Army Wives Welfare Association Info Brochure Apr 2016

SOUTH WESTERN COMMAND Army Wives Welfare Association Info Brochure Apr 2016

INFO BROCHURE 01 OCT 2015 – 01 APR 2016

INDEX

1. Organisation AWWA SWC 1 2. Message from Regional President 2 AWWA 3. Aims & Objectives 3 4. Sharing and Caring 5 5. Vocational Activities 7 6. Health Care and Hygiene 11 7. Educational Institutions 15 8. Child Welfare Activities 19 9. Veer Naris, War Widows & Widows 21 10. FAFA 23 11. Aastha Counselling Cell 24 12. Miscellaneous 25 13. New Endeavours 28 14. Conclusion 29

South Western Command South Western Command

Mrs Bindu Sarath Chand Regional President AWWA South Western Command

Mrs Harshita Rajeshwar Mrs Daphane Chauhan Mrs Suman Soni Regional Vice President AWWA Zonal President AWWA Strike 1 Zonal President AWWA Chetak

Mrs Jyoti Bhardwaj Mrs Aradhana Randhawa Mrs Sharddha Pankaj Mrs Amanpreet Kaur Gen Secy AWWA Aastha Cell Chairperson FWO 61 Sub Area VTC Committee

Mrs Shobha Pathania Mrs Neeru Singh Mrs Divya Agrawal Mrs Kiranjit Kaur Child Welfare Committee Health Committee Sajni Venture Bakery & Apna Cafe Chairperson Chairperson Chairperson Chairperson

Mrs Jayanti Vinod Mrs Tulika Sharma Child Education Committee Beauty Parlour Chairperson Chairperson

MESSAGE FROM REGIONAL PRESIDENT AWWA

I am grateful to The God Almighty for giving me this opportunity of carrying forward a noble tradition with Asha, Vishwas and Aastha in my heart. Together, we shall strive to achieve the cherished goals of AWWA and spread the message of love, care and affection to one and all.

We, the Army wives, can, and will, work together as a force for betterment of our families in particular and the Army fraternity in general. We should strive to seek new and workable models that will empower the women and differently abled children of the ‘Sapta-Shakti Family’ through innovative and creative concepts.

There are lofty heights to achieve and numerous challenges to meet, which all of us together will have to accomplish in future. I exhort all members to join in and walk towards achieving the noble mission of AWWA.

I wish all members happiness, prosperity, harmony and boundless joy. I look forward to your willing cooperation and support in carrying forward the mantle of AWWA.

Best Wishes

Mrs Bindu Sarath Chand Regional President AWWA South Western Command

REGIONAL AWWA SOUTH WESTERN COMMAND (SWC)

INTRODUCTION

 General

Sapta Shakti Command AWWA came into existence in Apr 2005. Over the years it has evolved into a multi-faceted, vibrant and a well-knit organisation that has been successful in channelizing the collective energy of its members into achieving the organisational goals. It has worked towards empowerment of the wives of our soldiers who mostly come from humble background. SWC AWWA has initiated various programmes to help them grow in personality development and etiquette, family and social values, personal and family healthcare. All the activities are carried out in accordance with the instructions received from the Central AWWA.

 Aims & Objective

. Promote Self Reliance and Independence. . Improve ‘Quality of life’ and maximize the ‘Happiness Quotient’ . . Nurture the mind-set and attitudes towards changing times.

 Vision Vision of Sapta Shakti AWWA is enumerated below:-

. Women Empowerment to include Nari Suraksha. . Safety and Status of the Girl Child. . Awareness in families about Child Abuse. . Power of Internet and Cyber Security. . Health Care of families and children. . Personality Development. . Resident Welfare Association with focus on ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’. . VTCs – Provide Development and Training in diverse skills.

 Approach

. All welfare activities to be well planned and meaningful. . Education, economic, social and class composition of troops and families to be taken into consideration while planning vocational training and welfare activities. . Dignity, respect and concern for troops and their families to form the basis of all welfare activities.

 Change of Leadership. Mrs Bindu Sarath Chand assumed the appointment of Regional President AWWA, South Western Command on 01 Feb 2016. A Special Welfare Meet was organised at Jaipur Military Station on 03 Feb 2016 to welcome the Regional President AWWA. She addressed the AWWA fraternity and enunciated her desire to bring about a peaceful, contented, stress free and joyful environment in all household of the command, through meaningful AWWA ventures. Articulating her concerns, she stressed that Empowerment of Women, Safety and Status of the Girl Child and Marital Discord cases should be our high priorities in the present times. She outlined that development of skills and confidence was imperative for harnessing women power.

Welcome Meet Mrs Bindu Sarath Chand Regional President AWWA 4 SHARING AND CARING

 The greatest gift we can give to everyone around us is the gift of caring and sharing. Personal Interaction with families of JCOs/OR is a continuous process.

 Family welfare meets are organised on regular basis at unit and formation levels at all stations of the Command. The aim of all the welfare activities is towards empowerment and self growth of the wives and their children.

5  The Key focus areas are - Women Empowerment, Nari Suraksha, Creating Awareness amongst families regarding Child Abuse, Safety & Status of the Girl Child.

 It has also been our endeavour to promote Cleanliness , Hygiene and Sanitation and bring about improvement in the quality of life of all our families at all stations of the Command. Chairpersons/Directors of the FWOs of Formations / Units and other officers’ wives visit JCOs and OR married accommodation to enquire about the well being and upkeep of the surroundings.

 To shower blessings on the birth of new born babies and to give guidance on healthy parenting, the Directors, FWO at respective locations pay visits to the couples. The couples are advised on nutrition and medical aspects necessary for providing a healthy life to the mother and the new born.

VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES

 Vocational training is being conducted at all the VTCs of the Command to enhance the skills of families, to make them self reliant and thus empower them financially and from within. All facilities available at VTCs are being fully exploited by the families and they are being encouraged for maximum participation and utilization of the resources.

Block Printing (Kota) Beautician Course (Allahabad)

NTT (Hisar) Jewellery Making(Ranchi)

Workshop on Baking (Mathura) Soft Toy Making (Hisar)

English Speaking Course (Bathinda) Computer Course (Bathinda)

Embroidery & Needle Work (Kota) Tailoring (Abohar)

Usha Stitching Course (Bikaner) Cocktail Snacks (Faridkot)

Cooking Class (Fazilka) Culinary Skills Contest (Jaipur) 8 VOCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

 The following courses were conducted at various Vocational Training Centres of the Command during the last six months.

Ser Activity No of Beneficiaries

1. Tailoring Course 349

2. Beautician Course 524

3. NTT Course 333 4. English Speaking Course 336

5. Motor Car Driving Course 155

6. Basic Computers and Internet Course 257

7. Bag Making Course 133

8. Cookery Course 135 9. Image Make Over Wksp 86 10. Hobby Course 37 11. Embroidery Course 76 12. Jewellery Making Course 32

13. Art & Handicraft Course 28

14. Candle Making 25

15. Block Printing Course 73

16. Soft Toy Making Course 66

17. Wksp on Baking 52

18. Wksp on Photography & Videography 73

19. Mehandi 22

20. Mushroom Farming 54

21. Tie & Dye Course 19

22. Pooja Thali Making 28

23. Chocolate Making Wksp 17 24. Snacks Making Course 11 9

Ser Activity No of Beneficiaries 25. Quilting Design 09 26. Pidilite Class 16 27. Madhubani Painting Course 27 28. Hindi Speaking Course 20 29. Vermiculture Wksp 58 30. Fashion Designing 32 31. Culinary Skills Contest 26 32. Fabric Painting Course 17 33. Food Preservation 19 34. Visual Art & Design 19 35. Cushion Making 15

Total 3179

NTT Jaipur Demo on Table Manners & Etiquette

Regional President AWWA Vis to Chetak VTC 10 HEALTH CARE AND HYGIENE

 Health is the Greatest Wealth. He who has health has hope, and he who has hope, has everything. Importance of healthy living is regularly emphasized during welfare meets and general interactions. To ensure good health of our families, a lot of activities like awareness lectures, health check-ups and medical camps are being organised at all stations. The details of medical activities undertaken at various stations during the period are tabulated below:-

Ser Events No of Beneficiaries Health Camps 1. Camp on Dental Health Awareness 735 2. Camp on Health Checkup 1547 3. Filaria Survey 1386 4. Camp on Diabetes Checkup 242 5. Bone Density Screening Camp 157 6. Wksp on Cancer Awareness 2482 7. De- Worming Pgme 259 8. Camp on Eye Care 59 9. Camp on Blood Donation 92 10. Camp on Acupressure Therapy 56 11. MMR Vaccination 707 12. Yoga Camp 911 13. Healthy Baby Competition 139 14. Wksp on Magnetic Therapy 347 Health Lectures 15. Lecture on AIDS 930 16. Lecture on Stress Management 165 17. Lecture on Life Style Diseases 800

18. Lecture on CPR 46

19. Lecture on Harmful Effects of Tobacco 84 20. Lecture on Summer Health Problems 246 Lecture on Health Related Problems of Girl and 21. 343 Women 22. Lecture on First AID 290 Lecture on Prevention of Winter Ailments & 23. 2460 Dengue 11 Ser Events No of Beneficiaries 290 24. Lecture on Swine Flue

25. Lecture on Family Planning 22

26. Lecture on Diabetes 456

27. Lecture on Prevention of Water Born Diseases 285

28. Lecture on Safety Precautions 224

29. Lecture on Mental Health Day 149 30. Lecture on Baby Health Care 304 31. Lecture on Child Abuse 59 32. Lecture on HIV Facts & Preventions 368 33. Lecture on Oral Hygiene 564 34. Lecture on Organ Donation 214 35. Lecture on Female Foeticide 127 Total 17545

Dental Checkup Camp Health Checkup Camp

Lecture on First Aid Lecture on Cancer Awareness 12 Jaipur

Lec on AIDS

Lec on TB

Lec on Diabetes

Lec on Cancer Awareness

13 Mathura

Dental Camp (Mathura) Street Play on AIDS (Hisar)

Yoga Shivir by Baba Ramdev (Hisar) Bathinda

Hepatitis B Immunisation (SGNR) Medical Check Up (Faridkot)

Health Camp (Ranchi) 14 ASHA SCHOOL

 Inauguration of Asha School. Mrs Vineeta Sahni, former Regional President AWWA inaugurated the Asha School on 23 Jan 2016 at Jaipur Mil Stn.

 Children of Asha School Jaipur at Gen Secy AWWA Residence, SWC.

15  Visit. Mrs Bindu Sarath Chand, Regional President AWWA visit to Chetak Asha School on 08 Feb 2016 at Bathinda.

 Recreational Activities. To promote mental and physical development of Asha School Children, several recreational activities were organised.

Children at Chetak Flag Staff House (Bathinda)

Asha School Mathura Annual Day Function

Army Pre Primary Schools

 To develop basic life skills, independence, and knowledge , children need Pre-Primary Schools which are the building blocks of a child’s elementary education. These schools ensure the physical, mental and emotional growth of a child.

 A total of 27 Army Pre Primary Schools (APPS) are functioning in South Western Command. The salient features of these schools are: -

. Each APPS caters for approx 200 to 500 children.

. These schools follow common syllabus, dress and fee structure etc. The school curriculum is uniformly updated as per inputs from Central AWWA and AWES from time to time.

. The schools are updated with modern facilities to ensure the best possible growth and development of our toddlers.

. The schools attempt to prepare the children for a smooth transition for their admission to Army Schools/ KVs.

Mrs Bindu Sarath Chand, Regional President AWWA visit to APPS Jaipur 17

Annual Day Function at APPS Bikaner Smart Class in Progress at APPS Ranchi

Christmas Day Celebration Puppet Show at APPS Hisar at APPS Allahabad

Gandhi Jayanti Celebration Dusshera Celebration at APPS Lalgarh Jattan at APPS Kota 18 CHILD WELFARE ACTIVITIES

 Activities conducted for children aim at development of overall personality incl self confidence, general awareness, mental development, communication skills, physical fitness and to look for hidden talent in the children. In addition to their academic curriculum, the activities held include quiz and various competitions, career guidance, counselling, sports & games and recreational activities.

Education Related Activities

 Quiz Competition. A Quiz Competition was organised for the students of APS Alwar. The aim of conducting the Quiz Competition was to motivate children to enhance their general knowledge & awareness so that they can compete in various exams.

Quiz Competition

 Lec cum Demo “Precautions During Trt Attack”. Lec cum demo on ”Precautions to be taken during Fidayeen/Trt Attack” were org by this fmn for the families & children on 26 Oct 15. The lec/demo was shown in two parts, i.e a Black Demo followed by a White Demo. The common mistakes unknowingly committed by most of us during such incidents were shown to the audience in the Black demo. Thereafter, a white demo was displayed wherein the families and children were briefed on the correct & right actions to be taken to negate the aim of the miscreants. Handouts giving out the actions to be taken during such trt attacks were also distributed to the families.

19 Coaching/ Tuition Classes

RIMC/ RMS Coaching Motivational Lecture on Armed Forces Classes( SriGanganagar) as a Career at APS (Lalgarh Jattan )

Screening of Movie on Child Tuition Classes (Suratgarh) Abuse (Alwar)

Visits

Visit by Students of APS Educational Trip To Junagarh Hisar to IMA Dehradun Fort (APS Bikaner)

20 VEER NARIS , WAR WIDOWS AND WIDOWS

 Veer Naris/War Widows/Widows. The total strength of Veer Naris/War Widows/Widows residing in the AOR of South Western Command is as under :-

Veer Naris 250

War Widows 1,290

Widows 57,200

Total 58,740

 It is our commitment to take care of our Veer Naris/ War Widows/ Widows. The South Western Command is totally dedicated towards fulfillment of its obligations in this regard.

 Activities to interact and honour Veer Naris were undertaken at various stations of the Comd.

 Golden Jubilee Celebration of 1965 Indo-Pak War. Golden Jubilee of Indo- Pak War 1965 was celebrated in Suratgarh Mil Stn on 22-23 Sep 15. To address their concerns, interaction with Veer Naris, War Widows and Ex-serviceman was held prior to conduct of the event. A total of 26 widows of 1965 war were felicitated during the event.

Golden Jubilee Celebration of Indo-Pak War 1965 at Suratgarh

Felicitation of Veer Naris during the ESM Rally 21 at Bikaner on 29 Nov 2016  Veterans Day. Veterans Day was celebrated on 15 Jan 2016 at Bathinda Mil Stn. Veer Naris, War Widows and other widows were invited besides the Ex Servicemen’s.

 Outreach Campaign

Interaction with Veer Naris : Outreach Campaign

FAFA

 Field Area Families. In the Command Zone, Bathinda, Faridkot, Kota, Bikaner, Mathura, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Alwar, Hisar and Dipatoli are the eleven FAFA stations. Regular family welfare meets of FAFA families are org at all stations with reps of Station HQs and MES in attendance to resolve all their problems at priority. The following facilities have been provided at all stations to FAFA families :-

. Bus for school going children.

. Mobile veg shop, Bakery and Library.

. Home delivery of LPG cylinders.

. Regular visit by senior ladies.

. Ferry bus service for railway station and civil market.

. Qtrly FAFA Ladies Meet chaired by senior most lady of the stn.

. Army telephones have been provided at all FAFA locations.

FAFA Families Welfare Meet & Interaction Session

AASTHA COUNSELLING CELL

REMEDIAL MEASURES TO AVOID MARITAL DISCORD

 Timely pub of Part II Order of Marriage.  Out of turn allotment of accn to newly married Soldier min six month.  Educate ladies about their duties, rights and privileges in the Army after marriage.  Educate troops to avoid physical violence towards ladies.  Counselling of couples at the start of the discord and continuous monitoring of the case.  A total 25 cases of marital discord have been counselled and of which 15 cases have been resolved.

 Details of Marital Discord Cases

Cat BF New Total Cases Settled from Oct 15 to till date Cases cases cases in before received Prog 30 Sep after 2015 Oct 15 to Maint Amicably Total Tfr to Mar Allce by Resolved other 2016 Army Comd

Offrs 08 03 11 01 - 01 01 09

JCOs & 49 16 65 03 08 11 10 44 OR

Total 57 19 76 04 08 12 11 53

24 MISC ACTIVITIES

DIWALI MELA

 Celebrating Diwali at Jaipur, Mathura and Bathinda stations.

Jaipur Military station

Mathura Military station

Bathinda Military station

 Picnic for Families.

Family visit to Fatehpur Sikri Family visit to Hussainiwala Border

Family visit to Tigra Dam Rangoli Competition

Women’s Badminton open Run for Fun Tournament at Mathura

NATIONAL GIRL CHILD DAY

 National girl child day is celebrated every year on 24th of January as a national observance day for the girl child. This celebration was started to offer more support and new opportunities to girls. It is celebrated to increase awareness about the inequalities faced by the girl child in society. Inequality regarding the girl child is a vast problem which includes many areas like inequality in education, nutrition, legal rights, medical care, protection, honour, child marriage and the like.

Mathura Hisar

Allahabad Ranchi

Alwar Bathinda 27

NEW ENDEAVOURS

 WI-FI Zone. Wi-Fi Zone has been established at Suvidha Cell in JCOs/OR md accn at Allahabad. This facility is being provided free of cost to all the families

 Vermiculture. Vermiculture literally means worm farming where earthworms are used primarily for the production of compost. Vermiculture has been established in the DOT Environment Park & Training Area (DEPTA) at Hisar with an aim to produce vermicompost for organic fertilizers and to develop a rich biological resource having multiple commercial as well as environmental usage.

 Mushroom Farming. Mushroom farming was started at Ranchi by 104 Engineer Regiment in July 2014. The project was started by growing two varieties of mushrooms, namely the Oyster Mushroom and the Milky Mushroom. The project has been started on a small scale with the support of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

CONCLUSION

A woman’s role over the years has changed tremendously and is making its greatest impact in our society today. Women are standing tall and are playing a major role in many important areas. We, at Sapta Shakti Command, believe that the pivot of every happy and prosperous family is the woman. A happy, healthy, confident and socially aware woman can amicably steer her family towards a better quality of life. Hence, all our welfare activities, essentially lay emphasis on enlightening and empowering the woman, to help her make her home progressive and her husband a confident and contended man, who can give his best to the organization.