Skill building is the backbone of a good livelihood leading to an empowered life. Under the Khushali Rozgaar umbrella, the Foundation works with different segments of Lakhimpur Kheri district’s society. Women are taught sewing among other skills to help them become financially independent and add to the family income. Rural youth learn self-reliance and become agents of change through courses offered such as the Silai Schools, Mobile & Laptop Repair Course and Digital Literacy Program.
The aim of the Silai School is to empower village women & young girls by learning stitching skills and them to become entrepreneurs earning a livelihood. We have set up three Silai Schools in Loni, Ajbapur & Rupapur (UP).
Recognizing the artisans in the clusters of Hardoi and Lakhimpur Kheri in UP, the Foundation launched Project Zardozi which is a livelihood sustenance program striving to develop entrepreneurship qualities in rural artisans, promoting craft and guide them adequately to engage themselves in productive enterprises through the formation of SHGs.
The women meet in clusters closer to their home for these training sessions. DCM Shriram Foundation has collaborated with Mon Ami Foundation providing technical training and helping link these women with market linkages.
Skilling the youth leads to an empowered society, as they contribute to nation building. Addressing the needs of the youth around the company’s areas of operations, DCM Shriram Foundation runs three major skilling programmes in Hardoi & Lakhimpur Kheri. These are digital literacy, mobile repair and laptop & computer repair. The skills prepare the young ones for jobs as well as put them on the path of becoming micro-entrepreneurs.
