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After Losing Her Father At A Very Young Age, Laboni Shouldered The Responsibility Of Her Family
Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Thursday April 19, 2018Determined to uplift her economic condition and provide a better life to her family, Laboni turned her hobby into her profession and opened her own sewing school in 2016
- Written by Gopi Karelia , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Thursday April 19, 2018
Santosh Kumawat from Jaipur district has trained over 100 women in the last five years and aims to pass on her sewing skill to as many rural women as possible
- Written by Gopi Karelia , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Thursday April 19, 2018
Daily wage labourer Sunita kumawat dared to dream big and Silai School gave wings to her dreams
- Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Thursday April 19, 2018
After the demise of her parents, Ayesha was left alone as her siblings either got married or moved out of their village in search of work
- Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Thursday April 19, 2018
Determined to provide a better future to her children, A. Metildamary from Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, joined USHA Silai school in December 2013
- Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Thursday April 19, 2018
From being dependent on in-laws for fulfilling family's basic needs to earning Rs. 20,000 a month, E. Iruthayamary from Pondicherry did it all alone
- Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Monday January 21, 2019
39-year-old Raziabens disability made survival a struggle till she completed her training from Silai School and turned over a new leaf in her life
- Written by Somya Srivastava , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Tuesday March 06, 2018
From the grassroot level to the big stage of the fashion world, USHA Silai School women have come a long way. Right from the moment they boarded the plane, a first for all of them, everything about this journey has been a life changing experience for all the women
- Written by Somya Srivastava , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Friday April 20, 2018
Under the guidance of Amit Vijaya and Richard Pandav of the AMRICH fashion label, Silai School women from Jaipur and Ahmedabad not only learnt new sewing techniques but was also part of the ideation process that established the Silai label
- Written by Somya Srivastava , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Friday April 20, 2018
Two designers, Sayantan Sarkar and Sreejith Jeevan, worked their way to understanding their teams skills, training them in areas they lacked and preparing the women to create something they had never done before
- Written by Somya Srivastava , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Wednesday February 21, 2018
Breaking age-old shackles and moving forward towards a bright new future, USHA Silai School women were introduced to the larger business dynamics of the fashion industry in India
- Written by Somya Srivastava , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Friday February 02, 2018
Rural women trained in Usha Silai School from different parts of the country, work in collaboration with prominent designers from the fashion world to design trend-setting clothing lines and step out into the world of business
- Written by Somya Srivastava , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Monday July 31, 2017
Hailing from a family of manual scavengers, Bhagwanta Bai and Anusuya were also forced to join the practice. However both the women decided to opt out of the family's profession and create a legacy of their own
- Written by Somya Srivastava , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Sunday July 30, 2017 , Lalitpur, Nepal
When financial crisis didn't end despite migrating to Nepal from Bihar, Sangeeta Dhawan decided to brush up on her sewing skills and reinvent her life
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Kushalta Ke Kadam, an initiative undertaken in collaboration by NDTV and USHA, aims at empowering women from rural India and encourages to become financially independent. It motivates 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.
Kushalta Ke Kadam in Season 6 has returned with new goals, vision, and many new success stories. The new season will witness the establishment of the new partnerships with government, corporate and institutions.It celebrates the omen who sustained during the pandemic when the world economy was collapsing, when people were losing their jobs.
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.