Milaan was established as a social development organisation by a group of four youth with different academic backgrounds, committed to work for the cause of youth and children in July 2006. Their prime area of concern is rural development through education and skill development. A number of the beneficiaries of the projects are self-reliant and earning a living to support their family, while some are faring well in academics.

Milaan, very well endorses to its name, which means “union” and this is what its operating model is all about. It includes teaming up with NGOs and work out constructive steps towards rural development. These include putting up educational institutes for children with all the necessary support. In addition, there are various skill development programs in retail and hospitality for youth. They have sorted some areas and arranged education for the underprivileged at convenient places.

They have initiated an informal school offering education and healthcare services in a remote village of Uttar Pradesh, which has proved to be quite successful. The beneficiary children have tied up their laces for the new academic session and many children are ready to join the queue.
Apart from this, there are some skill development and training programs, which have helped many to find employment and thus improved their lives.

 

• Swarachna: Child-education rural community development program grew in to Swarachna School in Amberpur village, Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh with 48 students under the guidance of 3 teachers. It facilitated free distribution of stationery and activities like sports day and children day programmes.

• Skill development programmes: Milaan partnered with Smile Foundation and offered skill development training to 250 youths with the help of volunteers from various colleges across Delhi. Subjects included soft skills like personality development, retail management, hospitality and career counseling. This paved the way for the beneficiaries to explore work opportunities with hospitality and retail centers likes café coffee day and Westside.

• Modular Employability Scheme Training Programme: Actively participated in the Rural Education And Welfare Society scheme, initiated by Ministry of Labour and trained youths from economically backward section in retail management and life skills. It concluded with a stupendous success rate of 80%. One student received felicitation from the Chief Minister of Delhi, Mrs. Sheila Dikhsit.   

• Children of Tomorrow: An innovative volunteer based program to encourage education among children from weaker section of Delhi and NCR region, followed by after- school support, accessible class location. At present, it is reaching to 87 children though 18 volunteers in Vasant Kunj and Dwarka.

• Iris: This initiative has been taken to attract the interest of people towards social causes through TV serials, documentaries and audio-video telefilms. It has produced two short films, one of which was screened at two national film festivals. Milaan is working on a half-hour docu-drama on autism.

• Maadhyam: Maadhyam aims to promote recruitment of volunteers to support internal activities. They have gained some international volunteers through internet.

Today, it has youth volunteers from the privileged, as well as the underprivileged sections of the society. It is looking for committed volunteers and donors to make a work plan and prove constructive for the larger cause of underprivileged, sponsors for education and vocational training. It aspires to be the change that everyone wishes to see around.

For more information regarding ‘Milaan’ visit
http://www.milaan.in/#