Jharkhand Silk Textile & Handicraft Development Corporation limited, popularly known as Jharcraft have come forward and has extended an humanitarian hand to the special children of School of Hope by augmenting the existing hand loom section of the school.
Management of School of Hope had approached both Deputy Commissioner, East Singhbhum and Managing Director, Jharcraft for support as they have many schemes to promote artisans and weavers right from supplying raw materials, training and marketing of the product.
After the inspection and submission of report by their local representative Manager, Industry Department, East Singhbhum, Jharcraft decided to come forward. The proposal sent to Jharcraft is for up gradation of Hand loom, Fabric Printing and Tailoring and Sewing sections of the school and provision of training, supply of different equipment and support of raw materials and marketing.
To begin with Jharcraft has extended the support to the hand loom section of the school and has provided five frame loom completes with all accessories, five charkhas, one big wrapping drum and many other accessories needed to run the loom and charkhas. Jharcraft intends to provide one trainer to train fifteen special students with stipends to all for a period of three months and will also arrange to provide raw materials and marketing of its products. All the materials manufactured at lather arrive few days back and were set up.
Special children of the school who were working in the hand loom unit are very excited with the support and are rearing to use their skills to make the products competitive. Parents too have appreciated the efforts of the school in giving special attention to their children.
Jamshedpur Society for the Welfare of Mentally Challenged Children ( School of Hope) is a unique Hindi medium co-educational private institution run and managed by a Society. It is also affiliated to the Federation for the Welfare of the Mentally Retarded, New Delhi. It provide innovative and sound education programme in a safe and nurturing environment to the special children suffering from mental retardation.
The School of Hope has well managed handloom and weaving section within its premises and engages the special children in making dusters, napkins, hanker chief etc. to make them feel part of the society and also to make them self sustainable. It has one instructor and eight trainees and has some weaving and hand loom equipment.