Women Empowerment Sewing & Skill Development Program

By 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.