Community Library

RGF is one of the leading independent, nonprofit development organizations, working in India primarily in the areas of education. The RGF came into existence in June 1991.

The RGF, in partnership with the Shri Sivasubramaniya Nadar educational and charitable trust (SSN Trust), initiated a scholarship program called “Vidyagyan Scholarship”. The Muslim and dalit girls in UP in the year 2007. The program is being implemented across three district of UP which are Raibarelly, Varanasi and Barabanky. The objective of the program was to reach to the girls from most needy and economically weaker sections of the society. The scholarship aims at enabling the girls to complete their education till class 10^th.

The HWA has been identified and selected as one of the partner organization supporting RGF in execution of the Vidya Gyan Scholarship.

Major activities: To fulfill the proposed goal of the RGF the following major activities undertaken.

1. Community library: With the support of R.G.F and Shri Sivasubramaniya Nadar educational and charitable trust (SSN Trust), 6 community libraries is being run in the project area for promoting habit of study among the community. The library is occupied with various informatics books, stories book, personality development books, popular magazines and daily news papers. Daily 25 to 30 people (men, women and children) came in the library and spent their one or two hours with the study materials.
2.  Visit by chief functionary

• The Project Director is closely involved in the project activities including the orientation of the coaching teachers, community volunteers and related project staff for the qualitative improvement of the project and the girls associated with the project.
• The project Director is also working in the project area for the convergence of various government activities and creating the awareness amongst the community leaders, opinion leaders and govt. officials regarding the education and RGF supported activities.
• The Chief Functionary of the organization is involved in various innovative and supportive measures for the development of the girls and their parent including the interaction with various others activities.

3. Important activities/events conducted 

• Mothers of the project girls has participated in a program organized by Union Bank of India in the presence of Chairman of U.B.I. related to the credit linkages of Self Help Groups facilitated by Human Welfare Association.

One month Beautician Training program has organized at madarsa Khwaja Garib Nawaj at Rahimpur, Lohta by the UBI and with the facilitation of Human Welfare Association; due to it a number of girls from the project area has participated and trained in the training program. The credit goes to the RGF, because when UBI knows that the RGF is providing coaching and educational support to the girls in the Kashi Vidyapeeth Block, then they decided that they will provide the beautician training (Vocational Course) to the other poor girls who are not in the condition to get this type of costly training. The whole training was free of cost and after that they provided the certificate to the 30 girls from Muslim, Dalit and other Poor community.  For More Details….