Project Disha

Vocational training

A stitching school provides free-of-cost training for the artisans’ daughters (aged 14 and above).

Disha means “Direction”

A woman in a pink sari sewing on a machine as part of Project Disha.

Training women with marketable skills gives them the opportunity to earn an income and gain financial independence.

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Women working on sewing machines in a room as part of Project Disha.

A woman sewing on a sewing machine as part of Project Disha.

A woman holding up a brown leather briefcase for Project Disha.

Why it matters

Work is often hard to find for women in Moradabad because the majority of handcraft businesses are run by men who do not consider women worthy of being metal craft artisans. The young women learn stitching and embroidery, a marketable skill which helps them become independent with a source of income.

Beneficiaries

Daughters of the artisans working with Noah’s Ark

Impact

Trained around 140 women since 2014
78 women found employment or are working independently

Two women participate in Project Disha by crafting leather bags on a blanket.

How you can help

The project trains around 25 women each year at a total cost of US$2500.

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