Training Completes for Usha Swavalamban Silai School Teachers

16 March 2022, Amrit Nagar (Hazaribagh): 9 days residential Usha Swavalamban Silai School Teachers Training has ended on the day. This was organized with support of SIDBI & Usha International Ltd. for 50 women from villages in Tatijhariya, Ichak and Churchu blocks of Hazaribagh district.

During closing ceremony, Mr. Girija Satish (President, NBJK) awarded the trainees with certificate on the occasion and conveyed them his best wishes. He said that economic self-reliance of women is a vital part of their empowerment and our societal growth. Aftet opening of Usha Swavalamban Silai School at their places, the trainee women are supposed to earn substantially through teaching of quality tailoring skill, repair of sewing machines and by garments making, he said. Mr. Girija Satish appealed the participants to follow scientific approach in daily life and to oppose superstition, liquor as well as other social evils prevailing in name of custom.

Before this Mr. Felix Tirkey (Program Coordinator, UIL) welcomed Mr. Girija Satish and described briefly about 50 years long journey of NBJK in the field of rural development. He invited Mr. Girija Satish to see the sample works displayed by the trainees and got appreciation for all. Mr. Tirkey said that there are more than 28000 Usha Silai Schools across India running successfully and congratulated the women as being proud members of this larger family now.

After completion of their training, each trainee has received a new sewing machine with stitching kit, guidebook and signboard of Usha Swavalamban Silai School. Mrs. Mamta Devi, Mrs. Pammi Devi, Mrs. Renu Devi, Mr. Vimal Kumar (all Trainers), Mr. Ankit Anurag (Program Manager, NBJK), Mr. Shailesh Kumar, Mr. Bhuvneshwar Prasad (both Program Associates, NBJK) were present in the function.