By Francesca Pellegatta | Junior Project Manager
Dear Donor,
in India the Covid emergency finally seems to be overcome and all the schools have restarted their activities in person. Shops, services and transports have completely restated to work like before the lockdown. Thanks to the reopening of cities like Nagercoil, also the poorest families can now easily find part-time jobs that allow them to earn a little income and sustain basic expenses.
In November the Country has celebrated “Diwali”, the festival of lights. It is a very popular and deeply felt holiday in India and it represents a moment when everyone celebrates the victory of good over evil and people turn on colorful lights. In particular, this year it has symbolically seemed the victory over Covid. During Christmas holidays of December schools have been closed and it is a really felt celebration among Christian children as well as among Hindu children.
Our local representative, the Mother Teresa Social Service Organization (MTSSO) reports that our project “Threads of hope” is going on and all the dressmaking or IT courses have going on since September with efficiency and enthusiasm. Up to now 30 women are attending computer classes and 40 women are taking part in tailoring lessons.
After the Italian-Indian symposium organized in 2022 in Rome focused on the role of Indian women in the development of their Country, its Commission has confirmed that women are the future of India. The key of the change is in their hands in order to free the Indian culture by the values that strengthen patriarchy. For this reason, the Indian Government is committing itself in the creation of special programs that encourage female education and entrepreneurship. The Commission of the symposium has expressed its will to cooperate with Italian and European bodies in order to design and share the best strategies that could be implemented in favor of Indian women. That’s why your support to our project is important for an increasing number of women that enter the labour market.
Thank you!
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