AHMEDABAD: A resident of Rampur-Vadla village of Amirgadh Taluka of Banaskantha district, 21-year-old Raju Laxmanbhai Mulana, failed in class 10 exams and then dropped out of school. His mother passed away and his father, a farm labourer, suffers from chronic ailment, as a result of which Raju was raised by his uncle.
“I did not hope I would get a job because I had to drop out of school after I failed my exams.But I learnt about a vocational training centre run by Sarjan Foundation, where I took a 1.5-year training course of Welding and CNC Operator and completed in 2021. Thankfully, my education and lodging-boarding expenditures were taken care of. Today, I work as a CNC machine operator at a company – PowerDrive Bearings situated in Sanand, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, and earn Rs 16,500 a month. I send half of my salary to my family in the village to support my family and my father’s treatment,” Raju said.
Some 279 students from the Rampur-Vadla village have benefitted just like Raju did from Sarjan Foundation’s vocational training centre. It is thanks to the efforts of Ahmedabad-based Dr KR Shroff Foundation (KRSF), a non-government organisation working in the education sector, which funded the hostel and food expenditures of all these students for two years, taking care of their lodging and boarding while they took training at the vocational training centre. KRSF has forged a partnership with Sarjan Foundation and collaborated with Sarjan Foundation to support skill development and employment of underprivileged youth.
Uday Desai, President, KRSF, said, “Sarjan Foundation’s vocational training centre at Rampur-Vadla is playing a key role here by upskilling and training students who have either failed their class 10 or were compelled to drop out of school due to socio-economic reasons. This enables them to earn a livelihood and become self-reliant. However, the organisation used to face constant challenges in raising funds.”
“To ease this, KRSF partnered with Sarjan Foundation to provide financial assistance not only to meet Mess expenses, but also for key infrastructure development in the campus that includes a multi-functional hall and a new boys hostel for 300 students,” Desai further added.
Over and above these costs, KRSF is also funding two key infrastructure projects for the foundation under their collaboration. One involves building a multi-functional 600-seater hall for students’ multifaceted learning and the second includes construction of a Boys’ Hostel that can accommodate up to 300 students.
At present, over 350 students are enrolled at the Vocational Training Centre, all of whom are secondary school dropouts and aged between 16-22 years.
“I did not hope I would get a job because I had to drop out of school after I failed my exams.But I learnt about a vocational training centre run by Sarjan Foundation, where I took a 1.5-year training course of Welding and CNC Operator and completed in 2021. Thankfully, my education and lodging-boarding expenditures were taken care of. Today, I work as a CNC machine operator at a company – PowerDrive Bearings situated in Sanand, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, and earn Rs 16,500 a month. I send half of my salary to my family in the village to support my family and my father’s treatment,” Raju said.
Some 279 students from the Rampur-Vadla village have benefitted just like Raju did from Sarjan Foundation’s vocational training centre. It is thanks to the efforts of Ahmedabad-based Dr KR Shroff Foundation (KRSF), a non-government organisation working in the education sector, which funded the hostel and food expenditures of all these students for two years, taking care of their lodging and boarding while they took training at the vocational training centre. KRSF has forged a partnership with Sarjan Foundation and collaborated with Sarjan Foundation to support skill development and employment of underprivileged youth.
Uday Desai, President, KRSF, said, “Sarjan Foundation’s vocational training centre at Rampur-Vadla is playing a key role here by upskilling and training students who have either failed their class 10 or were compelled to drop out of school due to socio-economic reasons. This enables them to earn a livelihood and become self-reliant. However, the organisation used to face constant challenges in raising funds.”
“To ease this, KRSF partnered with Sarjan Foundation to provide financial assistance not only to meet Mess expenses, but also for key infrastructure development in the campus that includes a multi-functional hall and a new boys hostel for 300 students,” Desai further added.
Over and above these costs, KRSF is also funding two key infrastructure projects for the foundation under their collaboration. One involves building a multi-functional 600-seater hall for students’ multifaceted learning and the second includes construction of a Boys’ Hostel that can accommodate up to 300 students.
At present, over 350 students are enrolled at the Vocational Training Centre, all of whom are secondary school dropouts and aged between 16-22 years.