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Mayank | Age 12

He Once Sold Balloons on the Street — Today He Dreams of Becoming a Police Officer – Meet Mayank | Age 12

Mayank used to sell balloons at traffic signals, watching other children walk to school. He wished he could wear a uniform—not to sell, but to learn.

When he joined Naya Sawera Gurgaon NGO, he found books, teachers, friends, and hope. Today, he studies every day, leads morning prayers, and dreams of becoming a police officer — to help and protect others, not just wave at them.

“One day, I will help and protect others — not just wave at them.” — Mayank

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Ragini | Age 11

She Wanted to Study, But Life Said No — Until Naya Sawera Gurgaon NGO Said Yes – Meet Ragini | Age 11

Ragini’s parents worked as driver. She had no documents, no school uniform, and no space to learn. She didn’t know how to read, write, or even hold a pencil.

But when she joined Naya Sawera Gurgaon NGO, she got education, meals, skill classes, and a place where her dreams felt real. Today, she reads, writes, uses a computer, paints, dances, and proudly dreams of becoming a Pilot — to fly the world.

“I never went to school before. Now, I never want to stop learning.” — Ragini

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Alim | Age 11

When Education Reaches a Child, Hope Begins – Meet Alim | Age 11

Alim had never been to school. No documents, no books, and no idea what a classroom felt like. When he came to Naya Sawera, he barely spoke, but he watched, listened, and slowly began to believe.

One day, during an English class, he wrote his name for the first time. Everything changed. Today, he reads, writes, uses a computer, and dreams of joining the Indian Army — to serve the country with pride and courage.

“When someone believed in me, I started believing in myself.” — Alim

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Anshika | Age 10

She Once Borrowed Books from the Homes Her Mother Cleaned – Today, She Writes Her Own Future – Meet Anshika | Age 10

Anshika used to sit quietly in the homes where her mother worked as a maid, turning the pages of books she couldn’t read but wished she could.

When she joined Naya Sawera Gurgaon NGO, she finally had her own books, teachers, and a classroom where she felt she belonged. Today, she reads confidently, helps younger children, and dreams of becoming a teacher-surrounded by the books she once borrowed.

“Earlier, I borrowed books. Now I dream of teaching from them.” — Anshika

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Livelihood & Empowerment Programs

LIVELIHOOD & EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS

Empowering Lives Through Livelihood & Skill-Building

Our Livelihood and Empowerment Programs help women and youth gain skills, confidence, and earning opportunities—leading to financial independence and long-term stability.
What We Do:
  • Vocational Training & Trade Workshops: Training in tailoring, handicrafts, computer‑based work, small‑scale entrepreneurship — enabling beneficiaries to earn a stable income.

  • Micro‑Enterprise Support: Helping trained individuals start small businesses, providing seed‑capital guidance, marketplace linkages, and mentorship.

  • Job‑Readiness & Placement Support: Resume building, soft‑skills training, interview preparation, and guidance to help youth and women secure employment or freelance work.

  • Women & Youth Empowerment: Special focus on empowering women — self‑help groups, skill‑building workshops, economic independence, and social support.

  • Community‑Led Enterprises & Cooperative Models: Encouraging community-run small enterprises (e.g. cooperative farming, crafts, services) to create collective growth and local economic stability

What We Do:
1. Vocational Training and Trade Workshops

We train women and youth in stitching, tailoring, computer use, craft making, and basic entrepreneurship. These skills help them earn independently and improve their financial situation.

2. Job Readiness and Placement Support

We guide youth and women in resume building, interview preparation, and developing soft skills. Many go on to secure jobs, freelance work, or home-based income opportunities.

3. Women and Youth Empowerment

We facilitate group learning, peer support, and decision-making sessions to help participants build confidence, voice, and leadership in their families and communities.

4. Community-Led Enterprises

We help start small group enterprises such as stitching units, craft workshops, and service-based teams. These group initiatives create income, teamwork, and local sustainability.

5. Financial Literacy and Small Business Support

We teach basic money management, budgeting, and digital payment skills. We also guide participants on how to price products, plan services, and begin small businesses.

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Wellness & Health Outreach

Wellness & Health Outreach

Bringing Wellness, Health & Hope to Communities

Access to basic needs and healthcare remains a major challenge for underserved families. Through our Wellness & Health Outreach, we support children, women, and the elderly with essential services, awareness, and guidance. Our focus is on prevention, early care, and emotional well-being.
What We Do:
  • Community Health Camps: Regular free health camps providing check‑ups, basic consultations, vaccinations, and screening for common illnesses.

  • Preventive Health & Hygiene Education: Workshops and sessions on hygiene, sanitation, maternal health, child care, nutrition, and preventive healthcare.

  • Health Awareness Drives: Outreach campaigns for immunization, menstrual hygiene awareness, water safety, and personal hygiene, especially among rural and semi‑urban areas.

  • Emergency Medical Support: For families unable to afford healthcare, we facilitate medical aid, ambulance support, or surgery aid whenever needed.

  • Mental Health & Wellness Awareness: Counseling sessions for youth and adults, promoting mental health awareness, stress management, and emotional support in disadvantaged communities.

What We Do:
1. Dry Ration and Nutrition Support

One ration kit feeds a family for up to two weeks. We distribute dry ration kits to families in slum communities, including rice, flour, pulses, oil, and hygiene items. This support helps reduce hunger, supports nutrition, and keeps children in school.

Since 2020, we have supported more than 2,500 families through ration distribution.

2. Community Health Camps

We organize free health camps offering basic check-ups, vaccinations, consultations, and illness screening. These camps make essential healthcare accessible without financial stress.

More than 300 people benefited from our health camps last year.

3. Preventive Health and Hygiene Education

We conduct sessions on hygiene, sanitation, child care, maternal health, and nutrition. These help families understand how to prevent illness instead of just treating it.

4. Health Awareness and Emotional Well-Being

Good health also includes emotional strength. We run sessions on menstrual hygiene, immunization, clean water safety, and stress management. We also offer basic emotional support to help children and youth feel safe, heard, and understood.

5. Community Learning and Parent Engagement

To sustain healthy habits, families must participate. We hold parent awareness meetings, family learning sessions, and basic literacy support to help families understand health and education priorities.

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Skill Development & Basic Education

Skill Development & Basic Education

Unlocking Potential Through Skills & Education

We believe real change begins when a child feels capable, confident, and supported. Our education and skill programs are designed not just to teach, but to empower. Every child learns from trained instructors in a safe and encouraging environment, where learning is personal, practical, and meaningful.
What We Do:
  • After‑School & Remedial Classes: Providing regular classes English, basic literacy, mathematics for school‑going children needing extra support.

  • Tuition & Homework Help: Volunteer tutors and trained staff guide students in homework, exam preparation, and language skills.

  • Vocational & Life Skills Workshops: Offering training in computer literacy, tailoring, digital literacy, basic financial literacy helping young adults acquire employable skills.

  • Youth Development & Mentoring: Through regular mentoring, personality development sessions, and career guidance we help youth build confidence, clarity, and direction.

  • Community Learning Initiatives: Weekend adult‑literacy classes, parent‑education workshops to raise awareness about the importance of education, encouraging community participation and intergenerational learning.
What We Do:
1. Skill Development and Vocational Training

For underprivileged children, confidence and self-belief are the first steps toward transformation. While education is important, skill development helps them discover their strengths, express themselves, and feel capable. We offer hands-on training in computer use, sewing, tailoring, craft making, dance, digital skills, and basic financial awareness.

These sessions help children become more confident, skilled, and ready for the future.

Trained 120 children and youth in computer literacy, tailoring, and basic financial skills over the past year.

2. Basic Education for Every Child

Many children from disadvantaged backgrounds cannot join formal school due to lack of documents, age gaps, or financial challenges. We assess their learning levels and enroll them in our free education program, where they receive academic learning, emotional support, skill exposure, and personal attention in a caring and safe environment.

Currently educating 300+ children at our learning center. Attendance improved from 48% to 82% after providing meals, uniforms, and emotional support.

3. Tuition and Academic Support

Our educators help children with homework, reading, writing, language improvement, and exam preparation. We focus on building strong academic foundations so they can smoothly transition into formal schooling or higher studies.

Recorded a 28% average improvement in test performance in the last six months.

4. Youth Mentoring and Personality Development

Children need more than books to grow. Through mentoring, group activities, and career guidance, we help them build communication skills, confidence, values, and clarity about their future.

5. Community Learning and Parent Engagement

To create lasting change, families must grow along with children. We conduct literacy sessions, awareness workshops, and parent meetings to help families understand the value of education and actively support their children’s journey.

Engaged over 220 parents through awareness and literacy initiatives.

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Days of Pride Menstrual Hygiene Advocacy

We’re often asked, “Why sanitary pads? Is it really that important?” The answer is yes: for countless girls and women, sanitary pads are an unaffordable luxury. Thousands of girls explained that they were forced to resort to unsanitary and sometimes unsafe measures to meet their needs. These include improvising makeshift pads from old clothes, rags, newspapers, bits of mattress, and other readily available materials. The lack of affordable sanitary pads has been widely cited as one of the key obstacles to regular school attendance among adolescent girls.

So, we at Naya Sawera NGO have taken the initiative of providing sanitary pads to maximum number of girls/ladies each month with proper records. Under the campaign Days of Pride, we have distributed around 20 lakh Sanitary Padsto the Girls/Ladies in the government school and in the slums who can’t afford each month such necessity. We are spreading awareness about health and menstrual hygiene since May 2016 through 15 Sanitary Pads Banks operational in the slums.

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Campaign Kokh Maternal Health & Support

Under this campaign, we are taking care of the pregnant ladies so as to decrease the Maternal Mortality Rate in India. We are giving them proper vitamin and nutrition for the first 9 months. We have also extended this facility to one month after the delivery.

Awareness again is an important part of this campaign. We try to make the women and their families aware of the good practices when the lady is pregnant. As an extra service to the society, if a girl-child is born under this scheme, we will give scholarship to take care of her educational needs. Till now from 2014 we are able to support over 900 ladies in their healthy delivery.

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Project Atmanirbhar Women Empowerment

Welcome to Project Atmanirbhar – Empowering Women!
At Project Atmanirbhar, we believe in fostering financial independence among women. Our mission is to empower women by maximizing their potential and enabling them to lead self-reliant lives.

The name “Atmanirbhar” itself holds significance, as it combines two powerful words: “Atma,” meaning self, and “nirbhar,” meaning reliance. Shockingly, statistics indicate that 1 out of every 3 women in India is financially dependent on someone else. This unfortunate reality has resulted in around 33 percent of women facing poverty due to the lack of earnings within their households.

In January 2023, three enthusiastic young volunteers initiated Project Atmanirbhar, with the primary objective of providing employment opportunities to financially needy women and equipping them with tailoring skills. What started as a humble training venture has now blossomed into a small enterprise, where four diligent women are working tirelessly, not only shaping the future of Atmanirbhar but also their own.

Our talented team of women has crafted an impressive array of products, including sling bags, tote bags, multipurpose/utility bags, pouches, Kurtis, summer coats, and more. Each item is meticulously handcrafted using donated cloth from generous volunteers. What sets our products apart is their commitment to sustainability, as they are made from 100 percent cotton, ensuring an eco-friendly choice. Furthermore, their lightweight nature and washable properties add to their convenience.

By choosing to support Project Atmanirbhar through your purchase, you actively contribute to the positive transformation of numerous lives. Unlike any other clothing manufacturing business, we distribute our profits in three equal parts. One-third of the profits directly benefit the women involved in the project, empowering them to build a stable and secure future. Another one-third is dedicated to supporting the children in the shelter home, offering them opportunities for a brighter tomorrow. Lastly, the remaining one-third is reinvested back into the Atmanirbhar project, enabling us to expand our reach and impact.

Join us on our journey to empower women and create a more inclusive society. Together, let’s make a difference in the lives of these resilient women, their children, and the future of our nation. Explore our range of sustainable, hand-made products, and make a conscious choice that positively impacts lives. Remember, at Project Atmanirbhar, every purchase you make goes beyond a simple transaction; it becomes an investment in empowerment and social change.

This campaign has financially supported 22 families thus far. The new members are trained in the work of tailoring and beautician.