USHA international supported a two-day Thang-Ta competition. Also known as Huyen Langlon, Thang Ta is an ancient martial art from Manipur

Tulsi Shah exemplifies the chain impact of the USHA Silai School Training Program that spreads in the country through the Silai School Women Entrepreneurs

After graduation, when Leda didn't get a government job, she turned to her childhood love for sewing and stitching, especially embroidery

Ms Mary is among the top performers within the USHA Silai School community. Inspired by the transformation, the team says they are motivated to pursue their vision for rural development by establishing at least one such school in every village across India..

The success of teaching women Kantha through the USHA Silai Schools in West Benal villages is an example of helping them develop their inherent latent potentials. And helping women become self-sufficient and earning members of their families

Gram Utthan NGO and USHA have helped change rural women's life in the state. The process of making women proficient in the traditional Chandua art started with 20 women and now has grown to 150 women

At these Training cum Production Centres (TCPC), the women not only learn how to stitch and service sewing machines, they are also taught Chikankari - intricate work involving 36 types of stitching on textile.

Ms Shimray joined USHA Silai School and learned aspects of drafting and designing bags.

For more than a decade, USHA has worked at empowering women from rural India by encouraging them to become financially independent

Sujani was born out of necessity, when patches of old clothes, like saris and dhotis were stitched together to make swaddling clothes for newborn babies

This initiative will also create additional income generation opportunities for the local women using electric sewing machines

Muzaffarpur is one of two locations where the pilot of the partnership between TP Renewable Microgrid and USHA Silai School has been launched

NGO Gram Utthan is working with USHA for the past 11 years in helping ladies from villages move ahead in life and make meaningful changes in their lives

In Kargil, USHA and SIDBI took it upon themselves to bring women out of their villages and upskill them, in addition to teaching them soft skills

48-year-old Diparani, from the Mising tribe in Assam, sustains her household by doing what she loves most - stitching

During the COVID-19 pandemic when people were struggling to earn a living, several women across the country benefitted from USHAs 'Adopt A Silai School' programme

With an increase in the number of Silai Schools across the country, a need for more trainers to deliver quality training was realised and this led to the concept of Master Trainers, which has now been in practice for a few years

Silai Hero Sweta Sudarshan is the face of the joint initiative of USHA and UNFPA to take life skills to women in rural areas

USHA has been training rural women in sewing and stitching for 11 years. Now, with UNFPA, it is providing life skill education to help them earn a better income

USHA and Balrampur Chini Mills Limited have come together to help women in rural areas from Uttar Pradesh to open their own USHA Silai Schools and become financially independent

USHA and Aavas Foundation have joined hands to promote skill development among rural women in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra

USHA Silai school, Government of Rajasthan and NGO Unnayan Samiti have come together to train women in four districts across the state

CWA (CRPF family Welfare Association) and USHA have collaborated to generate income prospects for the families of CRPF personnel

Gouri Debnath from Tripura is a shining example of a woman entrepreneur who has fought the odds to make a life for herself