Kushalta Ke Kadam Season 7: NDTV-USHA Initiative To Empower Rural Women
Kushalta Ke Kadam Season 7: NDTV-USHA Initiative To Empower Rural Women
Kushalta Ke Kadam, an initiative by NDTV and USHA, aims at empowering women from rural India and encouraging them to become entrepreneurs by taking up sewing and training others in their respective communities.
Since 2011, Usha Silai Campaign has trained more than 8 lakh women from rural areas, with over 26,878 Silai schools, spanning over 15,689 villages across India.
Diparani from Assam's Mising tribe, sustains her household by sewing and training other women & girls. On learning about USHA's Silai School Intervention in Majuli, she joined the training to enhance her income. Today she earns eight thousand rupees, and what brings her the most joy is watching her skills reach the village through her students.
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. 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.
Matilda Mary of Eraiyur, Tamil Nadu has come a long way from being a daily wager to becoming a self-employed tailoring and training entrepreneur. 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.
