VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER (VTC) at AMAR SEVA SANGAM

VTC has 6 different training facilities. Buildings and equipment were funded by the Nippon grant and grants from IDBI and ICICI.  As the names indicate, each sub-centre offers training in specific areas, free of charge to the disabled youth in order to equip them with job skills.  These centres are open to normal and paying students as well. The fee collected is utilized for maintenance and development.

COMPUTER CENTRE

A total of 316 youth have received training in the "Computer Training", including 43 disabled. 14 disabled and 40 normal youth have received training in typewriting. Similar impressive achievements have been made in the other divisions

1998 Graduating Class (Computer Center)	Arasu and U. Kalai (bottom middle & right) joined ASSA Rehabilitation program at a young age. After completing the Vocational Training, have now become qualified computer instructors in the same center.

NOTE BOOK MAKING AND BINDING CENTRE   Raja, a polio victim,confined to a wheel chair, came to ASSA to be trained. Now is the head of Book Making Centre

CALIPER MAKING UNIT   ASSA makes and repairs the calipers used by the disabled children.  They are able to cut the cost by more than 50% than ordering from outside sources and provide Vocational Training and job opportunities in the process.

 

SPIRULINA CULTIVATION Spirulina is an algae, grown naturally in the ocean beds.  It is very rich in Proteins, Vitamins, minerals and other rare elements.  It is used as a nutritional supplement, in pharmaceutical preparations and in cosmetics, in Europe and N.America. ASSA has built the facility to cultivate this algae in vats.  The purified Spirulina is given to the disabled as a supplement.  The rest is marketed abroad.  This makes the project self funding, while providing jobs and training to the local poor

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