The society has started a school in the year 1992 under the name Dayanand Saraswati School for the children of the weaker section of the society. The school has been recognized in the year 1995 and is now being run upto Standard 10th .The society generated awareness in the BPL people regarding female child education and persuaded them to send the girl to school. The organization also made endeavors in the direction child marriage and brought many girls to the school.
The first grant –in –aid received by the society was from Central Board of Social Welfare for the year 1999-2000. In this project the society conducted a one year non-residential course for 25 adult women for Sec/ Matrive/ Equivalent Examination .The project was also conducted during the next two year 2001 for which grant was received respectively. In this way the society imparted adult education to75 women.The organization conducted ‘ Mahila Jagrukta Shivirs ‘ for the poor and rural women in the year 2003-2004.In this program approximately 300 rural women were given general awareness information regarding health , hygiene ,sanitation AIDS another relevant issues and were persuaded to adopt them is their daily life. Similar camps were also organized during the next year in which around 1000 women participated and benefited.
In the field of promotion of art and culture the society with the aid of Ministry of Culture, GOI gave financial assistance under the ‘Scheme of financial Assistance for promotion and dissemination of tribal/ ??Folk art and culture ‘ in the year 2005-06, Further in this direction the organization made efforts to provide to the talented artists with the necessary equipments for the promotion of their art and to preserve the traditional/flok art. This was done under the Scheme to Building/ Equipment grant to / Voluntary Culture Organization ‘ of Ministry of Culture ,GOI.
Taking a further step in the field of education to the under privileged,BPL urban poor especially to those children who are forced to work for earning a living for themselves, the organization undertook the project under the Scheme for the welfare of working children in need of care and protection Sponsored by ministry of Social Justice & Employment to start and operate Composite centre for 100 working children. In this project the organization is providing bridge education, vocational education, mid meal etc, to children in difficult circumstance in the age group 8-17 years.
The society has also been awarded a project under STEP (Scheme of Support to Training and Employment Program for women) by the Ministry of Women & Child Development for the period of three years beginning from 2005-06.The organization is poised to train 540 women under this project and to provide them opportunities for gainful employment.
Surmounting a series of obstacles and problems the organization has organized training programs in various crafts and organizing them so that they can command bargaining power in the competitive market. The various crafts in which training and employment generation programs have been organized are candle making , agarbatti making jute handicraft such as ;jute, jhoola ,bags, tea casters etc, stitching zari zardozi , batik printing tie & die printing kamalkari toy making ,other artistic materials such as wall hangings etc, screen printing broom making handloom weaving and many more .
The artisans surged ahead towards formal group formations ,which identified their needs and objectives .They prioritized them, developed the confidence with the willingness to work .Through these exercise ,they extended and developed co-operatives and collaborative attitudes and practices within the group.
A marketing centre has also been developed to exhibit the products of these artisans and to provide them a platform to market their produce.
The organization possesses assets worth of approximate in the shape of furniture, fixtures and machinery. In future form continuing its present activities the organization apart is striving for the formation of SHGs and converting them into cooperatives & federations, providing micro- credit and availability of institutional finance available to these SHGs/Cooperatives for letting them undertake self reliant production and marketing activities which in turn will lead to increase in their earnings, Mobilization of these craftsman to gainful employment generation is the immediate target of the organization.
Further the issues like health, hygiene, AIDS awareness, women empowerment, education including adult education developments of Handicraft artisans by giving them training for use of scientific and innovative techniques , liking them to marketing agencies and ensuring them consistent gainful employment are the top of the agenda of the organization.
The organization has tried its level best to bring on the limelight the women empowerment and bring self- confidence in them. The society is well known with its active member we are always ready for any work .If any aid were given to these members, definitely there would be a big scope for them to continue with their efforts to achieve their goals. The relentless efforts and endeavors will continue amidst these people of Bhopal, brining all their dreams to realities.