AWWA | Army Wives Welfare Association

Important AWWA Activities

Mrs Ina Joshi
Regional President AWWA
Northern Command

AWWA COMMITTEES

Education Committee

Mrs Sudha Mohan
Chairperson

Education Committee Role

Monitor teacher training programs
Coordinate orientation programs for parents
Monitoring of Resource Rooms, Recreation, Library, sports & co-curricular activities
Exchange of ideas amongst schools
Organise visit of dignitaries
Coordinate tuition facility under AWWA
Coordinate with SO School & Director AWES and suggest technological upgrades
Coordinate counseling session for students, teachers and parents in all schools

Asha School Committee

Mrs Geetika Khanna
Chairperson

As Chairperson AWWA Asha School, Udhampur, It is a proud privilege to interact and work with our differently-abled children and their families.

It’s a team effort wherein special educators, therapists, doctors, parents and the members of school management are working together. Our sincere endeavour is to make our children functionally independent and take them towards self reliance.

Asha School Committee Role

Maintain regular interaction with Principal & teachers
Organise orientation programs for teachers & parents
Plan activities of interest for children
Monitor upkeep and maintenance of Asha School
Promote social sensitivity in the environment towards differently-abled children
Plan visits of dignitaries

Drona Boys Hostel Committee

Mrs Alpana Sehrawat
Chairperson

Drona Boys Hostel Committee Role

Monitor upkeep & maintenance of Drona Boys Hostel
Plan visit of dignitaries
Organise counselling of Drona Boys Hostel students
Plan & organise Tuition Classes in consultation with APS
Update parents regarding well-being & academic performance of students
Encourage & prepare students for competitive exams
Organise extra co-curricular activities

Veer Nari Committee

Mrs Karminder Dhillon
Chairperson

Our endeavous is to empower and assist Veer Naris to be socially confident and financially independent.

Veer Nari Committee Role

Compile monthly report of Veer Naris & their grievances from concerned units responsible for Veer Naris ( In coordination with SO, AWWA)
Coordinate with ECHS & Veteran cell for documentation & medicines (In coordination with SO, AWWA)
Coordinate with Resettlement office for latest schemes (In coordination with SO, AWWA)
Plan & procure gifts for distribution with prior approval of Regional President AWWA
Monitor visits of Veer Naris for central functions under unit arrangements

VTC Committee

Mrs Neera Kumar
Chairperson

VTC Committee, Nothern Command aims towards honing and fine tuning the learning and life-skill system of our Veer Naris, spouses of serving defence personnel, ex servicemen and their dependants. The aim is to empower them through financial independence & confidence building. VTC has designed a curriculum of courses that fast tracks the activities from aspirations to actions. We at VTC wish all the ladies of this organisation an empowered and self satisfying life truely reflected by our VTC motto

"main bhi chhu lungi aasman, bhari hai maine saksharta avm sashaktikaran ki udaan"

"मैं भी छू लूँगी आसमान, भरी है मैंने साक्षरता और सशक्तिकरण की उड़ान ||"

VTC Committee Role

Coordinate VTC & ASTC Courses
To generate employment projects to promote financial empowerment of families
Coordinate preparation of catalogs & presentation
Promotion of hand made products in NC
Coordination with other VTCs in NC
Encourage Veer Naris & FAFA families to pursue ASTC Courses to empower them
Establish a creche facility for co-curricular activities of children
Empowering and ensuring financial independence of Veer Naris and dependents of serving soldiers
Nourish talent of children of serving soldiers

Health Committee

Mrs Usha Jindal
Chairperson

Health Committee Role

Conduct health awareness programs and organise regular health check-up of station families
Ensure maintenance of health record cards of families
Monitor maintenance & upkeep of paediatric ward
Monitoring of vaccination awareness programs in the station
Facilitate health check-up camps in schools

Amenities Committee

Mrs Alpana Sehrawat
Chairperson

Amenities Committee Role

Monitor AWWA shops in terms of sale & stocking
Monitor door to door delivery services like mobile veg, mobile bakery & mobile library
Monitor RWAs/units wrt facilities like gym, library, computer room & sports area
Monitor recycled paper products project & wax candle making project
Exchange of ideas with other stations in Northern Command

Ecosystem Management Committee Committee

Mrs Babita Singh
Chairperson

Ecosystem Management Committee Committee Role

Awareness campaign in station towards clean and green environment
Monitor effective water & power supply
Monitor functioning of Kill Waste Management plants & other eco projects in station
Monitor maintenance of central parks.
Organise awareness campaigns in station towards clean & green environment
Monitor plantation in station including herbal garden
Awareness on conduct of MES mela through station HQ

Counselling Cell Committee

Mrs Neera Kumar
Chairperson

Counselling Cell Committee Role

Coordinate with Command Hospital for psychiatric guidance to couple if required
Creation of AWWA helpline/counselling centre for report of incidents/ requirement of counselling not resolved at unit level
Conduct central lectures to cultivate positive mental health in families

Print & Electronic Media Committee

Mrs Poonam Yadav
Chairperson

Print & Electronic Media Committee Role

Coordinate photography of central AWWA functions
Maintain repository of still photographs & videos
Monitor write ups for AWWA magazines, that are prepared by the conducting unit
Monitor sound & light preparations for central events under NCSR
Cover visits of Regional President AWWA NC

LECTURES CONDUCTED FOR LADIES & CHILDREN

Lectures on Medical Issues
- Health Management
- Precautions to be taken during climate change
- Hygiene & Sanitation
- Health care during start of winter season
- Neck and Back Pain
- Novel Corona Virus Disease
- World Mental Health Day
- Lecture on My Earth, My Responsibilities
- Stress Management
- World AIDS Day
Lectures on Other Subjects
- Security Awareness
- Home Safety
- Pollution and Waste Management
- Marital Harmony
- Lecture by Cl Spl (Psy) on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) & Specific Learning Disorder(SLD)
- Personality Development Program for Families