Kushalta Ke Kadam aims at empowering women from rural India and encourages them to become entrepreneurs by taking up sewing and training others in their respective communities. Since 2011, the USHA Silai School initiative has trained more than 14 lakh rural women through over 36,500 Silai schools, spanning over 22,850 villages across India.
The women earn Rs. 4,000 – 5,000 per month on an average, with the highest recorded monthly earning being Rs. 84,000 in a month.
Do you want to be a part of the huge change that Usha Silai School is bringing about in the lives of millions of rural women? With just a simple click of a button, you can now contribute towards the opening of an Usha Silai School or support various other aspects of the school.
Environmental ConsciousnessAfter undergoing a training at Usha Silai School, women are making bags from waste banners, natural fibres.
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USHA has stepped up to promote various traditional sports across India with the help of women of Silai Schools.
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For over a decade, the Usha Silai School Programme has been making a remarkable impact, reaching the most remote parts of India.
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Diparani Payung
Diparani from Assam's Mising tribe, sustains her household by sewing and training other women & girls. At 13 years of age, she started stitching skirts and frocks by running several experiments on her sister’s silai machine. Little did she know that later in life, she would upskill 36 girls in what she considered her hobby. On learning about USHA’s Silai School Intervention in Majuli, she joined the training to enhance her income. She participated in the 7 days training program, and efficiently established her Silai School. Today she earns Rs. 8000. Teaching her skills to students brings her the most joy.
Matilda Mary
Matilda Mary of Eraiyur, Tamil Nadu, is a self employed tailoring and training entrepreneur. A week long professional tailoring programme by Usha Silai in 2010 was a turning point in Matlida’s life. When Usha gave her a machine, she had set up a centre in the front yard of her house. She trained women from her village for a modest 500 rupees a month. Her quality of work and training became a massive hit and women from her village and the neighborhood flocked to her to get their dresses made and learn sewing. She has trained nearly 200 women in her village.
Rita Devi
Rita devi who hails from chotki Sandiya, Bhojpur district of Ara, Bihar had the urge to learn art forms and wanted to adopt new skills. Her wish came true as she got the opportunity to learn at Usha silai school. Rita attended a 7-day training program which helped her to learn about the Sujani art form. Today, Rita trains an ample amount of women about the sujani art and adds skills upon their fingers to script a revolution in areas where traditional form burns bright. Rita has truly shown that learning has no age. She is making her family proud and empowering many other women like her.
