Udyogini is upgrading
the skills and products of women embroiderers in Bikaner
district, Rajasthan. Nearly five hundred women, traditionally
skilled in embroidery and patchwork, are working on
design and sample development with the help of designers
and under the close supervision of the Udyogini team.
Differentially skilled women are being linked to markets
that are appropriate for their products. A group of
women have been selected and trained as Business Development
Service (BDS) providers. These women motivate and train
other grassroots women in enterprise. A business association
called Udyam Jagran Sansthan (UJAS) has been registered
as an independent institution with representatives from
the women in the governing body. |