Malti Devi
Malti Devi, a housewife from Dadwan village , was like any other women in her village. The difference lay in her rejection of the poverty they were condemned to.
In the last two years, she has proved a point: she is trained enough to earn Rs 8000-9000 every month. Malti is grateful to the Open Hands Education Sewing Center which helped her learn to stitch school uniforms and other clothes material. It changed her life making her self-reliant and skilled.
Open Hands Education, has been providing 6-month training to the rural women. After giving training, the women are free to choose any associated work such as cutting, stitching, buttoning, ironing or packaging of uniforms.
After joining Open Hands Education, earnings of the rural women have increased manifold. "Before I started this work, I hardly earned Rs 3,000-4,000 in a month, but now, I am earning around Rs 8,000-9,000. This is extra money which I earn after doing the daily household work and agricultural activities at home. As my income has increased, both my children now study in a private school" says Malti.