Sewing cooperative for isolated Muslim women
Income for Muslim Women
Summary
Muslim women between 16 and 22, living in the Indian city of Hyderabad, form a sewing cooperative and use their tailoring and embroidery skills to leverage their capacity to earn money.
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $1,650 was raised for this project. |
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
In the muslim-dominated slum of Hyderabad, young women have a difficult time generating income due to the “purdah” system which prevents them from leaving the slum. In order to become self-sufficient, these women, between 16 and 22 years of age, will receive training in sewing and embroidery, then form a cooperative to pool their resources, and market their products effectively.
Activities
$1500 will purchase 3 sewing machines and 1 computer with Internet capability for the sewing cooperative. The women will be trained to use the machines and will use the computer to market their sewing to a widespread audience.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $1,650
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $1,650 . The original project funding goal was $1,650.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Young women with few job opportunities have the chance to become self-sufficient by receiving sewing and embroidery training. The cooperative further ensures the success of their skills.
Project Message
These young Muslim women are unable to leave their slum. With an income earning activity, they can be self-sufficient and play an integral role in their community.
- Indira Jena, Managing Trustee
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Indira Jena
Managing Trustee
Flat # 11 Deepti Apts.
S.P. Road
Secunderabad, 500 026, A.P.
India
91-40-27805089
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Nirnaya Trust
Flat # 11 Deepti Apts S.P. Road
Secunderabad,
Andhra Pradesh
500003
India
91-40-27805089
http://www.nirnaya.org
Nirnaya Trust's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
Where this Project is Located
Country
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India
and can also be found under 
Women and Girls.
For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 30, 2004
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By Nirnaya - Project organization, January 23, 2007 03:10 PM
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