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USHA's Mechanical Training Helps Bridge The Gender Divide For Women Entrepreneurs
Written by Aishwarya Upadhyay | Wednesday June 12, 2019USHA Silai School takes their training in the north and northeastern states beyond mainstream by providing mechanical training wherein, the women learn to repair sewing machines, traditionally considered as a man's job
With 3,500 New Silai Schools In The State, USHA And West Bengal Government Uplift Thousands Of WomenWritten by Aishwarya Upadhyay | Monday May 06, 2019With the common goal of empowering women at the bottom of the pyramid, in 2018 USHA and the West Bengal government collaborated on training stitching to 3,500 women from marginalised communities, by opening another 3,500 training schools in the state, as requested by the state government
Written by Aishwarya Upadhyay | Tuesday April 23, 2019The Malayali Muslims of Lakshadweep, the tiger widows of Sundarbans and the tribals of Port Blair, women from these marginalised communities have found their purpose enriched as they feel empowered, thanks to USHA Silai School
Written by Aishwarya Upadhyay , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Tuesday April 16, 2019From the harshest weather condition to struggling to meet the production deadlines, women from USHA Silai School Kashmir finally make it to Lakme Fashion week with their mentor, Fashion Designer Rohit Bahl
Written by Aishwarya Upadhyay , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Friday April 12, 2019From the harshest weather conditions to stiff deadlines, the women from Usha Silai School Kashmir unit battle it all to face the ultimate challenge of showcasing their efforts at the Lakme Fashion Week 2019 with Fashion Designer Rohit Bal
Written by Aishwarya Upadhyay , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Wednesday April 10, 2019From endless training session to master new techniques, the USHA Silai School women from Kashmir gear up to make clothes for Rohit Bal's Lakme Fashion Week collection
Written by Barkha Mathur , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Wednesday January 30, 2019From struggling to make ends meet to creating clothes for a fashion label and walking the ramp at Lakme Fashion Week last year Sunita, Santosh, and Raziaben were among 32 women who lived a dream through silai label
Written by Somya Srivastava , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Tuesday April 23, 20192006 brought Nithari, Uttar Pradesh, into the headlines and presented the world with one of the most convoluted and inhuman stories of violence and murder ever
Written by Somya Srivastava , Edited by Gopi Karelia | Friday June 08, 2018With agriculture being one of the primary sources of livelihood in West Bengal, here's how USHA Silai School created an alternative employment in the state
Written by Somya Srivastava , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Tuesday April 23, 2019USHA Silai Sschool is helping women in Nagaland carve out their own destinies through stitching and sewing
Written by Somya Srivastava , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Wednesday May 09, 2018Men from rural parts of Tamil Nadu have enrolled themselves for the USHA Silai School programme and are now earning a stable income meet their household expenses
Written by Somya Srivastava , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Friday April 27, 2018Women from four different zones collaborated with prestigious fashion designers and launched their own clothing line Silai that was displayed at the Lakme Fashion Week 2018. Here's their rags to riches story
Written by Somya Srivastava , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Saturday April 21, 2018The migration rate in some of the villages of Andhra Pradesh have seen a dip after the state partnered with USHA Silai school to set up training centres that not only improve the skills of rural women and men but also enable them to become financially independent
Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Friday April 20, 2018 , DelhiDespite being disabled herself and a wife of a mentally challenged husband, Rekhaben took charge of her family
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.
Kushalta Ke Kadam, an initiative by NDTV and USHA, 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 Usha Silai Campaign has trained more than 3.95 lakh rural women within five years, with 17,000 Silai schools, spanning over 9272 Indian villages in India.
Kushalta Ke Kadam in Season 4 has returned with new goals and vision. The new season will witness the establishment of the new cluster in Kashmir, apart from the existing four clusters setup last year. The women from volatile Kashmir will work with well-known fashion designer Rohit Bal and get an unique opportunity to learn from him and make clothes for him. The work done by the Silai School women will be presented at Lakme Fashion week 2019.
Rebari girls grow up learning traditional embroidery, which along with their new found sewing skills developed at Usha Silai Schools, is helping them earn a living.
Usha Silai School has empowered many rural women to support their family and send their children to school.
The Usha Silai School, established in a small nondescript village that goes by the name of Kottai, is helping empower people from varied communities.
The all-inclusive Usha Silai School Programme covers the entire nation from hamlets tucked between hills to villages cast by the sea.
Vegetables farmers from the Mizoram hills earn very little given the topography of the area. Usha Silai Schools have played an important part in this region by skilling women to financially contribute towards their households.
Usha Silai School learner Lucy has trained seven other women in her community, helping them to become financially independent.
Women like Kaviben from the nomadic Rebari community are finally laying down their roots as they begin to gain financial independence and thereby stability through Usha Silai School.
Usha Silai School, located in the Gujarat's Bhuj village, is enabling rural women to earn as much as Rs. 2,500-4,000 each month.
Usha Silai School, in association with a Gujarat based NGO called Kala Raksha, is trying to bring about a Silai revolution in Bhuj.
Besides training other women from their community, many Usha Silai School learners have become entrepreneurs in their own right.
With sewing becoming easily accessible and lucrative, the silai schools are also helping revive traditional motifs and designs.
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