WOMEN’S SKILL DEVELOPMENT – STITCHING & TAILORING TRAINING PROGRAM INDIA GIVES FOUNDATIONWOMEN’S SKILL DEVELOPMENT – STITCHING & TAILORING TRAINING PROGRAM INDIA GIVES FOUNDATIONWOMEN’S SKILL DEVELOPMENT – STITCHING & TAILORING TRAINING PROGRAM INDIA GIVES FOUNDATION
1. DHAGA SUI – Stitching Skills, Strengthening Women
2. Introduction
Millions of women in remote villages and migrant worker communities have the talent but lack the opportunity to earn a livelihood. India Gives Foundation launched the DHAGA SUI Initiative to empower women through sewing and tailoring training, enabling them to achieve:
Financial independence
Home-based income
Dignity & confidence
Support for their families
Freedom from economic vulnerability
This program provides hands-on training, tools, and market-linked skill development, helping women start home-based micro-enterprises or join tailoring units for regular income.
3. Beneficiaries (Who We Support)
The DHAGA SUI program is designed for:
Women from remote rural villages
Women from migrant labor communities
Widows / single mothers
Women facing economic hardship
Uneducated or school dropout women
Domestic workers looking for skill up gradation
Young women seeking self-employment
Age Group: 15 to 45 years
4. Training Requirements & Materials Needed
Sewing Training Tools
Sewing machines (manual & electric)
Training tables
Chairs and mats
Scissors, measuring tape, chalk
Needles, threads, zips, buttons
Cloth material for practice
Iron & ironing board
Fabric cutting tools
Embroidery kits (optional)
Learning Resources
Skill training syllabus
Pattern books
Design samples
Measurement charts
Training handouts
Certification printing
Logistics & Support
Training room rent (if needed)
Water & basic utilities
Trainer/Instructor honorarium
Travel allowance for participants
Refreshments for trainees
Maintenance of machines
Economic Empowerment Support
Starter kit for women after training
Support for micro-enterprise setup
Linking to tailoring shops / stitching units
5. Training Outcomes
The DHAGA SUI Initiative aims to give every woman:
Skill Outcomes
✔ Ability to operate sewing machine ✔ Knowledge of stitching, cutting, and finishing ✔ Skills to make blouses, salwar, dresses, kids wear, bags, masks
Economic Outcomes
✔ Ability to earn through home-based tailoring ✔ Increased family income ✔ Opportunity to join local tailoring units ✔ Small business startup opportunities
Social Outcomes
✔ Increased confidence & dignity ✔ Reduced dependence on male earners ✔ Empowerment of marginalized women ✔ Platform for women’s collective growth
6. Support Women. Stitch a Better Future.
Your contribution helps us provide sewing machines, materials, training support, and livelihood opportunities to women in need.
₹300 – Training materials for one woman ₹600 – Sewing toolkit (needles, threads, scissors, tape) ₹1,500 – Cloth and practice materials ₹2,500 – Trainer fees for one session ₹5,000 – Starter kit for one beneficiary ₹9,000 – Support one woman’s full training ₹12,000 – Sponsor half sewing machine ₹24,000 – Sponsor one full sewing machine
Every stitch creates an opportunity. Your donation empowers a woman’s future.
WOMEN’S SKILL DEVELOPMENT – STITCHING & TAILORING TRAINING PROGRAM INDIA GIVES FOUNDATIONWOMEN’S SKILL DEVELOPMENT – STITCHING & TAILORING TRAINING PROGRAM INDIA GIVES FOUNDATIONWOMEN’S SKILL DEVELOPMENT – STITCHING & TAILORING TRAINING PROGRAM INDIA GIVES FOUNDATION
