USHA Silai School Collaborates With Institutions That Promote Sustainability
USHA Silai School Collaborates With Institutions That Promote Sustainability
In 2011, USHA Silai School began with the aim of empowering rural women to become entrepreneurs and give sewing lessons in their respective communities. But over the years, the Silai School initiative has evolved and today it is not only limited to giving sewing lessons and a silai machine to women to open their own silai school, but also works towards contributing its bit in the conservation of the environment by promoting sustainability. In this season of Kushalta Ke Kadam, the USHA Silai School initiative joined hands with organisations in Ladakh and Maharashtra that work towards protecting environment and supporting local people.
Life After Silai School: This Is How The Rape Survivors Are Becoming Empowered And An Inspiration For Others
Life After Silai School: This Is How The Rape Survivors Are Becoming Empowered And An Inspiration For Others
Determined to uplift their economic condition and make a better future for themselves, the survivors of rape and trafficking in a district of Madhya Pradesh are fighting the stigma with the help of USHA Silai School. The Silai School initiative is not only helping them develop skills but is also encouraging them to becoming a symbol of hope and courage for others.
With steady steps and a determination to walk towards a better future, Maya (name changed), a rape survivor and a victim of trafficking, who was abandoned by her husband and her parents after the crime, has defeated all odds and has become a trainer at USHA Silai School that runs in a remote village in Madhya Pradesh. She told NDTV that because of the stigma of rape, she was