Thiruvananthapuram Dec 20: Army Wives Welfare Association(AWWA)
honoured wives of 31 jawans who were killed in various wars from 1964
to 2002. A function WAS held here on Saturday morning at Pangode Military
center in which members of AWWA headed by President Mrs. Ila Prasad
presented cash awards to the wives of brave soldiers who sacrificed
their life for the country. The function gave the AWWA members to hear
the grievances of the war widows and discussed their problems.
Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) is an independent
non-profit welfare organization working for the welfare of the wives
of armymen who are out in field areas and in peace areas, said its president
Ila Prasad, wife of Station Commander Ranjit Prasad. AWWA has various
cells which function at each military station. The wife of the senior
most official is normally the President of AWWA and she organizes welfare
activities for the families of servicemen. At Pangode, the cell was
formed in June 1994. .
War Widows who
attended the meeting
The president is assisted by a managing committee consisting
of the wives of various other senior officials. The officers wives are
grouped into six sub-committees, which take care of various activities
like education of families of army men, healthcare and hygiene, vocational
education, marketing outlets, helping war widows, field area families.
Occasionally they also organize some cultural entertainment activities
too.
The president is assisted by a managing committee consisting
of the wives of various other senior officials. The officers wives are
grouped into six sub-committees, which take care of various activities
like education of families of army men, healthcare and hygiene, vocational
education, marketing outlets, helping war widows, field area families.
Occasionally they also organize some cultural entertainment activities
too.
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AWWA Kalyan Kendra
AWWA Kalyan Kendra, one of its wings consists of mainly
sales branches. There are shops of quality items, provisions, condiments,
vegetables, stationary and clothes, which are sold at cheaper rates.
These items are mainly made by the wives of the servicemen, giving an
extra monetary help for the families.
War widows being presented with cash
AWWA has a computer center and hobby centre where training
is given for tailoring. "These courses are affiliated to Shramik
Vidya Peeth and certificates are issued by the Kerala University. Yet
another branch of AWWA is a Nari Shiksha Kendra for the higher education
of families of soldiers," she said. Training is also given in operating,
bank of post office saving accounts, typing and English language.
"AWWA aims to make women more independent and help
them to earn on their own" says Ila Prasad. The women are taught
various kinds of craftwork, which helps them to progress in life. Many
of the soldiers who are in field areas, especially border areas would
have their families very far away from them. These women have to find
enough money for taking care of their families and AWWA helps to equip
them to find additional means to earn money on their own," she
said.
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AWWA also honours war widows every year and pays tribute
to the army men who sacrificed their lives for the country. They are
honoured on Vijay Divas, falling on Dec 17, which is the memorial of
the 1971 victory of India over China. AWWA attends to problems of all
war widows and those who any grievances can directly contact the committee
members or at the office of AWWA Enclave at Pangode. AWWA also organizes
many programmes for the wives of military officials.
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War Widows who
attended the meeting
