Swajanita: Empowering Communities, Inspiring Change
Transforming Communities Through Education and Empowerment
The Swajanita programme brings together multiple programs focused on education, skill development, women empowerment, and sustainable community growth. Through coordinated efforts, we aim to create lasting positive change in the communities we serve.
Our integrated approach combines academic expertise with practical community engagement, creating transformative experiences for both students and community members while addressing key societal challenges aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Our Initiatives
Swastyayan
Educate, Elevate, Empower
Swastyayan, an Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) initiative, is where compassion meets action. Launched in 2013, it empowers underprivileged communities through free evening tutorials, life skills training, and mentorship. Driven by faculty, staff, and student volunteers, the initiative supports high school students from neighbouring villages with academic help, career guidance, and personal development. Swastyayan is a movement to educate, elevate, and empower for a lasting impact.
Swabalamban
Skills Today, Self-Reliance Tomorrow
Swabalamban, launched in 2014 by the School of Technology at Assam Don Bosco University, is a transformative initiative to tackle unemployment through skill development. It began as a small effort and has grown into a powerful movement, equipping youth with practical skills, confidence, and self-reliance to shape their futures. With a focus on sectors aligned with SDG 1 (No Poverty), SDG 7 (Clean Energy), and SDG 8 (Decent Work), Swabalamban fosters personal growth and sustainable livelihoods, inspiring collective progress and lasting change.
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VanitAgrata
Empowering Women through Digital Inclusion
Empowering Women through Digital Inclusion VanitAgrata promotes gender empowerment and inclusive education through digital literacy and entrepreneurial skill-building for girls and women aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 5 (Gender Equality)
Service Learning
Service Learning
Community Engagement Through Education
To make community engagement an integral part of education, Assam Don Bosco University has introduced a self learning experiential course with rural practicum in Service Learning for the students of the university. The course comprises of department-specific theoretical input of 30 hours, followed by planned and supervised engagement by the students with communities (200 hours for Under Graduate students, 180 hours for Post Graduate students).
Contact Team
Dr. Bikramjit Goswami
Fr. Joseph Nellanatt
Dr. Hemshree Bordoloi
Dr. Gypsy Nandi
Dr. Samar Jyoti Saikia
Prof. Bobby Sharma
Prof. Riju Sharma
Ms. Juhi Baruah
