USHA Silai School Along With Governments Of Meghalaya And West Bengal Takes Up Skill Development For Uplifting Thousands Of Women
USHA Silai School Along With Governments Of Meghalaya And West Bengal Takes Up Skill Development For Uplifting Thousands Of Women
Written by Barkha Mathur | Updated: December 23, 2020 11:37 IST
New Delhi:
41-year-old Rejlin Warjri hailing from Umran Dairy village of Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya had to give up education after completing primary school because of the financial battles her family of 10 people was going through after her father's death. She was compelled to work at a tea stall at a very young age to earn a livelihood and contribute to putting bread on the table for her family. As she worked hard for survival, she managed to save some money which helped her learn basics of sewing, get a sewing machine on rent and start small scale cloth alteration and repair business which helped her earn about Rs. 3,000-4,000 a month. Rejlin, now a mother of five daughters and two sons and wife to a daily wage labour, got a chance to be trained under USHA's Silai School programme in 2019 after which she opened her own school and is looking forward to helping other women who are struggling financially to build better lives for themselves and their families. Rejlin, who is earning almost Rs. 10,000 per month said,