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issue 10 | december 2014 

Registered Office: SevaSetu 

 Arpana Bank Colony, Phase-2,

Ram Jaipal Nagar, New Bailey Road 

Patna-801503 

Contact: Nishant Ojha (+91 9663367484) 

Head Office: 

SevaSetu 

54/1, Block-UA2, Jawahar Nagar,

New Delhi-110007 

Contact: Neeraj Saransh (+91 9868425466)

 Ajay Kumar Ojha (+91 9873738043) 

Regional Presence: 

Bangalore (Karnataka) 

Gurgaon (Haryana)

 Alwar (Rajasthan)

Patna (Bihar) 

Programs & services updates:

New Sewing & Stitching Training Center: 

 As we announce the launch of our new Sewing & Stitching Training Center in

Phulwari Sharif block, Patna, we provide a short update on the progress we have

made so far on this front. 

5 months back, in Rajapakar block of  Vaishali district, Bihar, we started our first

Training Center, with one sewing machine & Ms. Meena as an employed trainer.

10 girls & women from the local community enrolled in the first batch for a course

designed for 3 months with a nominal training fee. The 2nd batch of 19 girls and

women is currently undergoing training.  This unit which started as a training

center is not only training young girls & women from the community but also sup-

plying stitched petticoat & blouses to local wholesalers. Our field staff generate

sales while the skilled girls & women (selected on merit from our previous batch

of training and absorbed in this initiative) along with Ms. Meena, produce around

60-80 units of petticoats & blouses per week after training hours. The surplus

generated is distributed between those involved in the production & field staff of

Seva Setu. Seva Setu as an entity retains a nominal portion of the surplus. Few

more sewing machines have been bought & installed with the surplus generated.

The initiative has enthused our trainer & field staff so much so that they have

brought in their own sewing machines from their homes. 

This is just a beginning, on a very small scale, but gives us lot of hope in our

 journey of building a problem solving self -sustainable society by connecting,

bridging and joining hands. With this underlying philosophy, we have launched

another center in Phulwari Sharif, with 8 girls and women already enrolled.

Though this time, Seva Setu has not bought any machines, nor rented any

space. The trainer already has few sewing machines & she has agreed to start

the training at her home only. Our tasks are to bring in willing girls & women for

training and also bring in sewing & stitching orders, while providing the required

support & hand-holding. Our future plans on this initiative are: 

Scaling up in other blocks/districts of Bihar. 

Graduate from an asset based model to asset free model  

Evolve as a Platform/Market - Place to connect skilled unemployed girls

& women to wholesalers acting as a “Setu” between the mostly un- 

utilized skilled/semi - skilled workforce & the market. 

Training & skill development will remain a focus. The already skilled individualsas a part of this initiative will be responsible for training as well. 

On Ground Analysis: Mathematical Aptitude

Assessment of Class 10 Students:

Recently, we conducted an assessment of mathematical abilities of Class 10Students at a High School in Palanga, Phulwari Sharif, Patna. In total 39 stu-dents wrote the exam and 36 submitted their responses. Out of 36 submittedresponses, 19 were from girls and 17 from boys. The info-graphic show showsthe results which raise serious concerns on the quality of education being impart-ed on young minds:

PS: This assessment becomes much more relevant when the latest private auditon literacy, education & enrollment, though shows positive development on en-rollment of children in schools (almost 96% children between the ages of 6 to 14are enrolled); whereas, the quality of education is quite questionable as per thereport. 

mother care 

The numbers below don’t reflect the

time & energy put in by our “Call Cham-

pions” who are willingly reaching out to

their friends from the villages. The good

work goes on as we reproduce some

statistics for the month of December: 

citizen care 

 As our efforts have been focused on

enabling differently abled citizens to

get the benefits they are entitled

under various government schemes,

we have also been carrying on with

our regular citizen care actions. Some

statistics below for December: 

kids care 

Our focused approach on rehabilita-

tion of Severely Acute Malnour-

ished Children continues. Present-

ing some critical statistics on enroll-

ment and treatment of SAM kids: 

*reported status 3 months after discharge  

**NRC returned SAM kids 

Health Awareness 

We have so far participated in more

than 600 VHNDs (Village Health &

Nutrition Days) and conducted nu-

merous awareness sessions & meet-

ings in local schools & communities.

Statistics for Dec. are presented here: 

Livelihood Support Below are some statistics for the

month of December’ 14 indicating

our continued focus on creating op-

portunities of livelihood generation

within the local community through

self -help groups and trainings :