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| Woman in the Tailoring Project |
Empowering Women through Sewing Training
India --
Specific objectives of the project
• Identifying women groups of 10, for a period of 6 months, to provide them with necessary skills to be involved in economic activities. A special emphasis upon adolescents, widowers, destitute poverty stricken women.
• Provide advice and technical training to these women to increase their abilities in dress making.
• Providing psychological support to facilitate the integration of women into the Project as well as to increase their self-esteem.
• Training women in human rights and Labour Legislation.
• Inculcating moral values, by Teaching and Preaching the Word of God and Love of Jesus.
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| Mrs Lalitha working at her sewing machine |
Touching Lives through the Sewing Project
Mrs. Lalitha married to Mr. Venkatesh, a South Central Railway employee. She led a happy life. God blessed her with a daughter and a son. She was happy and content with her small blessed family. All of a sudden, when her son was just one and half month old, her husband became mentally unbalanced and left the home and didn't return.
All she had was a two room house. One room she gave for rent and she is living in another room. She gets Rs.900/- per month, which was her sole income. Now and then her brothers helped her financially.
After joining DGM Tailoring Training Centre, she learned tailoring and also was provided with a sewing machine on subsidy. Now sitting at her home, she is earning Rs.2,500/- per month and with her rent amount she is getting a total amount of Rs.3,400/-. Her daughter is studying 5th class and son 3rd class. She is happy and content.
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| Ms Jyothi |
Ms Jyothi's story
Ms Jyothi's family is a large one with eight members, parents and six daughters. Her father, Mr.Mallesh is a retired private employee who spent most of his money on liquor. And he couldn't finance his daughters' marriages.
Ms Jyothi used to work as a maid servant. She joined DGM's empowerment program and trained in Tailoring and got a sewing machine on subsidy. Then she started earning by stitching. Now she is earning approximately Rs.3,000/- per month
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| Ms Sailaja |
Women freed from utter poverty
Ms Sailaja lost her father in her childhood days. Her mother Mrs.Kashamma worked as a maid servant in a private home for a meager salary and brought up the family. The family experienced utter poverty. Ms Sailaja joined DGM’s Tailoring program. She received technical training and got a sewing machine free. Now she is going out and getting the orders
She is earning more than Rs.4,000/- per month. “Thanks to the DGM” she says with a grateful heart.To help this project please contact New Hope International for contact details.
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