In Rajasthan's Karauli, the Usha Silai programme, in collaboration with Maharaja Ganesh Pal Charitable Trust, is empowering women artisans. Through skillful craftsmanship and traditional techniques, women like Shobha Jatav are weaving a brighter future, one stitch at a time

The game with seven stones is known by different names in different states, such as, Lingochya in Maharashtra, Pitthu in Haryana, Satodiya in Gujarat, and Dabba Kali in Kerala. But while the names are endless, the rules are the same.

Now a master trainer herself, Ms. Reena began teaching other women and with the help of the government and the officials at Nari Niketan, she also started training inmates at the trust and the Balika Grah in stitching and sewing

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

In the current season of Kushalta Ke Kadam, autonomous government bodies like the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) partnered with USHA Silai Schools to provide skill development and livelihood opportunities to women

Here is how USHA Silai Schools has been supporting those in need amid COVID-19 pandemic and the livelihood loss caused by it

USHA Silai School takes their training in the north and northeastern states beyond mainstream by providing mechanical training wherein, the women learn to repair sewing machines, traditionally considered as a man's job

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

Married off at 15, mother by 16, Gomi Devi's life would have been similar to all other women of the region, silently leading a life, hidden behind the veil

In a village like Bhelu ki Dhani in the Bikaner district of Rajasthan, women are not allowed to step out of house and work. The harsh reality of this village pushed Suva Kunwar to break the rules and start the work of stitching. Today she is a trendsetter in her village.