Kendra believes that the common good is fostered, only if human rights are protected and basic needs are met. Every human being has a right to life, the fundamental right that makes all other rights possible. Mental well-being and good quality of life, is the right of every human being. Prerana Samajik Seva Kendra-Navjeevan Trust aims to reach out to as many deprived people as possible, to change their lives for the better, ensuring better life opportunities.
Prerana Samajik Seva Kendra Navjeevan Trust – Bhimrana has undertaken various social activities in 42 villages of Dwarka block such as women empowerment programme, remedial school, rehabilitation of the disabled, technical training center, care and support to HIV/AIDS , Back to Safe and Normal Life (BSNL), daily bread program , scholarship program for student, vocational training center for the disabled , counseling centre , Prerana Security Training Center, Badhte Kadam youth training program, Prerana Aajivan Suraksha Scheme (PASS)
Prerana Samajik Seva Kendra Navjeevan Trust started Badhte kadam program in Dwarka block in partnership with TCSRD. It aims at building skill of the youth of Dwarka block by providing them training and making them employable.
In the last three years, 525 youth have been provided skill development training. The project made an impact in the lives of 376 youth as out of 525, 376 youth got jobs and 53 students went for higher education.
Partnership with TCSRD has been very useful for the youth, Navjeevan trust and also TCSRD as through this partnership we all have been able to extend the maximum support and help to the poor people who are needy and deserving.