Our Activities
An Awareness programme on HPV Vaccine and Cervical cancer was conducted on 30.04.25 by UWA with association of AIWC and co-partner Clearwater Analytics. Eminent doctors sensitized the participants about benefits of vaccination against Cervical Cancer and that this is preventable and we have to strive to eradicate it completely.
Christmas and new year were celebrated in the UWA office. Children and members all dressed in colourful festive clothing, participated with enthusiasm and a cultural programme was presented by the students. The children beautifully decorated the arena with colourful streamers, Christmas trees, happy faces of Santa and reindeers and other decorations which made the day fun filled and lively.
A Non Formal Education is being conducted by UWA regularly for children.
An Interactive Session was held on 11th October 2025 at the Center under UDAAN project for Computer Skill as well as for students of children of Informal Education. An overview of festivals their significance, purpose and various methods of celebrating each festival was conveyed. The message of unity in diversity was also given through this discussion.
Ongoing skill development projects like Computer training, tuitions are being held regularly at the UWA office in Chitra Vihar. Tuitions are ongoing and have become very popular amongst the residents nearby.
UWA celebrates most of the National and other festivals throughout the year beginning with 26th January-Republic Day, 15th August -Independence Day, Teachers’ Day, Deepavali and all other festivals. On the occasion of the birthdays of great men/women UWA generally holds a lecture and information about that particular personality is exchanged and children perform some cultural items related to the theme so as to increase their awareness level.
Art and collage making was taught by interns from Amity University at Chitra Vihar center for three months. They were doing art teaching to NGO students which was mandatory for their course work.
The Nutrition Programme was started almost three years ago and has been running successfully and regularly. Every week nutritious food is given to the students at the Chitra Vihar Centre and Record of the physical progress of the students is also kept.
A half day program to celebrate the International Women’s Day was organized on 28th March 2022 at Swasthya Vihar Club. The theme was- Women in Leadership Role: Achieving an Equal Future.
‘The Vegetable Organic Farming under Environmental and Climate Change’ project was inaugurated on 27th September, 2022 by Mrs. Bina Jain, Founder and Chairperson UWA together with eminent experts from the Indraprastha Horticultural Society with a view to sensitize and create awareness on the benefits of organic food and managing kitchen waste by turning vegetable and fruit peels into manure.
A Langar and Scholarship event was organised by UWA on 20th June 2022 at the Jhuggi Camp at Chitra Vihar. Food was distributed to about 600 persons and scholarship was given to five students of 10th and 11th class.
A seminar on Trauma of Victims of sexual violence and the role of Scientific evidence and Compensation in observance of creating awareness about Elimination of All Forms of Violence and Discrimination against Women was organized by UWA on 9th December 2022 at the Swasthya Vihar Club.
A two day Free Medical Camp in collaboration with MAX Hospital was organized at the Chitra Vihar Office from February 20-21, 2023. Day 1 was for Blood Tests and Day 2 for Doctor’s Consultation.
On April 13, 2023 the East Delhi Branch organized a deliberation to develop a recommendation to be sent to as part of the C20 under the aegis of the G20 summit. The topic was ‘C20 – Education & Digital Transformation’.
On 23rd July, 2023, 12 members from UWA and 5 guests gathered for a tree plantation cum nature walk at the Conservation Education Centre at Asola Bhatti Mines.
An awareness session on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficient Technologies was organised on 20th October 2023 by Ujjawal Women’s Association in collaboration with the All India Women’s Conference (AIWC) and the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), an entity under the Ministry of Power. Campaign for Environmental Awareness.
A Seminar on the topic GAPS IN JUSTICE-WAY FORWARD was organized on the February 26th, 2024 with the objective to understand the Indian Justice Reports and evolving suitable interventions with special emphasis concerning women. Eminent speakers like Ms Maja Daruwala, Chief Editor, India Justice Report and Dr. Vipul Mudgal, Director and Chief Executive, Common Cause, both connected with the comparative study of the Report were the main speakers in the Seminar.
On August 21, 2024, a Financial Literacy programme (Financial planning with Saving Techniques) on behalf of National Stock Exchange was conducted with the purpose of educating women with financial aspects and making them aware of financial planning and making them financially self reliant.
A workshop was organized on September 7, 2024 on the subject “Systemic Reforms for women safety at Workplace" Some of our members are Members of Internal Complaints Committees of various Ministries and Departments and they play a proactive role in sensitization, creating awareness and ensuring strict compliance with Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace (POSH) Act, 2013.
The Ujjawal Women’s Association (UWA), in keeping with its mission to work selflessly towards progress and welfare of children and women and also to work for a society where women and children are free from all types of violence, undertook the task of imparting value education to children, with the permission from the concerned MCD authorities.
Regular projects like Computer, tuition and tailoring classes are being held regularly. Computer and tuition classes at the UWA office in Chitra Vihar and stitching and tailoring at Pandav Nagar. Tuitions are ongoing and have become very popular amongst the residents nearby.