Sampurna – Focus on total development of women
Dr.Shobha Vliender, a professional social worker, formed Smapurna in September 1993. The prime objective of the organisation is to maximise the potential of the persons and to channelise their energies in right direction. It wishes to form, establish and pursue a common platform to fight against social evils. It generates mass awareness with regard to family life, health, cleanliness etc. and offers counselling services for individual and group problems. To assist women in earning their livelihood, it organises various activities in support of their endeavours. It also organises demons-trations against wrong-doing. It focuses to improve the value system in society. It also promotes social, cultural, sports, health and recreational activities.
Sampurna offers a readymade platform to explore one’s potential in various fields of social service. It is a professional social service organisation of aware citizens, qualified workers, artists, educationists and lawyers as its associate member. Steering clear of segmentations, Sampurna is striving towards the complete development of society encompassing all economic sections religious groups, castes and communities.
However, since women and children are still the most neglected group in society, they from a definite focus area. The organisation has made over 2000 women self-reliant by imparting them different kinds of vocational training.
The projects run by Sampurna in Delhi at 20 places include pre-school education (3-6 years), adult education for
Smt ShobhaVijender; President, Sampuma (photo)
Sampurna organised a national workshop to highlight
the plights of domestic servants. Girls belonging to
Chhaftisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa, who work as
domestic servant in various cities, attended the
workshop. They jointly appealed to the government
to enact a law for the protection of their rights.
females (15 years and above), integrated cutting-tailoring and designing bangles fabrication—self-employment project, vocational training programmes (affiliated to National Open School), beauty parlour training courses, family counselling services, dental assistant course, student self-help programme, night shelter, health awareness camps, community counselling, health/cultural melas, mass weddings, Bal Samskar camps, mental health workshops, career counselling workshops and English speaking course.
Sampurna broadly divides its activities into two spheres i.e. micro and macro level. At the micro-level, the organisation works with individuals or groups to tackle their specific problems. On an individual basis, case studies are conducted which may involve face-to-face talking, arranging joint meetings and working in different settings such as home/school/office/special institution etc.
The macro level activities involve dealing with issues that are important to the whole society. Sampurna does not hesitate to come out on the streets for the sake of important social causes. Whenever required, the organisation works as a bridge between the society and the government agencies.
A function by Sampurna against female foeticide(photo)
Sampurna operates a Family Counselling Centre for the last 13 years where the average turn out of people is more than 20 per month. Out of which 70 per cent of the cases are being solved. It organises innovative psycho-medico camps for a truly integrated approach towards solving health problems. Target-oriented awareness campaigns have been conducted on the subjects of AIDS, cancer, tuberculosis, drug abuse, road safety, consumer awareness, population explosion, etc.
Sampuma organises annual health camps in different parts of North-West Delhi touching attendance to a record figure of twenty five thousand persons. It runs 25 centres at present with necessary expertise imparting non-formal education. Adult education, self-employment income generation programmes, computer and typing training courses, hair and skin care etc in Delhi.
It annually organises Bal Samskar camps for children to various social strata, especially underprivileged boys and girls with a view to inculcate community living, character building and learning of various arts and crafts. It imparts self-defence training to girls to fight against social evils and generate self-confidence and defence with active cooperation of Delhi Police.
Sampurna organised a national workshop to highlight the plights of domestic servants in Delhi in 2006. Girls belonging to Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa who work as domestic servant in various cities attended the workshop. They explained their plights very emotionally and said how much torture and exploitation they have to undergo while working in the cities. They all jointly appealed to the state and central government to enact a law for the protection of their rights.
It organised a Jansabha on the topic of Respect the Women from Womb to Tomb; stop female foeticide, in Delhi on August 7, 2010. It was attended by hundreds of Pradhans, leaders of women Panchayats, opinion makers and general public together. The prominent social workers who addressed the gathering included Smt Neelam Pratap Ruth, senior social worker of Punjab Kesari group of newspapers Smt Kiran Chopra, Anchor of IBN7 Richa Aniruddh and a renowned singer Smt Neelam Singhvi Jain.
Contact Address:
Sampurna (FCRA Regn.No.231660608, 80G Regn.No.S-3167/02 dt.03-07-2008)
D-303, Vinoba Kunj, Sector-9
Rohini, DELHI-110085
Ph.off.011-27565807
Ph: 47148116, 9312725705, 8130892050
For Donations: FCRA SB A/c No.037104000147552-IDBI Bank, Pitampura, Delhi.
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