Project Report
| Nov 30, 2021
SKILL BUILDING FOR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
By Tasneem Sara | Project Leader
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Work Progress
The victims of domestic violence are offered skill training to meet their economic needs. They acquire skills and upgrade their learning to a high level and then start working to generate an income. Most women get absorbed into tailoring/stitching at the organization's Production Centre at Bapunagar. The rest undertake other activities. Recently, linkages have been established with Fabindia for garment making.
During the period, 10 women were provided skill development training as per the planned module. Some women liaison with readymade garment traders in the local market & most take on personal sewing orders and work from home. Their earnings help provide nutritious food and quality education to their children. The economic self-reliance helps women attain confidence & courage to lead their lives.
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Aug 10, 2021
FROM HOUSEWIFE TO BREADWINNER
By Tasneem Sara | Project Leader
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FROM HOUSEWIFE TO BREADWINNER…
Meena (name changed to protect identity) is a 35 year old widow and resides in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. She lives with her in-laws and young children and has always been engaged in household work and other domestic chores. Hailing from a conservative community did not expose her to the outside world. Her husband was engaged as a driver and earned enough to fulfill the families’ needs and requirements.
Meena was engulfed with worry when she lost her husband to Covid. She had to provide her children with nutritious food and quality education. “What can I do to earn a living?” “How will I cope with this Herculean responsibility?”
She then heard about the skill development training programme at AWAG. She joined the skill development training and learnt to stitch dresses, blouse, petticoat, purse etc. By virtue of the training, in addition to sewing skills, her level of confidence increased. New set of skills and a sewing machine have given her the strength to earn INR 3000-4000 per month through the orders she receives for stitching.
Her earnings help provide nutritious food and quality education to her children.
She is thankful to the generous donors of GlobalGiving for helping her in her hour of need!
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Apr 16, 2021
A DREAM COMES TRUE!
By Tasneem Sara | Project Leader
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A DREAM COMES TRUE!
Uma (name changed to protect identity) is a 21 year old girl from a village in Waghodiya Taluka of Vadodara district in Gujarat. She lives with her mother and younger brother and is engaged in housekeeping work in a nearby area. Uma was just 4 years old when her mother left her alcoholic father. Her mother used to work as a laborer at a construction site and Uma would look after the household as well as her younger brother.
She has studied upto Class 10. She had a desire to study further but had to drop out of school due to the family’s financial condition as she did not have any option but to work to earn a living.
She always had a dream to learn stitching so she learnt and developed her skills by undertaking a vocational course that was offered free of cost in her village. She joined the skill development training and learnt stitching dresses, blouse, petticoat, purse etc.
During the training she also sensed the importance of soft and entrepreneurship skills. Her self-image improved, her attitude changed and level of confidence increased tremendously. New set of skills and a sewing machine have given her the strength to earn INR 3500-4000 per month as she receives orders for stitching.
She is thankful to the generous donors of GlobalGiving for helping her realize her dream!
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