UDP

A service before self has been the guiding principle of Urban Development Project (UDP). The urban outreach programme of UDP has been working towards promoting a productive atmosphere for children’s welfare and women’s empowerment. The UDP has been successful in extending its help and support to the people of the neglected urban slum clusters and resettlement colonies in Delhi. The urban slums in Delhi are overcrowded and women live in the most oppressive social and economic conditions. Women bear the entire burden of house work and much of the field work as well as bear the repercussions of repeated pregnancies beginning at an early age and subsequent care of the children.

Women’s holistic development is a pre-requisite to all round development of the society and the Nation. The major goal of UDP is to strengthen the life of women who are marginalized and deprived of opportunities in life. Woman is the backbone of a family because it is woman who sustains economy of the family. So empowering women brings lasting results. We believe that improving women’s access to economic opportunities and enhancing returns to their efforts will help them fight poverty. To achieve this, various services are provided to the economically under privileged families in Mangolpuri, Nandnagri, Govindpuri and Sangam Vihar. Women and Girls participating in this programme find strength to speak their views in public, to participate in public meetings and become independent.

 Activities at Glance:

 1.     Education

1.     Playschool/Balwadi

2.     Remedial Educational Class

3.     Non Formal Education Class

4.     Children's Club

2.     Empowerment of women

1.     Old Age Day Care Centre (Apna Ghar) for Elderly Women

2.     Formation of self help groups

3.     Co-operatives of Women

4.     Leadership training

5.     Mahila panchayat

6.     Livelihood programme

3.     Vocational Training

1.     Beauty Parlour Course

2.     Cutting and Tailoring Course

3.     Computer Training Course

4.     Community Development Programme

1.     Awareness Building

2.     Training

3.     Advocacy

4.     Youth Meetings

5.     Community Meetings

5.     Rajkumari Amrit Kaur Short Stay Shelter Home

1.     On 1st June, 2009 we opened a Shelter Home with an objective of providing temporary shelter to the women girls face difficult situation in their lives

6.     Creche

1.     We are open CRECHE for children 6 months to 5 years at YWCA of Delhi Campus

7.     NEIGHBOURHOOD SCHOOL

1.     This project is for children who are underprivileged and have not been able to join school at campus of YWCA. We start this program with beggar’s children. They are stay out side of Gurudwara Bangla Sahib and YWCA campus