Economically disadvantaged women in villages and urban slums of Banglore lack education and employable skills; they migrate to cities in search of low-skill jobs or work as domestic help, agricultural laborers, and as maids in schools, hospitals, shops and establishments. Windson Charitable Trust has conducted baseline survey to identify skills needed in the job-market and has developed training programs for women to help them become micro entrepreneurs or get better paying jobs.
Women across the globe face discrimination and inequality in many areas of life, including education, income, wealth, and health. This has contributed to the fact that women make up only 10% of the world's income and own less than 1% of the world's property. In India, the literacy rate for men is 80.9%, compared to only 64.6% for women, and women's participation in the labor force is only 29%.
Women empowerment means giving women independence and choice in how they want to live their lives. This includes the freedom to pursue education, choose their own career and spouse, and make decisions about parenting and other aspects of their lives. When a woman is empowered, she can identify her skills, knowledge, and abilities and use them to make her own decisions. Empowerment is a process of growth and development that gives women self-esteem, confidence, and the ability to participate in community development.
For a society to develop socially and economically, it is essential to empower women. By providing women with the tools and support they need to succeed, we can create a more equitable and prosperous society for all.
We give training in fashion designing to poor women for them to find employment or set up their own business / micro-enterprise. The course duration is six months with batch size of 20 students; the curriculum includes basic cutting, fashion designing, tailoring and zari-work. To date we have provided theoretical and practical training in dress making to 120 women in Banglore.
We would like to expand this program to cover more women; this is possible only with your support. We request you to help us expand our work and support women get employment by your contribution.
There is great demand for computer trained professionals in Kurnool town and other districts of Andhra Pradesh. Considering this demand, we have developed a computer education project as part of skills development initiative. Windson Charitable Trust has identified the need for training in computers to the educated unemployed youth. We select the poor youth from rural villages, urban slums based on their family income, which should be low or below poverty line to be eligible for this program
Every financial year we select 50 deserving poor youth to impart 6 months software training. The course syllabus includes Computer Fundamentals, MS Office, DTP, Internet Concepts and Soft Skills. We mainly concentrate on job oriented courses to create sustainable livelihoods and employment opportunities. During the training we provide study material to all the trainees free of cost.
We have been providing 3-month training program on Tailoring & Embroidery to women every quarter. After completion of the training, each of the participants is given a free branded sewing machine and tool kit.
To encourage women empowerment, we assist them in establishing the unit, purchase of raw material and sale of finished products. We tie up with garment factories for supply of ready made garments, social welfare department for supply of school uniforms, with wholesale cloth merchants for supply of petty coats, baby dresses. As a result they earn Rs.150-Rs.200 per day. Every women/ girl are able to earn Rs.150 to Rs.200 per day. But they work over time for additional income for giving better facilities to their children. We request you to Sponsor sewing machine and tool kits for the trained women and girls in dress making & fashion designing.