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Operational Areas, Major Activiities & Achivements
Operational Districts: Central, East, New Delhi, North, North East, North West, South, South West, West
Operational States: DELHI
AchieveMents: Yogdan provides comprehensive vocational training to the youth. Its efforts include stitching and tailoring classes, book binding training, basic computer skills, computer hardware training, teaching skills to make creative articles, like candles, envelopes, toys, painting, paper craft, etc. Yogdan organizes health awareness programmes for children and the general public. It also provides library and reading-room facilities and organizes Indian classical musical programme for the upcoming artists.
Yogdan aims to achieve overall development of the individual and the society and promote social and economic egalitarianism. Formed and registered in 1996, it has the following aims and objectives:
1. Providing vocational and technical training as a part of an income-generation programme. This livelihood programmes is aimed at underprivileged youth, but is not restricted to them. It has the following components:
ââ¬Â¢ Stitching and tailoring classes: This is a six-month-long, free programme offered to school- and college-going girls and interested housewives. Ladies are taught to stitch at least 24 items during this period. They also learn embroidery work.
ââ¬Â¢ Basic computer awareness, hardware and networking training: This is also a six-month-long programme designed especially for the youth. Divided into two parts of three months each, its first part focuses on imparting basic knowledge about computer and software operation, which is followed by three months of training in assembling and repairing computers and printers basic concepts of networking.
ââ¬Â¢ Creative workshops: Under this programme, participants are trained in candle making, book binding, toys making, paper craft, painting, etc.
2. Working towards community development and health. Yogdan organizes health awareness programmes and medical check-up camps. It organises lecture-cum-demonstrations in slums about low-cost nutritive diet plans, which can help in the healthy growth of children in these areas. Yogdan also works for community development through providing facilities of library and reading room.
3. Promoting Indian classical music. Yogdan organizes Indian classical music and dance programmes to enrich the lives of youth through sustained exposure to Indiaââ¬â¢s multi-faceted cultural heritage. It gives opportunities to the upcoming artists to excel in this field and encourages them to promote cultural values.
