SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Jan Shikshan Sansthan aims to provide vocational training to non-literates, neo-literates as well as school drop-outs in rural regions by identifying skills that have a relevant market in that region. Over two-thirds of India’s population comprises rural citizens. The objective of JSS is to uplift this rural population economically by imparting essential skills training, thereby enabling local trades to grow and creating new opportunities for the natives of the region. ​SAK Foundation has been undertaking JSS in Surguja district since 2008.

SAK Foundation has been working towards enhanced employability for the youth in Surguja District, specifically for school dropouts. The organization has been delivering various Vocational Skill Development sessions for the youth aged between 18-35 years who belong to marginalized communities.

Godna is a traditional body tattooing art form prevalent amongst the tribes of central India. The art form has seen decline in its application in contemporary times and SAK Foundation along with Godna Artists have been working to preserve the art form. ​The project was a skill development/upgradation program for the Godna artisans. 

Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (“SANKALP”) is a programme of the Ministry of Skill Development with loan assistance from the World Bank. It aims to improve short term skill training qualitatively and quantitatively through strengthening institutions, bring in better market connectivity and inclusion of marginalised sections of the society.

An initiative under “Amazon in the Community”, the employee grant project is one of the various ways Amazon executes its CSR responsibilities. In the employee grant project cycle of 2023-24, SAK had the privilege to implement its skilling program and reach out to the larger number of youth and women in the regions it serves, offering three skilling programs, namely Digital Literacy, Cosmetology and Tribal Art along with various life skills.