#UshaSwavalambanSilaiSchool Teachers’ Training @UshaIntl @sidbiofficial

07 February 2020, Amrit Nagar (Hazaribag): Under the auspices of Swavalamban project by SIDBI & Usha International jointly, weeklong residential training upon Sewing Machine Maintenance-cum-Tailoring started for 35 women trainees. They came from different villages under Bengabad block of Giridih district. After completion of their training, each woman will get a new sewing machine along with various resource materials to open Usha Swavalamban Silai School at their respective places.

While inaugurating the training, Mr. Prabhu Nath Sharma (Treasurer, NBJK) called Usha Company’s initiative as a significant step towards women empowerment. Before this, Mr. Ritesh Lohani (Program Officer, Usha International) said that to understand the system of sewing machine, disassembly & installation of its parts are equally important and the women are supposed to acquire such knowledge also here. Mr. Harish Kumar (Usha-Bhopal) has informed that Usha Siali Schools are running at 5,700 villages in India with support of 61 organizations like NBJK. Mrs. Kshama Kumari (Usha-Lucknow) appealed women trainees to get benefit of this intensive training.

The trainers’ team comprises Mrs. Sandhya Agrawal, Mr. Felix, Mr. Balveer & Mr. Kamaljeet. Mr. Shailesh Kumar and Mr. Bhubaneshwar Prasad are in support team from NBJK.