THE PROBLEM
1) COVID has increased poverty levels and issues for the underprivileged.
2) Many poor families have lost the breadwinner and the widows often are not employed or do not have any skills to
earn money except for menial work.
3) Many women in economically poor families are keen to work and earn as the overall household
incomes have dropped.
4) All these families face a grim future financially.
5) There are thousands of such women ( widows plus those who need to earn more) in the districts of "Chennai" and
"Kanchipuram" districts who need assistance of some kind so that they can earn a livelihood and enhance their earnings.
Through this campaign, we aim to support such women and help them stand on their own feet and achieve financial independence.
This will have a cascading effect on the well-being of their families. They have CHILDREN and ELDERLY who depend on them.
THE SOLUTION
Giving these women a sewing machine will help
them earn a livelihood and will transform their lives. This will impact their children and their family members who are dependent on them.
They will now have sufficient income to send their kids to school and provide them with 3 wholesome meals a day.
The Rotary Club of Guindy is committed to helping these women. The club plans to provide sewing classes to these women at the USHA training centres in Chennai and Kanchipuram and will also provide them with sewing machines upon completion of the training. Each woman would receive a kit consisting of a sewing machine and a stand.
They would then be able to set up a small business by building a customer base in their own locality stitching daily wear items like blouses, salwar kameez, frocks, etc.
THE MACHINES THAT WOULD BE GIVEN
THE IMPACT YOU CAN MAKE
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
Women will be trained at the USHA facility.
The training is for 80 hours.
On completion of the training, they will be given Sewing Machines.
The target is to support 2500 women.
Beneficiaries are located in Chennai and Kanchipuram districts.
ABOUT ME AND THIS CAMPAIGN
My name is Rtn.Venkatesh KV.
I am doing this campaign to help women and give them a sustainable livelihood by providing them with sewing machines. This will completely transform their lives. The sewing machines would be given mainly to women who have lost their spouses to the pandemic and to women from underprivileged homes. This initiative will help them lead independent lives.
The fact that it costs just INR 8000 to impact a woman is fantastic. I was surprised to learn that with just this much, they can have a sustainable livelihood. Through this campaign, I aim to transform the lives of women and their families.
Please support my campaign and let us together bring relief to more women.
GLIMPSES OF EVALUATION AND ORIENTATION
Images from the candidate screening session conducted at the Directorate of Social Defence. The group was addressed by Director Mrs. Valarmathi IAS along with the Rotary Club of Guindy leadership team.
LOCATION MAP
ABOUT THE NGO
Rotary Club of Guindy is a vibrant 28 years old Club in the RI district 3232, Chennai, India. Our club was chartered in the year 1995 on 10th Jan. The club has 107 members of diverse professionals and classifications, and the average mean age is around 45 years, which makes our club the most vibrant and happening club in our Rotary district. Over the last 28 years, the club has raised over INR 10 Crores which has impacted initiatives in education, livelihoods, health, covid relief, rural infrastructure, etc. in and around Chennai city. The passion to serve and make an impact on the communities around us is in the heartbeat of every Rotarian of our club.
TAX BENEFITS
Funding for this campaign is eligible for tax breaks as Rotary Guindy Trust is registered and you can avail of benefits under section 80G of the IT act.
FAQs
Will we get to know the details of how the money was spent?
Yes. After the money has been collected it will be transferred by Fueladream to Rotary Guindy Trust. It will take from 60 to 120 days after that to get details of who the beneficiary was with details of them. Once I get this information from them I shall upload the picture of the beneficiary on the UPDATES section of this campaign. You will then get an alert and can read details about the beneficiaries.
When do I get the receipts?
It takes up to 2-3 weeks after the campaign is closed for the monies to be transferred to the NGO. The receipts will start getting processed about 6 weeks AFTER the campaign is closed and will be sent to you directly.
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