From 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
Women 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
The 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
Despite being disabled herself and a wife of a mentally challenged husband, Rekhaben took charge of her family
Determined 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
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
Daily wage labourer Sunita kumawat dared to dream big and Silai School gave wings to her dreams
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
Determined to provide a better future to her children, A. Metildamary from Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, joined USHA Silai school in December 2013
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