My favorite was the one about housing segregation at HOME’s then-new home on Ferry Street at Main. One of the lesser-remembered aspects of Hands Across Buffalo was the set of teach-ins conducted that day, and for a time after. Teach-ins from Hands Across Buffalo (2014) And this time, instead of a one-and-done, perhaps we need to do it more regularly, to remind us all that the issue is still here and isn’t fixed yet – until, someday, it is.Īnd also this time – perhaps – as a collective expression of determination not to let what happened define us, divide us, or discourage us. So what role could a symbolic gesture like Hands Across Buffalo play in that? While clearly not enough – as it wasn’t eight years ago – it seems to me, when the time is right, it could help. And those of us who really understand just how bad the segregation in Buffalo is, yet managed to accommodate ourselves to it and continued to go about our lives. Including those who went to brunch Sunday morning the same as every weekend as if nothing had happened. Because it is not just those whose family and friends and neighbors were shot who will need healing, but all of us. A better day for the east side, for sure. Workshops & Training:We engage in conducting capacity building workshops and training for various stakeholders in the society on various social issues such as Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace (SHAWP), Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO) and Gender Sensitization, NGO Accounting & Reporting, Aligning CSR & NGOs strategy, Relation between People Management & Project Cycle,NGO legal Framework & Requirements.But some day – who knows when – the time will come to try to see through the hurt and rage and cynicism to find a path forward to a better day. Theater : Joining Hands collaborates with renowned theater groups to spread awareness about socially relevant issues in schools and educational institutions. school children, aiming at sensitizing them on challenges faced in environmental space INCEPTUM : As an organization whose vision revolves around the welfare of the youth, Joining Hands has been successfully running INCEPTUM, A platform targeted towards “BUDDING YOUTH, i.e. We organize various events and workshops for school going children and youth with the purpose of fostering sensitivity and creating social consciousness amongst them. Some of them have also contributed towards the education of their siblings. 10000 a month, they have become important contributors in their families both socially and financially. Till now, over 750 youth have been trained under this programme and we have been successful in placing over 70% in reputed organisations like Costa Coffee, KFC, Pizza Hut, Café Coffee Day, Marks & Spencer, Reliable Private Limited, Competent Software, Kidzania, Cinepolis, Big Bazar, PamacFinserv Private Limited, Nandos, Subway, Save the Children, CRY, SOS Village, Khushii, Concern India Foundation etc. With an attendance as high as 82%, the drop rate is as low as 4%. We have developed a need based and a market oriented curriculum which has been further supported through guest lectures by industry professionals.
With a focus on overall development, Joining Hands initiated a three months intensive training programme in the Badarpur area of New Delhi, where the youth is trained in basic skills such as computer literacy, English, life and soft skills. 'Enhancing Employability' Programme was conceptualized by Joining Hands, to enhance skills of the less privileged youth and to make them employable in the organised sector. Harnessing the demographic dividend through appropriate skill development efforts would provide an opportunity to achieve inclusion and productivity within the country and also aid in bridging the skill gap.īut unfortunately a large part of this population is on the brink of a very insecure future as the overall marketable skill capital pool in India remains dismal. However one of the biggest challenges faced by India today is employment generation. According to the 2011 census Sixty-five percentages of India’s 1.2 billion people are below the age of 35 and by 2021 India is set to become the youngest country, with an estimated youth population of 464 million.
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