A Profile of the Staff and Students at the DRAG Women’s Centre By Vijay Sharma Our aim at the Women’s Centre is to provide skills for women so they can either make a profession of the skills acquired or they can use these skills for their own personal use and enjoyment. This latter point can clearly be seen in the beauty culture class. Dressing up, learning to tie a sari, learning different hairstyles, how to put on make-up, learning all the techniques for a facial and body massage, etc. is thoroughly enjoyed. Then there is stitching and tailoring, computer training and tuition in maths and English. Currently there are 125 students in the Women’s Centre. These can be divided into three categories. 1) Students who come for tutoring in Maths and English : these are school-going children in the main who are weak in these subjects. 2) Girls/women who are learning stitching/tailoring and beauty culture. When questioned, the majority of girls in the beauty culture group wanted to make it a profession and work in beauty salons; not from the house. The majority of girls in the stitching/tailoring group are taking this class for their personal satisfaction. They want to be independent and make their own clothes. Most did not want to work for a tailoring house. 3) The computer students are looking to the future. They realise that computers are now a universal phenomenon, like the mobile phone, and therefore if they want jobs they have to be able to operate a computer. The students are taught basic computer skills. If we want to generalize, the Women’s Centre has a practical approach towards education and is need based. A profile of the teachers There are eight teachers at present at the Women Centre – four in the morning shift and four in the afternoon shift. All the teachers are qualified with several years of experience behind them. They come from diverse backgrounds. Many are married, but they successfully combine marriage and profession. Meenakshi:- Teaches Beauty Culture in the morning shift from 10 a.m. to 1.p.m. She wants to become a top-notch beautician. Her hobbies are music, kho-kho & volley ball. She wants to give the benefit of her training to others, especially to the more needy. She has a happy family life and radiates this quality in her interactions with others. Yogesh Rani :- Teaches Maths in the morning shift from 10 a.m. to 1.p.m. She has two daughters. Her aim is to be good teacher. She is also a LIC adviser and likes to help others. Her next project is to write a book focusing on social problems. Lata :- Takes the stitching and tailoring class in the morning shift from 10 a.m. to 1.p.m. She wants to be successful in her chosen profession and also want to branch out into fashion designing. She likes going for long drives with friends and enjoys in-door games. She has been married for the last 9 years. i Kavita :- Teaches beauty culture in the afternoon from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. She is very good with her students. Her hobby is listening to old Hindi songs. Jyoti :- Teaches stitching and tailoring in the afternoon shift from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. She is very experienced and knows her job thoroughly besides having additional skills in handicrafts – in particular madhubani painting – and crochet. Akram :- Takes the Maths class in the afternoon shift from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. His heroes are the film actor Shahruk Khan and Sachin Tendulkar, the cricket icon. He likes to spend time with friends and play cricket and football. Sunil :- Takes the computer class in the afternoon shift from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. He wants to specialize in software development. He loves to play football but his daily routine is jogging; whenever he can he participates in long distance races, especially cross country. Neha :- Takes the computer class in the morning shift from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. She wants to be a criminal lawyer and is studying law. Her hobby is watching and playing cricket.
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 07:33:52 +0000
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