EXNORA WOMEN'S GUILD
(Exnora Innovators' Club Service Area/ Federation of Women Exnoras)
The purpose of Women Exnora is to make women confident, independent and to use them as a powerful tool to help create a happy and clean environment more importantly to help them be a great resource to their family. The Women Exnora is created for developing the latent talents and potentials of working women and housewives. It is expected that this will provide a forum for women to utilize their time more effectively in a creative, productive and beneficial manner.
Women interested in harnessing their power can start Women Exnora in their residential locality and in their large flat complexes. Formation of Women Exnora has brought a number of benefits to women.
The Women Exnora of different Civic Exnoras operating in a neighbourhood can join together under the guidance of the Women Service Director. They will form women Self Help Groups (SHG) with the guidance of State Government's Women Development Corporation. The Exnora Women's Guild will also train women on subjects of women's and form Exnora Women's Guild at the Exnora Innovators' Club level (larger area).
Training and Development
It is proposed to provide training and development to women in the following spheres.
- Leadership Training
There are many women who aspire to take initiative both in their personal and professional lives but are unable to find the right platform. Exnora Women's Guild would give these women the opportunity. It would help them in personality development, help them to improve their communication skills and provide ample opportunities to bring out their leadership skills. Topics would include creativity, leadership, effective communication, public speaking, counseling, mediation techniques, meditation, yoga, personal effectiveness, etc. - Entrepreneur Training
Those women who wish to start their own business or those who wish to run their own industry will be taught the various intricacies of running a business, with the support of Government Agencies entrusted with the task of upliftment of women, banks, government, financial institutions, Small Industries Services Institute, etc. - Women Self-help Group Training
The State Governments are successful in promoting Self -help Groups for women belonging to weaker section of the society. Exnora Women's Guild must make use of this opportunity and help the groups functioning in their area providing the various training programmes listed here. They can grant even affiliations to each of the self help groups so that they can continuously avail the help of EWG. Each group can be treated on par with Women Exnora. There are several Exnora related vocations such as, composting, recycling, organic farming, collection of waste, sale of organic manure, recyclable waste and organic vegetables, vermi- culture and sale of worms, making paper, jute and cloth carry bags, making palm products as substitute for plastics (cups plates, etc.,), Home Farming, making natural cleaning materials etc. - Professional Training
Women who wish to improve their performance and enhance their work productivity in their existing working environment will be encouraged and assisted in doing so (e.g. Doctors, Advocates, Accountants, Engineers, Office Managers, etc.) - House wife Training
A newly married woman always has a problem of adjusting to the habits and preferences of various new faces in the husband's house. It is hoped that the training provided by EWG would make the process smooth and comfortable to all concerned. The area could cover subjects like empathy, human relations, communication, how to receive a guest, how to attend telephones, baby care etc.,
Women's Interests, Hobbies and Activities
Classes, demonstrations and practice sessions will be conducted for the following:
Cooking, cake-making, embroidery, tailoring, kitchen-gardening, vegetable carving, knitting, doll making, drawing, painting, hair-dressing, make-up, batik work, writing, juice making, photography, amateur radio operation etc.,
Slimming exercises, Aerobics, Meditation, Yoga, Karate, Games, Sports and other Physical fitness activities will be included.
Culture and Fine Arts
Anyone interested in music, dance, drama, mono acting will be taught and trained. The Exnora streets and local areas should provide an excellent audience for these performances. Women may be encouraged to start a cultural and fine arts sabha. It has been found that environmental messages can be taken to people easily through fine arts.
Fellowship
A feeling of goodwill and togetherness may be encouraged by organizing get together, picnics, meetings and holding community celebrations of the various colourful festivals of our country.
Environment
Women will be required to assist their respective Civic Exnora in realizing its goal of environmental protection. Women will be encouraged to work for a cleaner and greener surroundings and a caring and sharing community. They will teach their children to take up the Environmental campaigns seriously and to see that the joint operations of the Public, Civic Exnora and Government Agencies are efficiently and smoothly carried out. They will lend support to the Youth Director of the parent Exnora Innovators' Club in starting Youth Exnora in their area. They will assist the Environmental Objective Director of the parent Exnora Innovators' Club in inducting children to become Exnora Clean Campaigners. They will ensure that all the roads are decorated with Kolams and Kolam contests are also regularly conducted. In a nutshell they will ensure that residents strictly adhere to the ten-point pledge (undertaking) with regard to Cleaner Roads. They will arrange Training programmes on Home Farming & Sky Farming, Kitchen Garden, Terrace Garden, Rock Garden, Water Garden, Bonsai etc., and assist Civic Exnora in their exercise to impart knowledge in the domestic solid waste management and on various types of composting.
