Making a Difference in the Lives of the Poor Through Self-Help
Rohini & Molly Pathak,LAHI: Lend A Hand India (LAHI) has been rigorously advocating for skill education both in urban and rural schools for more than a decade, as of May 2020. We have been doing so, through both direct and indirect implementation of Skill Education and the Multi Skill Foundation Course (MSFC) in particular. Through... Continue Reading →
By Molly Pathak,LAHI: During academic year 2018-19, about forty thousand students studying under Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) have pursued vocational education courses along-side their core academics within the school timetable/s. These courses are an improvised version of the successful pre-vocational program, V-1 i.e. ‘Introduction to Basic Technology (IBT)’, being... Continue Reading →
By Ganesh Dalvi,LAHI: ’खरं, तर मी या चार पाच विद्यार्थ्यांना शाळेतून काढुन टाकायचं ठरवलं होत आणि मी त्यांच्याशी तसं बोलले देखील होते. काही काळाने मात्र हेच विद्यार्थी शाळेमध्ये सुरु असलेल्या ‘मल्टी स्किल फौंडेशन कोर्स’ या नावाच्या व्यावसायिक अभ्यासक्रमाच्या सत्रांमध्ये मात्र समरसून सहभागी होताना दिसत होते हा फरक मला जाणवला’’ हुतात्मा बालवीर शिरीषकुमार माध्यमिक विद्यालयाच्या... Continue Reading →
Rohini & Molly Pathak,LAHI: The Second ‘Career Fair’, an avenue for the students of Pune Municipal Corporation pursuing Vocational Skills as one of the subjects for 10th grade, was held in Pune on Tuesday, June 4th 2019. About 150 students gathered at the fair which was attended 20 prospective employers from private sector in and around... Continue Reading →
By Rohini,LAHI: Rekha, a 16 year old girl hails from a farming family of Kurze village, Thane district. She is a dynamic student of Kurze School as she is among the few students who are deeply interested, both in academics, extra curriculum activities. She is interested in innovating things and learning a variety of skills... Continue Reading →
By Ganesh Dalvi,LAHI: ‘‘माझ्या घरातील वयस्कर व्यक्तींसोबत बोलताना मला जाणवत होत की आपण बऱ्याचदा घरातील लोकांना सरळ सरळ गृहीतचं धरतो. म्हणजे रोज आईनेच जेवण बनवायचं असतं, घरातील काम वडील किंवा मोठा भाऊ अथवा बहीण यांनीच करायचे असतात इत्यादि. घरातील वयस्कर लोकांकडे दुर्लक्ष करणे, त्यांना काही समजत नाही असे असंख्य पूर्वग्रह माझ्याही मनात होते परंतु जेव्हा... Continue Reading →
By Molly Pathak,LAHI: DIFFICULTIES STRENGTHEN THE MIND AS LABOUR DOES THE BODY.Through this blog post, I am going to tell you a story of four young boys, their individual struggles and situations that led them to come together for a common purpose i.e. ‘to rise up in life’. This story takes off from ‘Hunnar Gurukul’... Continue Reading →
By Rohini,LAHI: Lend-A-Hand-India has become a pioneer in scaling up vocational education at higher and secondary schools. Having a strong belief in the untapped potential of adolescence, both in rural and urban schools. Multi Skill Foundation Course (MSFC) provides a platform to students for exploring livelihood opportunities and understand the connection between theory and its... Continue Reading →
Ms. Nirmala Kamble is - as most headmasters are - usually found in her office with the usual tasks for the day accumulating on her desk. She emits a different aura than the usual “strict headmaster”. Instead, she is approachable, easy to hold a conversation with, and has a camaraderie with her administration, all the... Continue Reading →
Lend A Hand India recently launched a new project – the Skills on Wheels bus – which is a mobile classroom that will take everything required to teach a vocational education class on the road. The Skills on Wheels bus went on a 24 day journey to Leh, Ladakh for its inaugural journey, a “Skill... Continue Reading →
