Tailoring

Training for tailoring is an initiative to empower rural women with tools for micro-entrepreneurship.

The program teaches women how to sew clothes and connect them to large-scale market opportunities, increasing both earning potential and self-confidence.

Watch: How tailoring training is empowering rural women

Where We Work

Tailoring Training is active in 48 centers across India.

  • 104

    Training centers

  • 23,604

    Rural women trained

Data as of Dec 2023

Operational Planned

How It Works

Training for tailoring follows a hub-and-spoke model. Trainees participate in a three-month program at a local Community Resource Center. Training is led by expert instructors and taught in the local language.

Micro-entrepreneurship

Graduates of the tailoring program often go on to start shops in their villages. This grows rural economies and creates women-micro-entrepreneurs.

Manufacturing

Tailors have the opportunity to join a manufacturing group at their local Community Resource Center, sharing their skills with the urban market.

Spreading the word

Graduates are able to start satellite training programs in their village, empowering even more women to thrive.

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