Our Programs & Projects (Pahal)
1. DAKSH
(Vocational Training Coaching Center)
The word “Daksh” originates from the Hindi language which means Capable.
In order to harness the talent of community members and to enrich their
dexterity, Aseem Asha Foundation’s Vocational Training & Coaching Centre
named “Daksh” is currently running four projects.
A. BY Massey
Academic and Competitive Coaching Project
By Massey Academic and Competitive Coaching Project
has been named after Mrs. B.Y. Massey, a prominent educational figure of Amroha,
Uttar Pradesh. She has worked extensively in the field of education, thereby
bringing about a change in the lives of many students. A devoted Christian lady
who had dedicated her entire life to this cause. Per the census 2011, India
had more than 480 million people in the age group of 0-19. This immense pool of
energetic vitality can be utilized in helping India move from a developing to a
developed nation.
Although the government schools of Delhi are excelling in current times, many areas like Okhla are still away from these
facilities. Due to the uneven teacher-student ratio and multiple engagements of the
Teachers, the holistic development of the student gets compromised generally.
They are unable to study thoroughly due to “language barriers” that shrink the
avenues of thinking and reasoning. Students usually don’t have command over any
of the languages (Hindi, Urdu, English) which acts as a learning barrier.
We
require a comprehensive strategy and framework, which can address the issues
where no child remains isolated or unattended. This was the ultimate motivation
of the Aseem Asha Foundation to start the Academic and Competitive Coaching Centre
under Daksh. We also enrich the talent of students by engaging them in
vocational training besides making them focused on academics as well.
B. Sadia
Dehlvi Cutting and Designing Project
Cutting and Designing Project was started in August 2015 in collaboration with Shama-e-Ilm Foundation run by Lt. Sadia Dehlvi. After her sad demise, Aseem Asha
Foundation renamed it as “Sadia Dehlvi Cutting and Designing Project” to
commemorate her. Sadia Dehlvi was a Delhi-based activist, filmmaker, writer, and columnist. The project is designed to help housewives, victims of domestic violence, migrant women, school dropout girls to increase their earning and make them independent. On successful completion of the course, the students are awarded certificates too. Post completion of the course, most of the beneficiaries have opened their own shop or are stitching clothes in their home for a better standard of living. The basic aim of the course is to impart skills in making designs, stitching clothes with fine patterns that meet the present-day needs, and competing in the commercial market.
C. Laurence
Bastit Basic Computer Literacy Project
Laurence Bastit was a French lady, her demise from the world was unexpected. She was a Connoisseur of Visual & Performing Arts, taught translation and
interpretation at JNU Delhi. She was also a freelance simultaneous Conference
Interpreter and helped many students of Aseem Asha Foundation financially and
morally, to pay her a humble tribute we named our project “Laurence Bastit
Basic Computer Literacy Project”.
Basic Computer skills are now part and
parcel of our daily life irrespective of
age, occupation, class, area or gender.
These skills not only required to secure
better and higher paying jobs but also
empower people to strive towards better
future. Nonetheless, not all schools or
centers have equivalent infrastructure to
provide these skills, consequently many
of them lag behind in rat racing world.
Laurence Bastit Basic Computer Literacy Project aims to
impart basic computer literacy to the students of government schools &
community members to enable them in pursuing higher education, improve future
employability, communicate with others, etc. We at Aseem Asha Foundation (AAF)
provide hands-on experience to each and every student by engaging them in using
Computers, Laptops, Tabs, Smartphones & other digital devices.
D. Joyce
Yarrow Easy English Club Project
Joyce
Yarrow is a noted novelist based in Seattle, Washington, and also worked as a screenwriter,
singer, songwriter, multimedia performance artist, and a member of the world
music vocal ensemble, Abráce. She supported the work and students of the Aseem Asha
Foundation hence to express our gratitude we renamed our project as “Joyce
Yarrow Easy English Club Project”. English is the most commonly spoken language
all over the world in fact 1 out of 5 people speak or understand English. Being
a global language, it is advantageous in many ways like getting better and high
paying jobs, meeting new people all over the world, expressing thoughts and ideas
to a wider audience through media, facilitating research and development,
accelerating business opportunities, enable to know multiple cultures and many
more.
Henceforth, this project is designed to impart four basic skills of English i.e. i) Reading: Speech modulation, Pronunciation, Accent, Newspaper
Reading, Extempore Reading, Differences between British and American English, etc. ii) Listening: Podcast, Radio and television shows (Films, serials,
songs, interviews, news, etc.) in English, Practical Vocabulary learning, Ear
Training through A well-equipped language laboratory. iii) Writing: Content
Writing (Articles, Speeches, Stories, Poems, Scripts, Blogs, etc.), Email
Writing, Writing CV, Business Letters, Reports, Fax, Memo Etc. iv) Speaking:
Interview Skills, Presentation Skills, Personality Development, Group
Discussion and Debate, Negotiation skills, Telephonic skills, Use of body
language Grooming Presentations, Public speaking sessions & Business
Communication. We build all these skills among community members through
various skill labs and workshops. Daksh also facilitates the preparation
for international standardized tests of English language proficiency like The
International English Language Testing System (IELTS), Test of English as a
Foreign Language (TOEFL), Graduate Record Examination (GRE) so on and so forth.
2. SANSHREYA (Community
Media Initiative)
“Sanshrey” is a Sanskrit word meaning
“connection or union”. Under the guidance of Aseem Asha Foundation, Community
Media Initiative is named “Sanshrey” in which community members irrespective of
caste, class, gender or education participate in a series of Mixed Media Story
Telling Workshops to learn various Media Skills such as Story Boarding, Script
Writing. Still & Video Camera Handling, Public Speaking & Communication,
Sound Recording & Engineering, Image, Sound & Video Editing, Graphic
Designing, etc. In-house training and workshops, motivate the students to
produce films based on the issues faced by them. Shortlisted students’ film is
screened under Udaan Community Film Festival organized by AAF, besides
training, participants are prepared for employability which creates their
source of livelihood too.
Foundation
also plays an important role in the promotion of these films by broadcasting some
films through online platforms like its YouTube Channel “Flying Birds of
India” for global exposure. Further, the beneficiaries who have been trained
through these workshops become a “Change Agent” & “Master Trainer” for
other communities. To keep this “Chain of Change” expanding with an infinite
circle, conclusively, we get small support from these activities to run our
other programs as well.
A. Fundraising Mixed Media Story Telling Workshop
Fundraising Mixed Media Story Telling Workshop is a series of media training workshops that we have been doing for the last 12 years. In the inception stage, women of
Seelampur, (North East Delhi, Slum area) Communities were trained to make films
highlighting their issues through Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) tools. Usually, it is believed that media is not for the community but post-COVID 19 scenarios required a digitally empowered community. Mixed Media Story
Telling workshops have two levels. The former is a basic level that aims at
digitally empowering the communities in using ICT tools; the latter part of the workshop is the Advance Level which supports beneficiaries to pursue careers in the
field of media only.
A
series of workshops is highly effective in developing and connecting digitally
illiterate people with the outer world. Healthy use of technology is being a
major takeaway from these workshops to prevent technological addiction. In
order to make our content distinct and rich in every aspect, we choose topics
from various domains such as Environment, Health, Gender, Human Trafficking,
Sexual Violence, Child Abuse, Child Labor, Youth Empowerment, Education, Art
and Culture, Water, etc.
Our
success stories and inclusion of diversified groups in training are the witnesses
of the triumph of these workshops. Several participants have found career
possibilities and now they are pursuing higher education in reputed national
and international media colleges, pursuing Acting, Dancing, Direction &
Animation in the Bollywood industry, and much more. People hailing from almost
all the strata of society got benefitted from the series of these workshops
such as Folk artists of Kalaakaar Trust, Trafficked and Commercial Sex Workers
of Sonagachi community in Bengal& Bihar, Victims of Child abuse from Sapera
community of Delhi, and Students having difficulty in maintaining their mental
wellbeing from elite schools of Delhi.
B. Udaan
Community Film Festival
The
Udaan Community Film Festival (UCFF) is a convergence of art and cinema for
social change. It is to bring younger minds in contact with their cities and
heritage by providing support for a creative expression of their dreams, ideas,
feelings, and imaginations. The group produces short documentary films and
screens them during one-day film festivals organized in collaboration with
other non-profit organizations and academic institutions within the community
or from outside.
Films
produced during the Workshops are usually selected for Udaan Community Film
Festival. These films are curated as per the theme and need of the community
that motivates participants to stand for their own vices. The specialty of the
festival is that it doesn’t require in big setup to screen films, it can have
a customized screening at various places such as Parks, Schools, Religious
Sites, Open Spaces, Community Houses, Lawns, Libraries, Community Halls, etc.
Usually, after every film festival, a group discussion with attendees is facilitated
by community filmmakers to inspire them in becoming a change makers. UCFF has
traveled in various states of India including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West
Bengal, Haryana, Delhi NCR, etc.
C. Meet the
Artist
It is well said that “Meeting a person is worth reading a book”. Following this learning motivation under this
project, Aseem Asha Foundation brings Students of Sanshrey an
opportunity to meet eminent personalities. This helps to stimulate their
dreams, aspirations, and ambitions. Usually, students from the 15 to 25 age group are
part of these meetings. Under this project beneficiaries have met various media personalities such as Padma Bhushan Journalist Khsuhwant Singh, Padma Shree Art Critic Keshav Malik, Padma Bhushan Music Director AR Rahman, Padma Shree Contemporary Dancer Astaad Deboo,Padma Shree Puppeteer Dadi Pudumjee,
Padma Bhushan Actor
Sharmila Tagore, Padma Bhushan Lyricist & Poet Jawed Akhtar, Padma
Vibhushan Sarod Maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Padma Shree Dhrupad Singer Ustand
Wasifuddind Dagar, Padma Vibhushan Classical Dancer Sonal Man Singh, Padma
Shree Photographer Raghu Rai, Padma Bhushan Sculptor Ram V. Sutaar, Padma
Bhushan, Painter Jatin Das, Padma Shree Film Maker Muzaffar Ali, etc.
D. Content
Creation
We
at Aseem Asha Foundation create media content during a series of Mixed Media
Story Telling Workshops and In-house productions. There are two major
categories for the content creation under which the content is created.
a. Films:
It includes talks, promos, documentaries, event coverages, corporate films, YouTube series. We have been running two talk series on YouTube which revolve
around the Arts. The first one is the “Art and Artist” series that explores the journey of
various Artists such as street artists, emerging artists, renowned artists, etc.
Under this series, we have made films on Pictorial Calligrapher, Qamar Dagar,
Painter Mohammad Yaseen, Emerging embroider Akbar, Street Carpenter Akhlaq,
Street Flute Player Sameer, Block Printer Mohammad Twaab, Bangle, Artist Sana, etc.
Films on Contemporary Dancer Astaad Deboo, Baul Singer
Parvathy Baul, Indian Exponent of Rabindra Sangeet Srabani Sen, Dhrupad Singer
Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar, & Sculptor GaganVij are under production. The
second talk series is known as “Jeevanke Rang Aseem Asha Ke Sang” which
is recently launched on YouTube that highlights the passion and interest of people
from other sectors of the economy such as Corporate, Sales & Marketing,
Medicine, etc.
b. Print: Many
interns from different colleges have written about our work and success
stories. Articles written by these interns based on our work have been
published in various newspapers such as Hindustan Times, Deccan Herald, The
Hindu, Pioneer, Asian Age, etc. We also encourage students in writing blogs,
news articles, essays, poems & short stories.
3. AALAMB
(Scholarships)
Originated in Sanskrit Tradition “Aalamb” refers to providing support or building the base. We at Aseem Asha Foundation provide financial, emotional, and social support to the needy members of the community under the program Aalamb (Scholarship). Aalamb provides financial
and item support to the students from both within the community and from
outside. These scholarships are for the School and University students who are
meritorious, needy, poor, have extraordinary talent, leadership quality, etc. Pratibha
Khoj is a permanent talent hunt project of Aalamb in which
community mobilizers visit door to door to invite talented and needy students
for the scholarships. Extensive interview sessions with students and family
members are conducted before the final selection is made.
They are encouraged to
provide voluntary services “Shram Daan” to become equal stakeholders for their
holistic growth and development. The scholarship support varies from full to
partial assistance. Under the full scholarship, we take care of tuition fees, books
and stationaries, food, traveling, pockets allowance, essential things of
daily use, etc., and under Partial scholarship, we provide financial assistance
for school & college fees only.
4. SAMA
(Festivals)
Spreading its root to Turkish, Persian, Urdu &
Arabic languages; the word “Sama” refers to the Sufi ceremony
performed as dhikr.
Inspired by the ecstasy of Sama, Aseem Asha Foundation celebrates all festivals
that often include rituals like singing, playing instruments, dancing,
recitation of poetry and prayers, wearing symbolic attire, having feasts, and
others. These celebrations have the following varieties.
A. Cultural
Festivals
India is an example of Unity in Diversity. People from many religions, cultures, languages live together to make homeostasis. In order
to celebrate this diversified culture, we celebrate each and every festival in
its original form by following the rituals and enjoying its essence. It promotes
harmony, love, peace, and inclusion in society. Every year under the Sama project we
celebrate many cultural festivals like Raksha Bandhan, DurgaPooja, Guru Parab,
Diwali, Holi, Christmas, Eid, etc.
B. National
Festival
India is a land of festivals, and National festivals are one of them. Aseem Asha Foundation celebrates the major national festivals of India
namely Gandhi Jayanti (October
2nd), Republic Day (January
26th), and Independence Day
(August 15th). These festivals are
usually celebrated at our
Community Development Center
with the patriotic zeal of community
members to honor our great
leaders, freedom fighters, and
national heroes.
C. Regional Festivals
Various state-specific festivals are also celebrated under the realm of the Sama project of Aseem Asha Foundation
such as Vasnat Utsav, Makar Sankranti, Chat Pooja, Lohri, Besakhi, Phool walo ki sair, Urs of various Sufi
Saints, etc.
D. In house
Festivals
Our In-house festival celebrations are specially designed for the foundation staff and beneficiaries. It includes a wide range
of celebrations such as Birthdays, Achievement Parties, Foundation Day Henna
Applying Festival (Bazm e Hena), Tea Poetry festival (Mehfil e Chaizaade), and
many more.
E. Tagore
Utsav
Tagore
Utsav is an annual festival originated and celebrated by Aseem Asha
Foundation in 2011 in remembrance of Rabindranath
Tagore's birth
anniversary. It is celebrated in early May, on the 25th day of the Bengali month of Boishakh. Every
year, numerous cultural programs & events, such as; Rabindra Sangeet, dances, poetries, short stories, written and
composed by Tagore, including various other creative activities i.e. pottery,
Jildsazi, talks, panel discussion, painting, photography exhibition, Udaan
community film Festival, Art & Media Master Trainer’s Workshops and Art
excellence & community leadership awards are organized during these
particular days by the foundation. Tagore's birth anniversary was largely
celebrated at the Okhla, New Delhi chiefly in collaboration with
numerous institutions like Jamia Millia Islamia, Raza Foundation, Kiran Nadar
Museum of Arts, and many others.
The
festival Acts like a common platform for various artists to showcase their
talents. Foundation is privileged to have the presence of various dignitaries
in the festival during the last 7 seven years for instances Padma Vibhushan Indian
Classical Dancer Sonal Mansingh, Padma Bhushan Sculptor Ram V. Sutaar, Padma
Shree Dhrupad Exponent Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar, Renowned Film Historian Aruna
Vasudev, Renowned Art Historian Geeti Sen & Acclaimed Art Critique Alka
Raghuvanshi,
Film Maker Manoj Srivastava, Former Chief Executive of India Habitat Center Raj Liberhan, Artists Arpana Kaur, Inder Salim, Rubina Karode & Nuzha tQazmi.
Calligraphers Mohammad Yaseen, Qamar Dagar & Inku Kumar, Fashion Designer
Jatin Kochchar Art Curator Ina Puri, Historian Rana Safvi, Authors Bhaichand
Patel &Sadia Dehlvi, Sahitya Akademi Award Winner writer Aruna Chakravarthy,
TV Anchor Sadhna Srivastava, Poets Sukrita Paul Kumar & Indira Verma,
Photographers Monica Dawar & Rohit Suri, Kathak Dancers Mahua Shankar,
Nupur Shankar &Astha Dixit, Art Journalist Rana Siddiqui Zaman, Heritage
Activist Vikram Jeet Singh Rooprai, Cultural Activist Saif Mahmood, Singer
Indira Naik.
Padma
Vibhushan Art Scholar and Historian Kapila Vatsyayan, acknowledged Tagore Utsav
saying “This indeed is very impressive. You have been doing a remarkable job,
getting talented artists, as well as poets and speakers. Also, of great
significance is the fact that you have invited many artists and art historians
to participate in the event, where some children from government, private and
public schools, and children from marginalized communities of Delhi will be
present.”
Padma Vibhushan Classical Dancer Dr. Sonal Man Singh also appreciated the event and said “It was a delightful experience yesterday morning to celebrate Gurudev
Tagore's 152nd Birthday at Kiran Nadar Museum of Arts. I am
overwhelmed by the positive energy and clean vibrations emanating from all who
were present which happens rarely. Thank you very much for extending the
honors and for the beautiful presents handmade by the children, I'll treasure
them. I'll deem it a privilege to be associated with your selfless work in
any way possible”. Later she twitted to praise the souvenir made by community
artists that were presented to her during Tagore Utsav 2018 by saying “Handpainted scarf with Tagore’s Poem on one side and the feminine situation on the
other by Aseem Asha Foundation children is unique Indeed”. Tagore Utsav
received attraction from local as well as national media.
5. SAIYAARA (Exposure
Visits)
‘Saiyaara’ is an Urdu word that means a star orbiting the sky. Education Exposure Visit Program is like a revolving star (Saiyaara) of Aseem
Asha Foundation that supports its beneficiaries to visit various places of
local, national, and international importance. Following are the major excursion
categories.
A. Media
Exposure Visits
The
primary aim behind Media Exposure Visits is to provide practical knowledge and
open avenues of learning and sharing. Since a majority of the population of
Okhla hail from Middle- and lower-income groups and hardly manage to organize
family excursions and that too is for entertainment only. We provide exposure to
various places of Delhi for education and training as we thoroughly discuss
each and every aspect of the visit such as its History, Current relevance, impact
on society, etc. Usually, an orientation program is organized with the
participants before going for the visit. The visit is often followed by a
valedictory lunch or dinner for discussion; informal assignment is given to the
students in form of write up, film, photo album, or group discussion. As of now
beneficiaries of this program have attended many film festivals, symposiums,
seminars such as Rekhta the Urdu Festival, PSBT film festival, CMS Vatavaran
Film Festival. During the visit, they got a golden opportunity to attend sessions
by various luminary personalities of media like Film Maker Neela Madhav Panda,
Documentary Film Makers Dr. Anjali Monteiro, K.P. Jayasankar& Saba Deewan,
Photographer Raghu Rai, Film Maker SadiaDehlvi. Actors Amitabh Bachchan,
Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rahul Bose, Rohini Hattangadi, Tom Alter, Nandita Das
&Anu Kapoor, Lyricists Irshad Kamil Gulzaar so on and so forth.
B. Art and
Culture Exposure Visits
During
Art and Cultural Exposure visits community beneficiaries have attended various
events such as art exhibitions, musical & theater performances, talks, book
launch etc. and met several well-known personalities from the aforesaid domain
such as Padma Vibhushan Sarod Maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and his sons Amaan
Ali Khan &Ayaan Ali Khan, Padma Vibhushan Kathak Exponent Pandit Birju
Maharaj, Padma Vibhushan Santoor Player Pundit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Padma
Vibhushan Flute Player Pundit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Classical Singers Padma
Vibhushan Late PanditJasraj , Padma Bhushan Pandit Rajan Sajan Mishra, Padam
Shree Shubha Mudgal, Radhika Chopra, Rashmi Aggarwal & Vidya Shah, Poets
Fahmida Riaz, Zehra Nigah & Ashok Vajpayee,
Painters Padma Vibhushan S. H. Raza, Padma Vibhushan Satish Gujral,
Padma Bhushan Jatin Das, Padma Shree Anjolie Ela Menon & Mithu Sen, Craft
Activist Padma Shree Laila Tyabji, Writers Padma Vibhushan Maha Shweta Devi,
Booker Prize Winner Arundhati Roy, Padma Bhushan Ruskin Bond, Sahitya Academy
award winner Jeet Thayil, Sahitya Academy Award winner Shafi Kidwai &
RakhshandaJalil, Padma Shri Academician Akhtarul Wasey.
C. Heritage
Exposure Visits
Inspired by the rich heritage of India, Aseem Asha Foundation organizes Heritage Exposure Visits under Sayyara Project. Community members and students along
with a mentor cum guide visited various places of India such as historical
monuments & buildings of Delhi, Lucknow, Kolkata, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri
& Amritsar, Bird Sanctuaries, Zoological Park & Safari Parks of Delhi
& Jaipur, Spiritual & heritage sites of Bodhgaya, Nepal, Ajmer &
Nainital from time to time. In collaboration with A R Rahman Foundation, Aseem Asha has done the project on 22 Sufi Khwajas of Delhi. As per this initiative, the foundation took students to the various Sufi Shrines of Delhi to develop insight into their Historical, Spiritual, and Political aspects.D. Market-oriented Exposure visits
This
subproject of Sayyara is meant to visit various markets for developing an economical understanding of commodities. Foundation aims at imparting
management and business aptitude among the members at each and every level of
production such as manufacturing, packaging, branding, marketing, selling, etc.
Consequently, they will become vocal for local products and develop the
community trade. Beneficiaries visited International Trade Fairs, Corporate
offices, Auto Expos, etc. for the same.
E. Culinary
Exposure Visits
This is one of the interesting and unique exposure visits under the Sayyara project. Aseem Asha Foundation takes students to various places in Delhi for tasting
Indian cuisines as well as international delicacies. They try a wide range of
food varying from South Indian, North Indian, East Indian, West Indian, Mughlai
to Italian, Chinese, French, and many more. They have also tasted street and
celebrated delicacies of Jama Masjid such as Dahi Phulke, Firni, Mash Ki Daal,
Aaloo Gosht Salan, Khajoor ki Jalebi, etc. visited Mango Utsav at Dilli Haat,
Rajasthan House, Madras House, Street food outlets at CR Park, and various
restaurants of Delhi NCR too. Food appreciation and promotion of healthy eating
are the heart and soul of these visits.
6. REHNUMA
(Career Scope and Guidance)
The
word “Rehnuma” is of Arabic origin and
means "To guide". Under Career Scope and Guidance Program Rehnuma we
aimed at channelizing the talent in the right directions so that their
potential could be employed fully.
Under
this program, we organize various activities for guiding students to go to the
best schools and colleges of Delhi and avail quality higher education. Rehnuma
helps in career counseling, assists in online filling forms, provides support
in paying college & school fees, etc. Entire admission expenses are borne by
Rehnuma such as transportation of general inquiry visits, orientation visits
& ECA trials. It also covers refreshment expenses for each visit. Our
students have enrolled in various reputed colleges such as Jamia Millia
Islamia, University of Delhi (Dayal Singh College, Shaheed Bhagat Singh
College, Ramanujan College, Aurobindo College, etc) & Aligarh Muslim
University. During our career orientation session, we motivate students to
introspect and find the real potential within them that leads to better career
options and great future endeavors.
Bushra
Alvi Razzack Mini Library
Bushra
Alvi Razzack is the Founder of the poetry group “Delhi by Verse”. She writes
poems which is her way of storing memories and recording events. She also translates
short stories from Urdu and Hindi into English. Bushra supported the efforts of
Aseem Asha, to show a kind gesture towards her care we renamed our Mini Library
as Bushra Alvi Razzack Mini Library. It provides free access to huge verities
of books, magazines, periodicals, newspapers such as spiritual, biographies,
short stories, novels, picture books, poetry, science, Arts, Travel, History,
motivational books & national dailies, etc. in Hindi, Urdu, and English
languages. We have a collection of approximately 500 books that students can
read at the foundation or get issued for home as well.
7. INAAYAT (Community
Kitchen)
“Inayat” refers to “Concern Attention”, though it has been subject to multiple interpretations
in spite of having an Arabic origin. Many Sufi saints such as Hazrat Sufi
Inayat Khan, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, Gareeb Nawaz Moinuddin Chishti are among
the others who promoted the concept of “Langar” (free food distribution) which
is a unique part of Sikhism as well. The tradition of Bhandara is
considered as worship in Hinduism too. Inspired by the principle of caring,
concern, and unity; the foundation distributes food to the community people under
our Community Kitchen program in order to take care nutritional and health
needs of the community. Looking at the eating habits of the community we find most of the people eat fried, spicy & oily food that becomes the breeding ground for many diseases. Even due to the lack of parks and unaffordability of fitness centers people are less interested in their physical wellbeing. An unhealthy lifestyle leads to various chronic diseases such as heart & kidney issues, diabetes, hypertension, etc.
The future plan of Inaayat is to open an InayatKhana
(A food chain of the community) for earnings to make the community commercially viable
and self-sustaining. Poverty eradication, woman empowerment, and community
development will be the guiding forces behind it.
8. UTKARSH (Art
Excellence & Community Leadership Awards)
Ancient Sanskrit word “Utkarsh” means improvement
or advancement & eminence. Art Excellence and community leadership awards Utkarsh
recognize and promote the extraordinary talent within and across the
communities to make a better Indian forward.
Aseem ASHA Art Excellence & Community Leadership
Awards were started in 2015 to celebrate the achievements of Solid Characters
from various communities who try to bring social change & peace in society
through their extraordinary talent in Arts, Literature, Culture, Media, Film,
Community Leadership, Fashion, Education, Music, Dance, Theatre, etc. The
awards are presented in various categories such as Tagore Veteran & young
Artists, Lifetime Achievement, Helping Hand, Peace, Icons of Community, etc.
9. AAHANG (Community
Visual & Performing Arts Initiative)
The Urdu word “Aahang” means rhythm, harmony &
melody. Community Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) “Aahang” is a hub of
budding artists from targeted vulnerable communities that seek to encourage the capacity of beneficiaries in the field of Fine Arts, Music, Dance, Drama, and
many more. Since the foundation doesn’t have a well-developed infrastructure,
only basic training of the aforesaid forms of Arts is provided. For advanced
training, the foundation acts as a catalyst between technical universities and
students. Later, Aahang also helps students to provide a platform for their
talents too.
A. AR Rahman
Performing Arts Project
Oscar-winner A. R. Rahman is an Indian composer,
singer, and music producer who works predominantly in Tamil, Hindi & English
movies. A.R. Rahman foundation helps various programs of the Aseem Asha Foundation,
hence this project is dedicated to his generous efforts towards the
foundation.
Initially, the students are encouraged to develop an understanding of music, good and bad. After developing this sense, they can
enroll in basic level training in instrumental and vocal music. The foundation
also arranges listening sessions of Indian Classical Instrumental Music, Indian
classical Vocal Music, Sufi music, folk music, light western music, Rabindra
Sangeet, etc. for the beneficiaries. Aahang brings them into concerts
for
exposure to various types of music as singing is still considered a hobby only.
We provide music appreciation and music counseling to harness the talent to
open career opportunities. Aseem Asha Foundation provides space and musical
instruments for rehearsals as well.
B. M Yaseen
Visual Arts Project
M. Yaseen was a veteran calligrapher and painter of the Okhla Community. He was the member & recipient of the lifetime achievement award from All India Fine Arts
&Crafts Society, New Delhi. He pioneered the technique of Lithography in the Department of Print Making at Jamia Millia Islamia. Under this project, we
provide Art Training, Art Appreciation, and counseling to encourage visual Arts
& Artists. An exhibition of outstanding paintings by budding artists is
usually organized to provide a platform for showcasing their talent. We have an
archive of around 500 paintings which were made in the following sub-projects
of Aahang.
- Devi Project
- Calligraphy
Project
- Islamic Art
Project
- Sufi Art Project
- Embroidery Art
Project
- Paper folding Art Project
- Glass Art
10. NIRVAAN (Community
Relief Initiative)
“Nirvaan” is a Sanskrit word, it is a place of perfect peace
and happiness, like heaven. In Hinduism and Buddhism, Nirvana is the
highest state that someone can attain, also known as enlightenment which means
a person's individual desires and suffering go away. Keeping this philosophy as
an establishing stone, Aseem Asha Foundation added a new program to its genre
as Community Relief Initiative (Nirvaan). We provide immediate support for
various emergencies such as Flood, Pandemic, earthquakes, Accidents, etc.
Corona Relief Fund
Corona Relief Project is the foremost project of
Nirvaan to provide immediate support to needy people during the time of
emergency. After WHO declared COVID 19 as a pandemic, a nationwide lockdown was
imposed in March 2020 in India that had led to various difficulties and
uncertainties for almost all the people of the country. Aseem Asha Foundation in
collaboration with A R Rahman Foundation runs the “Corona Relief Project”, aimed at
providing financial assistance to the various vulnerable sections of the society. It
includes
- Providing financial
assistance to COVID 19 affected families for the treatment of their loved ones
who have been diagnosed with Corona disease
- Providing financial
assistance to the school & university-going students of the COVID affected
families through scholarships, stationaries, and books in order to support their
education.
- Financial Assistance
to revive the local business that was being shut due to lockdown such as
household item sellers, street vendors, street toy sellers, vegetable hawkers,
street food sellers, wall painters, etc.
- Assist the local
artists such as embroiders, magicians, dhol Players, snake charmers, block
printers, wooden handicraft makers, etc. to revive their businesses.
- Providing marginal
financial support to migrant laborers for their employment, transportation, and
to sustain their basic needs.
- Feeding street
animals, protecting animal rights have been some of the initiatives undertaken
by the volunteers of the Foundation.
- To distribute masks,
sanitizer, and other COVID 19 protective materials.
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