What is "nirman"

NIRMAN is a youth initiative started in 2006 by Dr. Abhay and Rani Bang to identify, nurture and organize young change makers to solve various societal challenges. It is an educational process to train the youth to take up crucial issues and problems in society. NIRMAN provides guidance, expertise and environment to inculcate self learning and encourages youth for social action. Dr Abhay and Dr Rani Bang, through their NGO SEARCH, are striving since over two decades for improving the public health in rural areas of the country are also involved in social crusades like anti-addiction, fight against evil practices. To prepare youth in these endeavours they launched NIRMAN as a training program for youth. Young boys and girls across Maharashtra, including Pune, Mumbai, Nanded, Nashik, Kolhapur, Ahmednagar, Parbhani, Solapur, Jalgaon, Akola, Amravati, Nagpur and Gadchiroli take part in this program. Inspired by the 'Nai Talim' system of education started by Mahatma Gandhi, NIRMAN was set up to provide training in leadership to youth from all over the state. NIRMAN is providing a common platform for youth to engage, self-educate and decide on how they can make a difference to the society.