Sewing machines to 50 girls from marginalized groups

In India, more than half of the rural women and young girls are living in poverty with a limited education. Illiteracy and lack of opportunities at village level hinders these women from finding quality jobs to support their families. They are often at risk of being trapped in dehumanizing professions as Kishanganj lies in the human trafficking zone in order to feed their children. This project will empower poor women and girls in rural villages of Kishanganj with valuable sewing skills and a sewing machine so they can earn a respectable living and help their families.

Azad India Foundation is working in Kishanganj which is one of the poorest districts of Bihar.The women and girls will attend Azad India Foundation's tailoring center and receive six months of training, where they will develop their sewing skills and learn about basic business practices. Once a woman /girl attains skills from the tailoring program, she will receive her own sewing machine. She will be able to start her own tailoring business from home and earn a daily income that can provide food and basic necessities for the whole family.

The project will empower 50 women and girls each year with sewing skills and provide them with a sewing machine to start their own self-sustaining tailoring business. These women will have an opportunity to use their skills to rise out of poverty and work toward a promising future for themselves and their families.The long term impact would help the poor families in living their lives with dignity.They will be able to break the vicious circle of poverty.