Incredible women — re-wrap

A path to
economic independence

Parvathi

Parvati was one of our first few recruits who joined our Mysore training session in 2010.Living with her two young children, she struggled to survive on her husbands income and was determined to additionally support the family. She has persevered and grown from strength to strength sewing a variety of products and now qualifies as a skilled artisan. Securing a steady income over the years has helped her to fund her children’s education and she is now a proud mother of two graduates. She is especially grateful for the overall support provided at the workplace and even more so after she lost her husband to Jaundice last year.

She recognises the impact this employment opportunity has provided to secure an income stream and build her self-confidence. To her credit today, she deploys a portion of her own earnings to buy a plot of land and eventually build her dream home.

Rudrani

Rudrani came in through a recommendation, joined us as a trainee and has worked with us for 13 years. Living with her two grown children and a husband working part-time as a security guard, relying on her to support the entire family. She cares deeply for her children and therefore worked hard to educate her daughter who is now a trained paramedic and her graduate son who works in the IT industry. Ever smiling, she is sociable and enjoys working in a family environment amongst a diverse group of artisans with similar challenging circumstances. She respects the true sense of care and belonging she experiences like a part of an extended family. The highlight for her this year has been the once in a life time experience of flying by air to a pilgrimage in Shirdi, India, a true post covid treat for all the employees.

She is most grateful for the financial support awarded by the company by way of gifts, ration and bonus over the years, all of which have substantially contributed to improve her economic independence and family life.

Nagamma

Nagamma joined us as a trainee seamstress 13 years ago in2009, soon after she lost her husband due to Bone Cancer. As the sole survivor and living with a very young son, she was ill equipped to deal with this situation. However, she was determined to find some creative work that could provide a regular income to run her household Realising that, she worked hard to up-skill and the earnings from this gradually paved her path to survive independently at this most trying time. She appreciated the initial care emotionally and financially that the company provided, and for that, she is eternally indebted. She feels privileged to be a part of an extended family in this company and has learned some invaluable lessons to lead a purposeful life with economic independence.

As a single mother, she believes working here has truly transformed her life and even more so after she was able to personally purchase two sewing machines for additional home working and income.