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Kushalta Ke Kadam, an initiative by NDTV and USHA, aims at empowering women from rural India and encourages them to become entrepreneurs by taking up sewing and training others in their respective communities. Since 2011 Usha Silai Campaign has trained more than 3.95 lakh rural women within five years, with 17,000 Silai schools, spanning over 9272 Indian villages in India.
Kushalta Ke Kadam in Season 4 has returned with new goals and vision. The new season will witness the establishment of the new cluster in Kashmir, apart from the existing four clusters setup last year. The women from volatile Kashmir will work with well-known fashion designer Rohit Bal and get an unique opportunity to learn from him and make clothes for him. The work done by the Silai School women will be presented at Lakme Fashion week 2019.
Rebari girls grow up learning traditional embroidery, which along with their new found sewing skills developed at Usha Silai Schools, is helping them earn a living.
Usha Silai School has empowered many rural women to support their family and send their children to school.
The Usha Silai School, established in a small nondescript village that goes by the name of Kottai, is helping empower people from varied communities.
The all-inclusive Usha Silai School Programme covers the entire nation from hamlets tucked between hills to villages cast by the sea.
Vegetables farmers from the Mizoram hills earn very little given the topography of the area. Usha Silai Schools have played an important part in this region by skilling women to financially contribute towards their households.
Usha Silai School learner Lucy has trained seven other women in her community, helping them to become financially independent.
Women like Kaviben from the nomadic Rebari community are finally laying down their roots as they begin to gain financial independence and thereby stability through Usha Silai School.
Usha Silai School, located in the Gujarat's Bhuj village, is enabling rural women to earn as much as Rs. 2,500-4,000 each month.
Usha Silai School, in association with a Gujarat based NGO called Kala Raksha, is trying to bring about a Silai revolution in Bhuj.
Besides training other women from their community, many Usha Silai School learners have become entrepreneurs in their own right.
With sewing becoming easily accessible and lucrative, the silai schools are also helping revive traditional motifs and designs.
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
- Several Public And Private Firms Show Their Support To Take The USHA Silai School Initiative ForwardWritten by Aishwarya Upadhyay | Wednesday June 26, 2019
With the aim to empower women from marginalised communities, USHA Silai School has partnered with public and private sectors companies like Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO)
- Written by Aishwarya Upadhyay | Wednesday June 12, 2019
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 3,500 New Silai Schools In The State, USHA And West Bengal Government Uplift Thousands Of WomenWritten by Aishwarya Upadhyay | Monday May 06, 2019
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
- Written by Aishwarya Upadhyay | Tuesday April 23, 2019
The Malayali Muslims of Lakshadweep, the tiger widows of Sundarbans and the tribals of Port Blair, women from these marginalised communities have found their purpose enriched as they feel empowered, thanks to USHA Silai School
- Written by Aishwarya Upadhyay , Edited by Sonia Bhaskar | Tuesday April 16, 2019
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
Rohit Bal
Sayantan Sarkar
Shaila Khubchandani
Sreejith Jeevan
Swati Vijaivargie
Rohit Bal
Sayantan Sarkar
Shaila Khubchandani
Sreejith Jeevan
Swati Vijaivargie