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USHA Silai School Turns Savior For People Of Mori Village Of Andhra Pradesh

In 2015, the government of Andhra Pradesh partnered with Berkeley University to launch the ‘Smart Villages Mission' and the sleepy village of Mori emerged as Andhra Pradesh's first smart village. Later, government partnered with corporations like USHA International to create employment opportunities in the villages and curb migration.

USHA Silai School Turns Savior For People Of Mori Village Of Andhra Pradesh

The sleepy village of Mori in Andhra Pradesh, has seen many leave in search of better livelihood opportunities. When Berekely University and the government of Andhra Pradesh collaborated to work on creating opportunities within the villages, they found a sustainable solution in Usha Silai School initiative to curb instances of migration.

USHA Silai School Turns Savior For People Of Mori Village Of Andhra Pradesh

Leelakumari, 36, a resident of Razole Mandal, East Godavari joined the USHA Sewing School in January 2018. Since then, she has started her own sewing center and has started training other women to become self-reliant.

USHA Silai School Turns Savior For People Of Mori Village Of Andhra Pradesh

Seen here is Leelakumari's training center at Uppulurru where she began holding classes in January 2018 after receiving certificate from the USHA Sewing School. Since, then she has helped more 20 women in her village and makes nearly Rs. 500 per student.

USHA Silai School Turns Savior For People Of Mori Village Of Andhra Pradesh

With 17 years of experience in tailoring, Srihari did not find the right avenues and switched many jobs to make ends meet. After a brief stint with the Silai school, he finally opened his own tailoring unit and is grateful to the USHA Sewing School for the guidance he got there.

USHA Silai School Turns Savior For People Of Mori Village Of Andhra Pradesh

Srihari also opened his own sewing school in Bhimavaram to help more people like him, who struggled to make a living in the village. Seen here are students at his training center.

USHA Silai School Turns Savior For People Of Mori Village Of Andhra Pradesh

Once Srihari received the affiliation from USHA Sewing School, his class of 5 students grew to 20. Moreover the support from the training center also helped him in receiving more orders.

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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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