Area of work
Skill Development
Chikankari, tailoring, food processing, beauty work, retail marketing, and artisan registration — skills meant to be used.
Trades that travel home
Why this work matters
Courses are short or medium in duration and taught by women trainers wherever possible. The trades are those a rural or semi-urban household can practise: needlework, food preservation, beauty services, retail. Traditional crafts are treated as livelihoods, not as museum pieces.
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Activities in this area
women empowermentFree Tailoring Training
Free, structured tailoring courses of three or six months are offered at Aastha Meenu Silai Karai School in Kasba Machhrehta, Block Machhrehta, District Sitapur.
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women empowermentChikankari & Embroidery
A 15-day hands-on Chikankari and embroidery course, taught by skilled women trainers in rural areas and the Haider Canal locality.
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women empowermentEmployment-Oriented Training
Conducted with Uttar Pradesh Mahila Kalyan Nigam, Lucknow, in villages of District Sitapur, with tool kits and a stipend on completion.
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women empowermentKishori Shakti Yojana
Two-month skill training for adolescent girls in Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Lakhimpur Kheri, Unnao, Sitapur and other districts.
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educationVocational Training for Girls
Organised with the Department of Social Welfare at Government Ashram Paddhati School, Rahimabad, District Sitapur.
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employment trainingNSDC Retail Marketing
Two batches of 30 participants each, trained at Ram Vihar Colony, Para Road, Rajajipuram, Lucknow, under NSDC in collaboration with K3 Institution Private Limited.
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child welfareSpecial School for Child Labourers
A special school at Pure Makka, Block Siddhaur, District Barabanki, run with the National Child Labour Project, serving 50 children with education, nutrition, vocational training, and sports.
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skill developmentArtisan Survey & Registration
Survey and artisan-card registration across Sandila, Lonihara, Babupur, Samia, Bharwara, and neighbouring villages, covering women and men in woodwork and other crafts.
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