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USHA Silai School Spreads Its Wings, Reaches West Bengal

West Bengal, India's fourth most populous state, is home to 91 million people, a fifth of which are poor. While people there were trying to make ends meet, USHA Silai School came in as a ray of hope for the underprivileged men and women in the eastern state of India.

USHA Silai School Spreads Its Wings, Reaches West Bengal

West Bengal currently ranks 18 when it comes to the rate of unemployment. Due to this there are many landless labors in the state who are out of job and in need of financial help. USHA Silai School came in their lives as a light at the end of the tunnel.

USHA Silai School Spreads Its Wings, Reaches West Bengal

"I started tailoring to help and support my household", says Lakshmi, hailing from the Gopalpur village in Jhargram district. She has become self-dependent since she completed her sewing training from the USHA Silai School.

USHA Silai School Spreads Its Wings, Reaches West Bengal

Sujata who belongs from a scheduled caste and has a big family to take care of started earning nearly Rs. 2500 a month once she took up sewing as profession. Finding the needed support and resource from the USHA Silai School she managed to start her tailoring career in her own village.

USHA Silai School Spreads Its Wings, Reaches West Bengal

"After learning new dress designs and sewing techniques, we have been able to earn and support our families and improve our household conditions", said Nazira, a Silai school trainee in West Bengal.

USHA Silai School Spreads Its Wings, Reaches West Bengal

USHA Silai School since its inception has helped many underprivileged men and women to build and sustain a livelihood. Last month, the school launched a sustainable fashion brand named 'Silai' in Delhi which carries high-street clothes manufactured by the USHA's sewing schools all across the country.

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About the Initiative

About the Initiative

Kushalta Ke Kadam, an initiative by USHA Silai School and NDTV has entered its eighth season. The aim is to empower more women across rural India by teaching them sewing skills and helping them open new doors of opportunities for themselves. The initiative encourages rural women to become financially independent and entrepreneurs by taking up sewing and training others in their respective communities.

 

Since 2011, the USHA Silai School initiative has trained more than 12 lakh rural women through over 33,000 Silai schools, spanning over 20,751 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. This earning works as a catalyst towards building their self-confidence, reducing gender inequities, and raising their stature within their families and in society at large.

 

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