Education of the children and youth through formal set up has been one of the main  ventures of the Jesuits of Delhi Province. Living a life of selfless service to spread joy into the lives of the ones in need is the attempt of any philanthropy. It’s not easy to change the inherited mindset and oppressed system of the society in our context, where women are domesticated to live only within the household sphere; youth are wandering in search of jobs, and the children are left on the streets.  To aim at a holistic development of the society it requires conscious, consistent and constant emancipation of women, children and youth. As part of social outreach programme Xavier Vocational Institute at Jaipur, Nevta, engages itself effectively to help the youth to find a better future.

However, there are many children and youth not able to afford expensive courses to build a promising career. In order to help such category of the society, namely, the urban and rural youth, the Jesuits in Jaipur have creatively entered into vocation guidance since the beginning of the new millennium.

The seed of present Xavier Vocational Institute (XVI) was sown in the year 2006 at St. Xavier’s School Campus, starting with a course in beauty culture.  Eventually it was expanded to include many other fields: Cutting and Tailoring, Fashion Designing, Embroidery, Basic Computer Skills, Diploma in Computer Hardware, Spoken English and many other soft skills for the youth of the locality. The centre is located at Hathroi Fort Road, Jaipur, catering to the career needs of many young boys, girls and women empowering them to find an economically sustainable future.  Similar programmes were further introduced to the village youth as the Jesuits expanded their educational programme in Nevta in the year 2015. At present, XVI at Nevta, located at St. Xavier’s College, caters to five dozen of young girls/women of the vicinity in three different trades: Cutting Tailoring, Fashion Designing and Beauty Culture. Both the centres also conduct summer programme for the village youth and children through intensive programmes to enhance their soft skills. 

Martin Luther King, Jr rightly posed a question to everyone, “Life’s most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?”.  We the Jesuits at Jaipur are called to create men and women for others.