Pride and Prejudice

September 2018

NATIONAL

ABILYMPICS 2018

CENTERS IN PROGRESS

SARTHAK NAAI SEPTEMBER BULLETIN

S T A K E H O L D E R S O U T R E A C H

September 2018

Highlights of the Month

National Abilympics 2018 was scheduled on October 02-06,2018 at Aerocity in

collaboration with World skills, India, National Skill Development Corporation

and The Hans Foundation.

For the very first time, skill competitions for Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)

and non-Divyangjan was held simultaneously as an Inclusion initiative. The

competitions were aimed at selecting the PwD participants for the International

Abilympics scheduled to be held in China in 2020.

With the intent to furnish the skills of regional winners, National Abilympics

Association of India conducted the 3-day training workshop for preparing

participants for National Abilympics 2018. The training took place at Lady Irwin

College where experts from various skills engaged to prepare divyangjans for the

National event. 56 candidates from all zones gathered to compete for 10 vocational

skill trades titled as Word Processing/English Text Processing; Creating Web Page

designing; Poster Designing; Computer Programming; Photography; Embroidery;

Waste Reuse , Painting and Restaurant Service.

September 2018

Centers In Progress

Mr. Rishi Acharya, a Visually

Impaired employee of techno hub

Solutions visited Sarthak Jaipur

center to interact with the trainees

and to steer them about roles and

responsibilities of a Data Entry

Operator in BPO sector.

Being a divyangjan, Mr Rishi

Acharya motivated the candidates to

always target for an extra mile to

reach the goal.

Sarthak Bhopal divyangjans of retail

specific training visited D Mart store

for an exposure visit with the intent to

get practical knowledge of the retail

sector.

Sarthak team was hosted by the floor

manager followed by in-depth

orientation about the store.

Guest Lecture with Techno hub Solutions

Exposure Visit at D mart

September 2018

Centers In Progress

Interactive session with Ms.Veronica

from The Evangelical Fellowship of

India Commission on Relief

(EFICOR) held at Delhi  Sarthak

Smart+ center.

She visited the Sarthak to aware

trainees about the know-how of the

IT/ITES sector and also shared few

success stories for building

enthusiasm among the divyangjans.

Ms Minetta Patil, National

Secretary, NAAI judging wild card

candidates and shortlisting them for

National Abilympic 2018.

Session with Efficor at Delhi Smart+ center

Ms Mineta Patil, National Secretary at Wildcard competition

September 2018

Stakeholders outreach

Placement drive was organised by

Amazon India at Sarthak

Ghaziabad and Pune center to hire

divyangjans for the profile of

Customer care executives.

The well-organized drive was

concluded by the successful hiring of

30+ PwD’s in both the locations

Sh Raj Kapur, National Advisory

Board member, Sarthak conducted an

enriching session with team center

themed around "Delegation of

responsibilities".

 The session added a lot to team's

knowledge and helped them

enhanced their skill set. 

Placement Drive in Amazon

Capacity Building session with Sh Raj Kapur

September 2018

Stories of change & Empowerment

And from there his journey continued. After completing his secondary education,

parents started expecting from Hari a decent job to support 8 members of his joint

family. Growing age and concerned health of parents compelled Hari to hunt for a job.

But unacceptance and insensitivity towards disability were leading Hari to a way where

rejection and depression were surrounding him in every curve.

But, parents blessing and constant efforts of Hari paved his way to NSDC supported

Sarthak Kaushal Vikas Kendra in Jaipur. And, from there, Hari’s journey of inclusion

begins. A sign language interpreter and a dedicated team of 5 members started to carve

the skills of Hari through 3 months of retail-specific skill building training program.

After 2.5 months, hari was all prepared to face the corporate world with command over

Indian sign language and computer skills. During placement drive, his skill was

recognized by Sarthak equal opportunity employer Vishal Mega Mart and immediate

hiring was done for the profile of Customer sales executive.

Today Hari , with every hearing impaired candidate shares “Life is all about struggle.

struggle of working on your own capabilities, struggle for better future and struggle

against all that odds that helps to bring out best out of us.”

Rural areas in India strive with stereotypes

and lack of awareness when it comes to

disability. Raising a child with special needs

is still a challenge for a breadwinner in a

village like Dausa.

Hari Om Saini is a resident of the same

village and was born with hearing

impairment. Lack of education and

awareness resulted into lot of struggles in

completing his education. But his mothers’

continued efforts and fight for his son’s

education leads Hari to the doors of  Mook

Badhir Vidya Peeth, Dausa, his first school. 

September 2018

Stories of change & Empowerment

But intermediate qualification, limited skills, and 90% disability was not a good

combination for corporate houses. This picture was getting clear to Shivam with every

rejection. And, soon he realized the need of furnished skills. Now, instead of searching

for jobs he started to search for a training course which he can sponsor for himself.

Someone truly said, where there is a will there’s a way.

His search was ended when for the first time helpdesk executive from TMF supported

Sarthak Smart+ Chandigarh center interacted with him and introduced him about free

of cost training program to persons with disabilities. He took no time to visit the center

and under training program in depth. Looking to his passion, the Sarthak Chandigarh

team was all geared up for furnishing his skills and providing him an opportunity hi

wished for. His interest in computer skills leads his admission to IT sector-specific

training where he learned about technology in depth. His passion and interest for self-

employment embarked on his journey towards empowerment and soon after

completing his skill-building program he started teaching students of the primary and

secondary level and enters into the world of financial independence.

Another story of empowerment, change,

and self-employment. Shivam an

orthopedically handicapped candidate is a

resident of Pratapgarh and lives in a family

of 6. His Father is a gardener and the only

breadwinner of his family. Shivam has

completed his 12th  from CBSE school and

then later dropped his studies due to the

financial crisis. Immediately after

completion of his studies, he started

searching for a job as he always desires to

support his father.

September 2018

Center Celebrations

It is our privilege to honor Sh.

Siddhartha Rastogi, Managing

Director, Ambit for providing

continued support towards Sarthak

initiatives of empowering persons

with disabilities through Ambit Oditi

Foundation.

The teacher who is indeed wise does

not bid you to enter the house of his

wisdom but rather leads you to the

threshold of your mind.

Trainees of Sarthak Educational

Trust celebrating teachers day at

various locations.

Felicitating Ambit oditi Foundation

Center celebration at Sarthak Centers

September 2018

Messages by Changemakers  “ I am very pleased to work with PwDs . They are very punctual, dedicated,

hard working and never give up guys. While working with them I feel

motivated.They love everything about their job, look forward to coming to work

and truly defines what it is to provide genuine and sincere customer service. My

only regret in hiring an individual with a perceived disability is that I did not do

it many years ago. In my opinion Its is not a disability, it actually gives them a

unique ability to connect with guests”.

                                                   ~ Mr. Jubair Ahmad, HR, Pinnacle hotel

“Through sarthak Educational trust, in Pune, we have hired 17 PwDs for

Customer Support Executive positions. We are very glad to inform all are

working with dedication and putting 100% effort in their work. They have a very

positive attitude which makes the workplace a very happy zone. I would like to

thank Sarthak for including us in this cause and for providing us with such good

manpower. All the best Sarthak”.

                                              ~Mr. Dinesh Mahendra, HR, Amazon

 “I have had the pleasure of working with Big Bazaar for the last 18 months.

During this time we have been Hired 5 candidates from SARTHAK

EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Through their dedication in providing quality

candidates we have been able to raise our retention rate. We are happy to hired

all of them, hope in future we will definitely hired some more of like them.”

                                                                ~Ms. Ankita Ray, HR, Big Bazaar

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