Project Period: 2009-2012
Project Location: Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka
Direct Impact: 400+ youth across 3 states
Helped conceptualize, lead and execute for Lafarge India a program on employability training called “Ek Mouka” in partnership with Hyderabad’s CAP Foundation. The program focuses on developing skills of rural unemployed and underprivileged youths, and linking them to employment opportunities in nearby areas. 400+ unemployed youths were covered under the program. A detailed market survey and community profiling was done to identify the needs, aspirations, educational levels, and skill levels as well as to identify the existing employment opportunities in various sectors in and around Arasmeta & Sonadih in Chhattisgarh, Jamshedpur-Jharkhand; and Gulbarga-Karnataka.
At the end of the 3 month program, over 400 youths were offered placements and nearly 70% took up jobs in various local businesses in the local areas.
