Patrick Corda
UTTAN, AUGUST 24, 2010: At Bosco Boys Training Institute Borivali (West) we focus on community development especially for women and youth on Tailoring, Beautician, Candle Making, Mehendi designing, Soft toys , Flower making, Hand and Machine Embroidery, and Bakery Product. All this comes under the self empowerment.
In all we have trained approximately around seventy women specialized in Bakery products. Out of these seventy women there is a group of fifteen women who completed their twenty- two days training with Bosco Boys Training Institute learning around twenty-two bakery products under the guidance of Bakery Chef Salil, these women travelled all the way from Uttan Pali to learn the trade and with great interest picked up the trade towards which they were present a certificate in the particular trade.The fruit of this training was seen when one fine day all these fifteen women of Pali Uttan gathered together and decided to start a bakery of their own in the village they resided. August 22, 2010 was the Day to remember where they had an inauguration of the Bakery under the Banner of Our Lady of Lourdes Self Help Group.
Along with the inauguration of the Bakery the women of candle making St. Francis Self Help Group also were about to start with a unit in candle making. The program started at 11.00 am in the morning the dignitaries present were Fr. Bonna (Parish Priest uttan) Fr. James (ex Parish Priest) Br. Alex (Bosco Boys technical Training Institute) Mr. Daynand Patil (Centre Coordinator Bosco Boys technical Training Institute) Ms. Surekha (Social worker Don Bosco Matunga) Mr. Melwin Pangya ( Social worker Don Bosco Jawhar).
The Day started with a prayer service by Fr. Bonna parish priest praying for the entire place and the blessing of the machine that were installed. Br. Alex was given the privilege to inaugurate the bakery by cutting of the ribbon; the breaking of coconut was done by Fr. James, Mr. Dayanand Patil, Sr. Smitha. After this the group who were present almost around hundred of them were led to the Hall for the further program. The Guest was then welcomed especially with a bouquet and a shawl.
Br. Alex gave a small speech by encouraging and motivating the women that it was a big step that all these women have taken in their life and appreciated their hard work and effort that they have put to start with a new establishment. Mr. Daynand Patil said that how these women put their time and sacrifice to learn the trade in bakery and now that their hard work has shown the fruit, he explained how this is going to help not only the women but also the children and the villagers, being fishing their main occupation they have managed to start something different which is normally handled by the Muslims and the North Indians what these women have done is a great job. He also explained how the Director of the Institute Fr. Anthony Santarita has supported the project and always provided a help whenever required.
The entire team of Our Lady of Lourdes Self Help Group and St. Francis Self Help Group thanked the guest who were present and also appreciated the support of Fr. Anthony Santarita. Mrs. Lucy Pereira and Mrs. Mable Noon with all the other women put in a lot of hard work to make this Day a memorable one.
UTTAN, AUGUST 24, 2010: At Bosco Boys Training Institute Borivali (West) we focus on community development especially for women and youth on Tailoring, Beautician, Candle Making, Mehendi designing, Soft toys , Flower making, Hand and Machine Embroidery, and Bakery Product. All this comes under the self empowerment.
In all we have trained approximately around seventy women specialized in Bakery products. Out of these seventy women there is a group of fifteen women who completed their twenty- two days training with Bosco Boys Training Institute learning around twenty-two bakery products under the guidance of Bakery Chef Salil, these women travelled all the way from Uttan Pali to learn the trade and with great interest picked up the trade towards which they were present a certificate in the particular trade.
Along with the inauguration of the Bakery the women of candle making St. Francis Self Help Group also were about to start with a unit in candle making. The program started at 11.00 am in the morning the dignitaries present were Fr. Bonna (Parish Priest uttan) Fr. James (ex Parish Priest) Br. Alex (Bosco Boys technical Training Institute) Mr. Daynand Patil (Centre Coordinator Bosco Boys technical Training Institute) Ms. Surekha (Social worker Don Bosco Matunga) Mr. Melwin Pangya ( Social worker Don Bosco Jawhar).The Day started with a prayer service by Fr. Bonna parish priest praying for the entire place and the blessing of the machine that were installed. Br. Alex was given the privilege to inaugurate the bakery by cutting of the ribbon; the breaking of coconut was done by Fr. James, Mr. Dayanand Patil, Sr. Smitha. After this the group who were present almost around hundred of them were led to the Hall for the further program. The Guest was then welcomed especially with a bouquet and a shawl.
Br. Alex gave a small speech by encouraging and motivating the women that it was a big step that all these women have taken in their life and appreciated their hard work and effort that they have put to start with a new establishment. Mr. Daynand Patil said that how these women put their time and sacrifice to learn the trade in bakery and now that their hard work has shown the fruit, he explained how this is going to help not only the women but also the children and the villagers, being fishing their main occupation they have managed to start something different which is normally handled by the Muslims and the North Indians what these women have done is a great job. He also explained how the Director of the Institute Fr. Anthony Santarita has supported the project and always provided a help whenever required.
The entire team of Our Lady of Lourdes Self Help Group and St. Francis Self Help Group thanked the guest who were present and also appreciated the support of Fr. Anthony Santarita. Mrs. Lucy Pereira and Mrs. Mable Noon with all the other women put in a lot of hard work to make this Day a memorable one.