RCF Collaborates with CFTI to Provide Tailor Coaching for Rural Women

By: WE Staff | Monday, 30 May 2022

Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. and CFTI are collaborating to launch a campaign that focuses on teaching women in rural areas the skill of tailoring.

The primary goal of this campaign is to inspire women to become self-made entrepreneurs by pursuing an easily accessible career. Tailoring can provide a stable source of income for women and their families, especially during severe economic times when finding work becomes difficult. It does not discriminate against certain socioeconomic classes as a vocation, and those with no educational qualifications can enter the industry.

Several women would choose to undertake this as a long-term career rather to something like cleaning because it is more secure and does not require them to travel, making it a more cost-effective option. The flexibility makes this a popular career choice among women in rural areas.

By utilising their CSR effort, Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd., a PSU based in Alibag's Thal village, has stepped up to become a main driving force for the campaign by utilising their CSR effort.

RCF's Chief General Manager, Aniruddha Khadilkar, stated, "We will do everything in our power to ensure this campaign takes off and becomes a huge success. At the heart of all this is genuine cause that we can get behind and giving women in rural areas the ability to become self-made professionals is reason enough for us to become an active part of this."

The intensive training programme will last 45 days for each batch and will include basic, intermediate, and advanced sewing machines. They will be fully prepared to start their own firm after completing the programme. Those who successfully complete the initial round of training will also receive free sewing machines as part of this project.

Amit Deshpande, Chief Operating Officer of the CFTI Trust, remarked, "I believe this is a great way to tackle two things that are very important to me - empowering women and giving the underprivileged the means to forge their own successful paths in life. The pandemic has caused a significant disruption, and the underprivileged community has felt the brunt of the storm. Not only will this empower women to become self-made professionals but it will also give struggling families a chance to earn a steady income. With RCF's support, I think we can continue hitting our goal."

The Centre For Transformation India (CTFI) is a non-governmental organisation that seeks to improve rural India's economic potential through education, healthcare, poverty reduction, women's empowerment, and other sustainable development goals. It was created in 2009.

CTFI has undertaken various initiatives for the upliftment of villages in Maharashtra, with a strong network of 700+ grass roots level volunteers connected to the soil working towards improving rural India by developing chances and sources for the people to have a better life.