TRANSFORMING LIVES, IMPROVING ECONOMIC GROWTH
Introduction – skills development programme
With 65% of India’s youth in the working age group, there is an increasing need to address the lack of skills development for economic growth- of the individual and the country. Sledge Hammer Foundation’s vocational training programmes provide skills development to youth, provide job placements and foster individual career growth.
Grassroots research and analysis lead to the Sledge Hammer Foundation coming across several young girls who were school dropouts. These girls were seeking employment but were lacking skills. The seed for the Sledge Hammer Foundation skills development programme was born. Beginning with beautician and tailoring courses, the girls were placed either in beauty parlours or were self-sufficient to work independently.
Our strategy for skills development programme
We have aligned our programme to the larger goals of the foundation:
- We ensured inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
- We’ve made significant strides towards our goal of enabling access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university, by 2030. We created the right strategy and the last year was proof that our strategy remains the right one to reach our goal consistently and steadily.
- Our goal is to substantially increase he number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and professional skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship. We’ve been reaching this goal through dedicated partnerships and collaborations.
- We have been successful in eliminating gender disparities in education and ensured equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, people with disabilities, indigenous people and children who live in unsafe situations. The environment is challenging but our resilient methodology has shown considerable results.
Our strategy continues to deliver
We aligned and expanded our courses as per the schemes of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. The government of India has come up with several plans, grants and resources to bring up the employability in the youth and we at SledgeHammer are continually working to imply the same in our skill development centre. We reached out to more than a 100 youth this year who are now able to earn a living and supporting their families.
The success of a nation always depends on the success of its youth and we at SledgeHammer Foundation guarantee, through our work, to bring advantages and opportunities for these young Indians. The time is not far when India will evolve into a skilled society where there are prosperity and dignity for all.
Empowering women is empowering the nation
Enabling women to earn their own living through our skill development program