By Paridhi | Client Relationships
Dear Friends of FFLV, We want to thank you for your support towards Thread Of Life and give you an update on the project. $95 was raised through Global Giving out of which $40 was used in purchasing the material and making designs for Yoga Bags, hand made embroidery dolls, mobile bags, and yoga bag straps. $55 was paid to the local women hired to make these products. In this process, a few younger girls studying at FFLV were also trained in this skill of hand embroidery. Although, the target for this project was $10,000, however the project was not as successful as we had thought, still whatever help was extended has helped them and we will continue to try and support the project with the available resources.
Training the girls becomes crucial since it helps them to earn an income when they finish school. In rural areas, girls, more than women or boys, lack access to financial capital and have limited opportunities to gain education, knowledge, and skills that can lead to economic advancement. Inadequate policy frameworks and inequitable gender norms also often create barriers to girls' economic advancement. Given these challenges, vocational training can play a key role in helping girls get jobs. The training typically includes development of technical capacity, entrepreneurship, and business skills. It also helps girls build a wide set of soft skills, such as conflict resolution, team building, and communication, which they can use in a variety of jobs. Girls' economic empowerment not only depends on availability of jobs, but also on protective policy environments and community-based support for their entry into the workplace. Your support provides an opportunity to the women who are currently struggling to maintain their families in a dignified manner. The best part is that you do this by placing them in control of their lives. Once they are trained, they lead a life with dignity, self confidence and hope.
Thank you again for your generosity!
Rupa Raghunath and the team at Food for Life Vrindavan
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