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Defying All Odds And Disability, Rekhaben Became The Sole Bread Earner Of The Family, Thanks To Silai School
Rekhaben, joined USHA Silai School programme back in 2016 and started learning the art of sewing. Step by step, bit by bit, she learned to sew different clothing items like blouse, dress,suits and so on. As soon as Rekhaben completed her training, she opened her own sewing school in her neighbourhood. So far she has trained seven people and is currently taking a class of four students. No challenge seems big enough for Rekhaben. She competed with women from all across her zone to became a part of the team of 32 USHA Silai School women who worked with professional fashion designers to produce a fashion line.
Today Rekhaben is the only bread earner in her family and manages to earn Rs. 5,000 per month. With the help of her mother-in-law, she strikes a balance between managing her household and Silai School. During her free time, she completes sewing orders. Both her sons, of which the younger one is in the first grade and the elder one is in the third grade, studies in a private school. Rekhaben's only aim in life is to provide the best education to her children.
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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.
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