20 Years of Disha
1992: Training Centre Begins

By 1992 Disha had completed eight years, a period in which its activities had expanded considerably. So far it was conducting its activities from a very old structure in the corner of a bagh (a mango orchard) on the outskirts of Sultanpur. The space in this structure was very limited and training were held in open. Natural factors like cold, heat and rain hampered the work. Moreover, there was no office space too. A decision was taken to construct an office-cum-training centre complex.

Land for the construction was given to the organisation on a long lease of 99 years by Rajiv Jain, one of the founder members of Disha, and owner of the mango orchard where the old structure stood. Support for the construction was arranged from the donors Bread for the World and Misereor. The construction work began in March 1992. It was completed in several phases as one more donor Cordaid also chipped in.

The training centre as it stands today has got a training hall, three dormitories for participants’ boarding, three rooms for resource persons, dining hall, staff quarters and an office building. All the residential training of the organisation are conducted from this training centre. In addition, this facility is used for providing sponsored training. The facility is also used by other voluntary organisations for holding their workshops, seminars and training.

Over the years the training centre has emerged as a premier facility of training not only in Saharanpur district, but also in neighbouring districts. Usual training equipment, computers, photocopier, etc., are available. A number of in-house resource persons trained in training methodologies by resource organisations are available as trainers.

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