'sewing' - 50 News Result(s)
Written by Barkha Mathur | Wednesday January 26, 2022USHA 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
Written by Barkha Mathur | Tuesday December 21, 2021Hasuben 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
Written by Barkha Mathur | Monday January 18, 2021USHA Silai School is helping the survivors of rape and trafficking carve out their own destinies through stitching and sewing
Written by Barkha Mathur | Friday December 11, 2020By 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
Written by Barkha Mathur | Friday December 04, 2020The 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
Written by Barkha Mathur | Tuesday December 08, 2020Here is how USHA Silai Schools has been supporting those in need amid COVID-19 pandemic and the livelihood loss caused by it
Written by Aastha Ahuja | Wednesday June 26, 2019While 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
Written by Aishwarya Upadhyay | Wednesday June 12, 2019USHA 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 3,500 New Silai Schools In The State, USHA And West Bengal Government Uplift Thousands Of WomenWritten by Aishwarya Upadhyay | Monday May 06, 2019With 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
Written by Aishwarya Upadhyay , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Tuesday April 16, 2019From 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
Written by Aishwarya Upadhyay , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Friday April 12, 2019From 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
Written by Aishwarya Upadhyay , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Wednesday April 10, 2019From 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
Written by Barkha Mathur , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Wednesday January 30, 2019From 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
Written by Somya Srivastava , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Tuesday April 23, 20192006 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
Written by Somya Srivastava , Edited by Gopi Karelia | Friday June 08, 2018With 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
Written by Somya Srivastava , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Tuesday April 23, 2019USHA Silai Sschool is helping women in Nagaland carve out their own destinies through stitching and sewing
Written by Somya Srivastava , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Wednesday May 09, 2018Men 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
Written by Somya Srivastava , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Friday April 27, 2018Women 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
Written by Somya Srivastava , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Saturday April 21, 2018The 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
Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Friday | April 20, 2018 , DelhiDespite being disabled herself and a wife of a mentally challenged husband, Rekhaben took charge of her family
Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Thursday April 19, 2018Determined 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
Written by Gopi Karelia , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Thursday April 19, 2018Santosh 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
Written by Gopi Karelia , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Thursday April 19, 2018Daily wage labourer Sunita kumawat dared to dream big and Silai School gave wings to her dreams
Written by Aastha Ahuja , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Thursday April 19, 2018After 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
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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.
Do you want to be a part of the huge change that Usha Silai School is bringing about in the lives of millions of rural women? With just a simple click of a button, you can now contribute towards the opening of an Usha Silai School or support various other aspects of the school.