Lend A Hand India

It offers Project Swadheen, providing vocational education in various skills to youth from urban and rural areas as part of secondary and higher secondary education. Over 20 foundational skills are taught, including food processing, healthcare, electrical wiring, gardening, landscaping, welding, and carpentry. In Grade 9/10, students explore diverse skills, while Grades 11 and 12 focus on specialization.

Through Project Catalyst, it adopts an inside-out strategy to strengthen ties with state Governments, rendering technical and programme management support. This initiative involves qualified personnel, trained by the organisation, and placed within the State education department. These co-located members collaborate with Government officials to shape strategies, create funding proposals, and execute policy implementation at various administrative levels. This exemplifies non-profit intervention in essential service delivery, forging robust teams capable of effecting transformative systems change.

Through Project Pathways, it initiates internships for Grade 11 and 12 students, immersing them in the "World of Work." These internships occur with nearby small and micro enterprises, spanning retail, auto workshops, restaurants, cafes, electrical repairs, financial services, bakeries, and primary health care centres. The internships, often exceeding 80 hours, introduce non-traditional roles to girls, such as elevator maintenance, CNC machine programming, and electrician work.

District

Pune

States

Maharashtra

The Karigar - School of Applied Learning is located in Pune, Maharashtra, the institution harnesses Lend A Hand India's extensive ten-year expertise to serve as a dynamic "Skills Hub." This hub, often likened to a "Disney Land of Skills," offers comprehensive training in a diverse array of competencies. These encompass food processing, electrical appliance repair, food preservation, baking, gardening, landscaping, auto maintenance, information technology, media and entertainment, fabrication, carpentry, and plumbing. The primary goal is to elevate the perception of "hands-on work," fostering widespread enthusiasm for skill education. Beyond this, the facility serves as a Training of Trainers venue, an incubator for youthful entrepreneurs, and an innovation laboratory.