Rathwa tribal women get trained

CHHOTA UDEPUR, OCTOBER 2, 2008: Twenty five Rathwa tribal girls from the villages of Chhota Udepur took part in a three months Tailoring Course conducted by Don Bosco Skills Training Centre. This residential training programme offered the participants skills training in nursing, vermiculture, gardening and cooking. Mrs Kailashben Rathwa was the instructor and Mrs. Elvina came in at the last lap of the course to give them a glimpse of Fashion Designing. They were taught different fancy stitches, crochet and garment designing. The participatns learnt to stitch baby dresses, cholis, skirts, Salwar Kameej, trousers and finally a dress for themselves. At the end of the programme the participants were given a performance certificate and a sewing machine to start their own enterprise in the villages. Now that’s what we call ‘power to the women’. We hope this small endeavour would grow and intern would empower many more women of the area.