Persatuan Bimbingan Kemajuan Kanak-kanak, Remaja dan Wanita Seremban, Negeri Sembilan

Background Non-for-Profit Organization Registered in June 2013 Current members: 7 (6 women and 1 man) Current Volunteers : 10 (8 women and 2 man)

Vision “PBK is the most trusted and respected charity based organization for the development of children, women and youth from underprivileged background ”

Activities (July – October 2013) Contribution to Nanthisar Children Welfare Home, Seremban

Independence Day and Malaysian Day Celebration with Underprivileged Students

UPCOMING EVENTS Tailoring, Cake Baking and Bridal Make-up courses for underprivileged women and single mothers – December 2013 Dalit Women Empowerment Project- India (DAWET) – February 2014

Dalit Women Empowerment Project-India (DAWET) A Volunteering Project by : Persatuan Bimbingan Kemajuan Kanak-kanak, Remaja & Wanita, Seremban. Negeri Sembilan (PBK)

DAWET Project Background A volunteering project by PBK Collaboration with Deepam Trust, Tamil Nadu, India A project designed for Dalit Women Group of Tanjavur India

Indian Caste System In India, the people have been systematically discriminated on the basis of their work and descent for centuries. Dalits

Who Are Dalits Members of the lowest rank of Indian society Discriminated at almost every level Poor Street Sweepers, drainage cleaner and agriculture workers

Economic Status of Dalits 80% of Dalits are still under poverty line The jobs done by Dalits rarely provide enough income to feed their families or to send their children to school

Deepam Trust This organisation was formed in 1995 with help of govt and international NGOs Focus on the development of poor women, children and Dalits by providing skills training and micro-loan to start small businesses

The overall goal for the DAWET project is to improve quality of life for the poor and marginalized Dalit women by providing skills training and opportunity to start a small scale business. Two main activities: – Cake Baking Training (15 women) – Nursery Raising (15 women)

1.Cake Baking Training Cake Baking Training By PBK Volunteers (6 types of Cake) Trainees Able to Produce Micro-credit Loan by Deepam Trust Dalit Women Become Small Scale Entrepreneur Train More Dalit Women Cake Baking Business Model

Nursery Raising Training by PBK Volunteers Crops are planted in polybags Marketing Activities by Deepam Trust Income generation through crops selling 2. Nursery Raising Business Model

Expected Outcome Trained Dalit women will be able to generate income for themselves and their family by starting up small-scale baking business and crop selling More Dalit women will be trained once the initial batch of trainers teach other women

Dalit women Learn new skills Income generation PBK International volunteering experience Signature project Modules can be used to train more local women Deepam Trust Volunteers supply to train Dalit women Modules can be used to train more women Income generation Why DAWET Project

Milestone Phase 1 – Module Preparation & Sponsorship Request (January 2014) – Recipes for cakes – SOP for baking – SOP for crop plantation – Presentation to potential sponsors Phase 2 –Training for Trainers – 7 volunteers will undergo training program on baking and crop plantation – Simulation Program for volunteers Phase 3 – Program Implementation – Training for Dalit Women 14 th – 24 th February 2014 at Tanjavur, India Phase 4 – Continuous Learning – Collaborate with Deepam Trust for further training

How You Can Help Project Costing ITEMTOTAL COST (USD) Travel and Accommodation (7 Trainers) 3,500 Module Preparation & Trainers Training 1,000 Training Equipments & Materials1,000 Business Start-up Fund for Dalit Women 2,500 TOTAL (USD)8,000

Contact MISS RAJESWARI MURUGAYAH President, Persatuan Bimbingan Kemajuan Kanak- kanak, Remaja dan Wanita (PBK)