Key Facts
Duration:
April-June 2023 (3 months)
Coverage:
20 villages in Wala block, Sangli, Maharashtra
Women trained:
150 total across multiple trades
Career guidance:
12 sessions; 700+ student participants (reported 764 across venues)
Early livelihoods:
Home-based parlours and tailoring businesses started (e.g, 4 salons, 2 fashion businesses at course end)
Program Components
Beautician Course
22 participants, eyebrow threading, facials, waxing, hair design, saree draping, etc. Outcome: at least 4 women launched home salons.
Fashion Designing
22 participants; cutting, stitching, blouses, dresses, pants. Outcome: 2 women started businesses in mediately, more preparing to follow.
Spices (Masala) Making
32 participants, practical training in dry/wet masalas, mising, grinding, packing, basic marketing.
Pastry/Cake Making
32 participants hands on cakes (chocolate, butterscotch, pineapple, black/white forest, blueberty, doll cakes).
Entrepreneurship Development (EDP)
~20 youth; mindset, enterprise selection, market survey, proposal writing, communication.
Career Guidance
12 sessions across schools courses after SSC/HSC/Graduation, public-sector exams, IT| paths, nursing, lab tech, interior design.
Villages covered
Yedenipani, Lonarwadi, Kundalwadi, Gotkhindi, Kameri, Itkare, Ahirwadi, Vithalwadi, Bauchi, Yelur, Gatadwadi, Vashi, Waghwadi, Ashta, Bahe, Tujarpur, Ladegaon, M: & adi, Hubalwadi, Islam pur.
Outcomes
- 150 women trained in employable, kills; ongoing follow-ups and linkages to financial institutions/ government schemes.
- > 700 youth/students oriented to career pathways.
- Micro-enterprise starts already visible (home salons, tailoring), with more in progress.
- Migration risk reduced among trained participants.
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After the beautician training, I opened a salon from home to support my family.
Success story