Embroidery Specialist

Pushpalatha was diagnosed with cancer 6 years ago. She is now in remission but financially struggling to cope with debts created by paying for her chemotherapy and radiation treatment. The stress of her illness and the subsequent financial debt has caused her husband to become an alcoholic. Pushpalatha came to the re-wrap co-operative desperate to find a well paid job to be able to pay off her debts and be secure from her alcoholic and abusive husband. With the support and training provided by us, her work has gone from strength to strength and she can now provide her children with the education that she never received whilst growing up.

Sewing & Product Development

Nagamma is a young widow and single mother of a nine year son. Her husband died from cancer two years ago. Since his death Nagamma has had to rely on the good will of her family members to survive. She came to the re-wrap co-operative in Mysore in a bid to gain financial and emotional independence. Despite no formal training or work experience she was eager to learn and earn to support herself and her young son. Within a few months of training Nagamma displayed excellent sewing skills and soon became a most diligent member of our team. In January she earned a special bonus for her efficiency, dedication and high quality of work. She is now able to pay her own rent and send her son to a good school.