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
Hasuben Mohanbhai Rabari from Gujarat learnt traditional embroidery from her mother. She now uses this knowledge along with the sewing skills she learnt from USHA Silai School to create finished products and earns about Rs 10,000 per month
USHA Silai School is helping the survivors of rape and trafficking carve out their own destinies through stitching and sewing
By turning adversity into an opportunity, 36-year-old Preeti Khushwaha took charge of her destiny and is now looking to help other women to become financially independent
The USHA Silai School and SIDBI (Small Industries Development Bank of India) partnership is proving to be a game changer on the ground, empowering women to take control of their lives and destinies
Here is how USHA Silai Schools has been supporting those in need amid COVID-19 pandemic and the livelihood loss caused by it
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
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
With the common goal of empowering women at the bottom of the pyramid, in 2018 USHA and the West Bengal government collaborated on training stitching to 3,500 women from marginalised communities, by opening another 3,500 training schools in the state, as requested by the state government
From the harshest weather condition to struggling to meet the production deadlines, women from USHA Silai School Kashmir finally make it to Lakme Fashion week with their mentor, Fashion Designer Rohit Bahl
From the harshest weather conditions to stiff deadlines, the women from Usha Silai School Kashmir unit battle it all to face the ultimate challenge of showcasing their efforts at the Lakme Fashion Week 2019 with Fashion Designer Rohit Bal
From endless training session to master new techniques, the USHA Silai School women from Kashmir gear up to make clothes for Rohit Bal's Lakme Fashion Week collection
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
2006 brought Nithari, Uttar Pradesh, into the headlines and presented the world with one of the most convoluted and inhuman stories of violence and murder ever
With agriculture being one of the primary sources of livelihood in West Bengal, here's how USHA Silai School created an alternative employment in the state
USHA Silai Sschool is helping women in Nagaland carve out their own destinies through stitching and sewing
Men from rural parts of Tamil Nadu have enrolled themselves for the USHA Silai School programme and are now earning a stable income meet their household expenses
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
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 women who sustained during the pandemic when the world economy was collapsing, when people were losing their jobs.