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A Livelihood Project in Rajasthan's Kushalgarh Helps Women Escape Poverty -Shruti Jain

-TheWire.in

The programme has been able to make a positive impact in the lives of around 3,000 tribal women by equipping them with skills in sewing, soft-toy making, clay art, embroidery, among others.

Jaipur: When Deepa had to move to Kushalgarh, a small sub-divisional township in the southern part of Rajasthan, with her husband, she had little idea that it would alter her life substantially.

Deepa’s husband, Narendra Biswas, who worked as a compounder (without qualification) in West Bengal, had decided to move to Kushalgarh in response to a job offer. Enhanced wages and growth, he had it all at his new workplace. Biswas was leading a decent life until he was rendered jobless overnight as a consequence of the government’s crackdown on quackery.

Biswas was the sole breadwinner in the family and didn’t have any substantial savings. In order to support the family, Deepa, who had already joined a programme called Sakhi to learn sewing, opened up a tailoring shop with financial aid from Sakhi.

With her dedication and hard work, Deepa has been able to meet the customers’ demand in the village at an affordable price. On her insistence, Biswas, too, joined her and has been assisting her to expand the business.

Just like Deepa, 20-year-old Maya, who used to work as a domestic worker, has also joined Sakhi to hone her sewing skills.

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