By Kevin Croke | Project Leader
Anita, 26, lives in the village of Karule with her husband and two children. They live in a small two roomed house. Her husband goes from village to village selling vegetables.
In 2014 Anita heard about the projects tailoring course. Because the course was provided free of cost Anita was able to enroll. Having completed the three month course Anita decided she wanted to start taking orders to stitch Rezin Bags for the local market.
Anita had an old stitching machine sitting at home. It was not in use and Anita was out of practice. After the course Anita repaired the old machine and started to practice at home. With encouragement from her husband it was not long before Anita was stitching bags as a small business.
Anita is now earning around £25 per month through her business. With the extra income she wants to ensure her two children complete their education as this is an opportunity she did not get. When Anita was in 5th standard she left school to care for her siblings and was married at age 18. Anita is also stitching bags for local poor children as a way of giving back to the community. She is very grateful towards the project for giving her the opportunity to earn an income of her own.
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