VARIJA LIFE CONDUCTS A KNOWLEDGE SHARING SESSION IN CONJUNCTION WITH SATYAM FASHION INSTITUTE

VARIJA LIFE CONDUCTS A KNOWLEDGE SHARING SESSION IN CONJUNCTION WITH SATYAM FASHION INSTITUTE

A knowledge sharing session was organised at Satyam Fashion Institute,Noida in association with Varija Life to sensitise the design students to recognise the abilities of physically and mentally challenged. Under Varija Life, Varija Bajaj has been involved in awareness programmes for persons with disabilities pan India. Be The Change programme by Varija Life focuses on inclusion of physically and mentally challenged in the mainstream society.Ms. Manjulika Gautam – Director General, Retd. IAS officer at Satyam Fashion Institute and  Ms. Mittali Chakroborty Goswami,Principal at Satyam Fashion Institute expressed their strong desire to contribute by technical research on clothing for differently-abled.

Vikram Dutt, Principal at Delhi Metropolitan College emphasised on the clothing needs of the physically challenged and how fashion design students should address their problems. Dr.Roma Kumar, clinical psychologist,Sir Gangaram Hospital spoke about the negative psychological impact of the society on the differently-abled and how each one can make a difference in making their lives better.

Fashion Designer Varija Bajaj conducted an excercise to make students realise how each one of them have short -omings and disabled but at the same time blessed to have so many other abilities.She further emphasised students to recognise the abilities of the disabled to support them and make them inclusive in the society.  

Empowerment of ‘Persons with Disabilities’ is one of the key elements into making a society INCLUSIVE and successful as it taps into all its potentials and brings out the best. The first step towards achieving this is by creating EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Under Be The Change Campaign, Varija Life is creating local support chapters in various parts of the country, which can assist differently abled through various activities.