Since 1983, WRG of NJ (Women’s Rehabilitation Group of New Jersey) is dedicated to uplifting humanity one life at a time.
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Meet the WRG scholarship recipients
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The Women's Rehabilitation Group (WRG) of NJ helps underprivileged women, children and young adults in India and the USA to stand on their own feet, earn their own livelihood and lead self-respecting lives.
WRG teaches skills and provides education to enable women and young adults to start their own small businesses or get job training. We work to provide skills and education to empower these women and young adults to be financially independent.
By starting their own small businesses or entering the workforce for the first time, they build confidence and self- worth, thus breaking the cycle of dependence, abuse and poverty for themselves and their families.
2023-2024 Projects
ASIA INITIATIVES: Child Laborer to Entrepreneur
Rita Chaudhry visited Maker Labs in October 2022 & met with Mr. Tiwari who oversees the program & students. Some of the projects they had put together were Solar lights, portable vacuums, magnetic switches & perfumed soaps. Rita Chaudhary was very impressed with students’ knowledge & enthusiasm.
Udaipur district is in the southwestern part of Rajasthan, just east of the Aravali moun-tain range.
• WRG in collaboration with Asia Initiatives, and our on-ground partnership with Vi-dhalaya Udhyam(VU), help improve the chances of financial success of school dropouts and at-risk children in five villages - Chawand, Ambala, Sannada, Sarada and Badgoan in Udiapur district.
• VU works with 13-18 year olds that are either school dropouts who have become child laborers or at-risk students in government schools in remote and rural areas. VU sets up School Businesses which are both educational and profitable. These businesses are called Mind Maker Labs. Students continue their jobs or schooling and then attend Mind Maker sessions. Students receive instruction on the Maker mindset curriculum, design thinking and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Currently there are over 100 students enrolled and over 40 of them are being support-ed by WRG.
• Such activities encourage students to enhance their life skills & turn inventions into profit making businesses.
WRG Brochure 2023
GUILD OF SERVICE: : Schooling for Children of Slums
Sannidhi Primary School, Najafgarh, is located on the outskirts of the metropolitan capital city of Delhi.
• The School was inaugurated in August 2016 with 40 children. The school now is from Nursery to Grade 5. For the academic year 2022-2023, 147 children were en-rolled. 5 parent teacher meetings were held for the year 2022-2023.
• In addition to traditional academic subjects, children are exposed to music & dance, arts & craft, martial arts & sports. They are also taken on field trips.
• The School charges a nominal fee of Rs. 100 per month to give parents a stake in their children’s education.
Sannidhi Primary School, Najafgarh, Delhi
• All children receive free education, free books, stationary, summer & winter uni-forms, shoes & socks, a glass of milk on arrival, and a nutritious mid-day meal.
• WRG 2.0 Board member, Tinu Batra and her colleagues David Nachman and Gagan Mundra of NPZ Law Group visited school in November 2022. This is their second visit in the past 5 years. NPZ donated school supplies, medical supplies and cold weather hats, scarves and gloves for the children. The children were happy to meet the visi-tors! The team was very impressed with how the school operates!
Learn more about the different ways WRG works to empower women, build families and help those in need.
EDUCATION
WRG provides educational opportunities and essential resources for communities in need.
Computer Training
WRG has set up computer training courses at a number of different communities across India.
Persons with Disability
Vocational training for the physically challenged population is funded by WRG.
job training
We fund programs with courses in nursing, sewing, cosmetology, computers and english.
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