When the floods end, so does the work, and young people leave.
In the villages of Darbhanga, the end of the flood season often means the end of local work. Young people migrate in search of jobs, and women who want to earn have few ways to do it from home.
At our Computer Vocational Training Centre in Darbhanga, we teach skills that earn locally: basic computers, MS Office, the internet and digital payments, data entry and typing, and sewing and cutting for women who want to work from home. 260 young people and women have trained with us and 212 of them have earned certificates. This work builds on the TRYSEM training centres we ran in the early 1990s, which taught sewing, sweater weaving, rope, papad, carpet and candle making.
What we do
Computer skills
Basic computers, MS Office, the internet and digital payments.
Data entry and typing
Accurate, fast keyboard skills for office work.
Sewing and cutting
Tailoring skills for women who want to earn from home.
- Computer literacy
- MS Office
- Internet and digital payments
- Data entry and typing
- Sewing and cutting
- Certified courses
260
young people and women trained
212
certified
Career guidance in class, Nai Disha
Nai Disha team, September 2026
Students at a Nai Disha session
Support this work
Fund a training place
Your gift helps a young person or a woman in Darbhanga learn a skill that earns a living close to home.
80G tax exemption on every donation
Other programmes
Education
Free schooling and the support that keeps children aged 3 to 15 in class.
Health
Free health camps and check-ups for women, children and elderly villagers.
Women’s & Child Development
Savings, skills and a stronger voice for women in rural Bihar.
Environment
Our goal is one million trees for the villages of north Bihar.
Rural Development
Roads, clean water and sanitation, built together with the villages of Bihar.
Give your time
Visit families, help at our Kathalia campus or plant trees with us. Our volunteers work in Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Delhi and Bengaluru.