HEALTH/SANITATION PROJECTS
The Project "Total Sanitation and Water Supply at Chandrapur" has been supported by BMZ and DIZ-Germany, District Collectorate and Forest department as well as Gram Panchayat. It is a co- venture of IIYW with German Government and Indian Government. Around 200 households have been provided with shallow sewer lines-disposal system for wastewater and drinking water is supplied to every household through underground water lines thus, minimising the burden of women fetching water from long distance. The waterwater is conveyed properly to a final disposal point. Women & children are the brand ambassadors of the water/sanitation programme. Awareness and education on health/hygiene/sanitation of all target groups was the main focus along with sensitization of user groups. IIYW has a vast experience in implementing Community Based Sanitation Programmes and DEWATS (Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Systems).
UPSKILLING & WELFARE OF TRADITIONAL ARTISANS
Nagpur & Chandrapur District of Vidarbha
IIYW is empanelled with the DC-Handicrafts, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, supporting the mission of enhancement of skills of traditional artisans to preserve art and artefacts in Terracotta and Bamboo art. Two clusters were selected in Nagpur and Chandrapur district of Vidarbha. IIYW helps the artisans to re-design their products so as to make them marketable to enhance the livelihood of the artisans. IIYW is trying to promote the designer handicraft items of Terracotta by marketing of their products through different exhibitions and fairs. An initiative - RURAL-ART.COM is being launched to market these designer items though online portal & social
media.
SKILLING INDIA
DDU-GKY-FOCUSING YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramin Kaushalya Vikas Yojna is a placement linked skilled training programme for rural and tribal youths.
Training Commencement : March 2020
Traget (Training & Placement) : 560 Rural BPL youths
Trade 1: Green Jobs – Solar PV panel installer : 280 Nos
Trade 2: Automotive – 2 & 3 wheeler repairs : 280 Nos.
Mobilisation districts:
Chandrapur and Yavatmal
Training sessions of 160 hours in English speaking and soft skills and information technology are also included in the main domain syllabus. In addition, overall personality development sessions are undertaken at Lonara campus. IIYW has successfully trained about 200 rural youths so far and have placed them in industries in Maharashtra and outside States.
RURAL AND TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT
THROUGH CHANDRAPUR, RALEGAON AND GADCHIROLI CENTRES
With an endevour to support the rural and tribal population in three districts in Vidarbha Region, IIYW has undertaken various projects through it's rural training centres such as Integrated Water shed Management Development Programme, Sickle cell anaemia, Community Based Health Monitoring under NRHM, Anganwadi Workers Training Programme, promotion and strengthening of Self Help Groups, Swatchh Bharat Abhiyaan, women's health issues, mobilisation of youths under Skilling India programme. IIYW has 4 training centres at above 4 districts which caters to the capacity building and educational programmes for upliftment of rural poor population. These 4 training centres have lodging and boarding facilities with conferencing facilities.