In Meghalaya's Mairang village, the USHA Training Cum Production Centre is making significant strides in empowering women through training while also promoting sustainability
Meghalaya's Mawlynnong village is a hub for women's empowerment. The Usha Training Cum Production Center is equipping local women with skills to create marketable products, fostering economic growth. With a unique blend of tradition, cleanliness, and empowered women, Mawlynnong is more than just a picturesque village it's a community on the rise.
To keep Khneng embroidery alive and empower women, the Meghalaya State Rural Livelihoods Society (MSRLS) has joined hands with Usha International Limited
With the plastic ban in the state, the Meghalaya State Rural Livelihoods Society (MSRLS) saw this as an opportunity to curb pollution and create employment for women who could stitch cloth bags
After graduation, when Leda didn't get a government job, she turned to her childhood love for sewing and stitching, especially embroidery
To enable and empower the unemployed youth of Meghalaya, especially women and girls, with skill training, Galaxy Enterprise in partnership with the USHA Silai School Program opened a training and production centre at Tura
USHA SIlai School initiative, in partnership with state governments of Meghalaya and West Bengal, is empowering women by helping them learn various techniques of stitching
While in Meghalaya, USHA taught women to stitch cloth and jute bags, an alternative to single-use plastic bags, in Delhi, visually impaired people were taught to stitch for a better livelihood
Kushalta Ke Kadam, an initiative by USHA Silai School and NDTV has entered its eighth season. The aim is to empower more women across rural India by teaching them sewing skills and helping them open new doors of opportunities for themselves. The initiative encourages rural women to become financially independent and entrepreneurs by taking up sewing and training others in their respective communities.
Since 2011, the USHA Silai School initiative has trained more than 12 lakh rural women through over 33,000 Silai schools, spanning over 20,751 villages across India.
The women earn Rs. 4,000 – 5,000 per month on an average, with the highest recorded monthly earning being Rs. 84,000 in a month. This earning works as a catalyst towards building their self-confidence, reducing gender inequities, and raising their stature within their families and in society at large.