Self-Help Group and Youth Group

A Self Help Group (SHG) is an independent, voluntary association formed by community women to enhance their economic independence and come together to solve common problems. One of the key features of SHGs is to make regular savings, and once a certain corpus fund is generated, the SHG is registered with a bank. In times of need, money can be lent to those in need.
Aspire is working to enhance the capacity of already existing SHGs in Odisha and Jharkhand. Our staff supports SHGs in organizing meetings to raise awareness on issues such as child marriage, child labour, women’s equality, health and nutrition, and domestic violence.
SHG women support us in updating the Village Education Registers (VERs), a tool to track children who have dropped out of school. They also help anganwadi staff in their duties. At our Community Education Resource Centres (CERCs), we provide skill training programs for SHG women on farming, mushroom cultivation, and culture fisheries, among other things. Some SHG women use these centers for making agarbatti, achaar, and packages for lactating mothers.
Aspire is working to enhance the capacity of already existing SHGs in Odisha and Jharkhand. Our staff supports SHGs in organizing meetings to raise awareness on issues such as child marriage, child labour, women’s equality, health and nutrition, and domestic violence.

Youth Group

We collaborate with existing youth groups in Odisha and Jharkhand to raise awareness about child rights. We organize meetings with them on topics such as education, child marriage, child labour, health and hygiene, and career counseling and development. We also organize debate competitions, among other things. Additionally, our staff facilitates the formation of new youth clubs.
Youth members participate in School Management Committee orientations and training sessions to gain awareness of the issues concerning schools in their area. They also help our staff in organizing community events and annual children’s festivals. Furthermore, we provide computer training to youths at our CERCs.
A significant number of these young members have volunteered with us in various learning interventions. At present, 3,929 volunteers support our Foundational Literacy and Numeracy intervention, many of whom are from youth groups.