Training & Brand-New Sewing Machine to Village Women under Swawlamban @UshaIntl @sidbiofficial

10-23 January 2020, Amrit Nagar (Hazaribag): Usha International and NBJK have organized residential training on tailoring for 52 women under Swawlamban scheme run jointly by SIDBI & Usha International, Delhi. The trainees came in two batches from different villages in Hazaribag Sadar, Daroo, Katkamdaag, Katkamsaandi, Ramgarh Sadar blocks of Hazaribag & Ramgarh districts. 30 women have got the training during 10-16 January while 22 trainees joined the program during 17-23 January.

In anaugural function, Mr. Satish Girija (Secretary, NBJK) has briefed about different programs by the organization and valued the training for development of women entrepreneurship. This training will facilitate women to become sewing machine mechanic, tailoring instructor & tailoring shop owner, he said and suggested the trainees to maintain a daily register for their work as well as income at tailoring schools they will start after training. He put examples of several trained women under the program who earn about Rs. 10,000 or more by their tailoring schools.

On this occasion, Mr. Ritesh Lohani (Program Officer, Usha International) appealed the women to take this training sincerely and upgrade their skills with Usha Company, a reliable manufacturer of sewing machines. After the training, their tailoring schools will enable girls/women to be empowered for a social change in future, he opined.

The trainers’ team was comprised of Mrs. Sumanlata Agrawal, Mrs. Sandhya Agrawal, Mr. Kamaljeet and Mr. Gopal. Each trainee has got a brand-new sewing machine and resource materials from Usha Company. Mr. Shailesh Kumar and Mr. Bhuwaneshwar Prasad (Program Staffs, NBJK) have played key role in organizing the training.