REHOBOTH TRUST - Tirunelveli, TamilNadu, India

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT & FAMILY WELFARE ACTIVITIES

Life Skill Education Program
We conducted Life Skill Education program in Government Arts and Science College, Pettai. We conducted Dengue, Jaundice and Malaria Awareness for adolescents in VK Pudhur. We conducted Personal Hygiene and Life Skill Education program for adolescent girls in Viswanadhapuram, Sengottai Block.

Family resource and support programs: counselling, support groups, referrals, etc.
Parenting skills programs
Stop smoking program
Stress management
Self Defence classes
Walking classes & clubs and Yoga
Youth fitness, including preschool movement, parent-child, teen exercise, etc

Support Programmes for Differently Abled (Disabled)

We conducted Special meetings for the Differently-Abled People in Pavoorchatram and Nanguneri areas on Awareness to various Schemes available for the differently-abled people. We also helped two persons for getting surgery and necessary equipments.

Self-Help Program

Even though the women are having self-help groups for micro-financing among themselves, they are not fully aware of the benefits of the schemes and so the involvement among poor community is very less. Rehoboth has planned to identify and appoint Volunteers Team/Group to support their own community.

Personal Hygiene and Nutrition for Adolescent girls in Cheranmadevi in 2019

Showing the Life Skill Education Program in Pudhukudi village, Cheranmahadevi Block. Our Area Coordinator with Village Organizer

Women Empowerment

       Awareness program – HIV, Dengue, Communicable diseases
       Career Guidance Programs
       Skill Training Programs – Tailoring, Embroidary, Aari Work, Basic Computer Education
       Self Defence Course for adolescent and young girls
       Life Skill Education Program
       Pre-Marital and Post-Marital Counseling Program
       Leadership Training Program

15 Poor Women received Sewing Machines for their livelihood arranged by Rehoboth Trust and sponsored by Lions Club of Tirunelveli Green City & Team Trust.

7 Persons with disabilities received Sewing Machines for their livelihood and two persons received artificial limbs arranged by Rehoboth Trust and sponsored by the Department of Education in Manonmaniam Sundaranar University.

Need of the projects

Women in India are considered as weaker section even though they have become high officials in Government as well as private concerns. In most of the villages, the women are housewives and they are not allowed to go for any work other than doing household duties. It is necessary to give them awareness and counselling to come out of the family net. They need life skill education, special motivation for Self Help Programs also. There must be an opportunity to exhibit their talents and skills. Rehoboth is very much concerned to create an opportunity in all aspects to bring up the weaker section as equal to the men. It is also necessary to mould them to come out of their inferiority complex.
Even though it is a gradual process, Rehoboth team would do it with confidence and with the cooperation of the Village Development Committee and the Supporters.