Turning Skills into Opportunity 

Since the start of the program, 33 women have completed tailoring training and received sewing machines to begin their own work. For many participants, this was their first opportunity to develop a skill that could provide consistent income. 

Women like Rajakumari.

After being abandoned by her husband and left to care for her two children on her own,  Rajakumari struggled to make ends meet through low-paying labor jobs. Today, after completing tailoring training and receiving a sewing machine, she is earning income through sewing work and helping cover her rent and her daughters' college expenses. 

Her story is one of many. 

Across the program, women who previously relied on seasonal labor, irregular work, or support from family members, are now earning income through small tailoring businesses. Some are helping pay rent. Others are contributing to their children's education. All are feeling empowered. 

For many of these women, the sewing machine represents more than equipment. 

It represents opportunity. 

It represents confidence. 

And it represents the ability to provide for their families in new ways. 

Creating Lasting Impact 

Several participants are already earning between $5 and $10 per day through tailoring work shortly after completing the program. This is quite the increase as they were previously earning between $1 and $2 per day. The program is helping women: 

Develop practical vocational skills Earn income from home Support children's education Reduce financial dependence Build long-term self-reliance This is the kind of sustainable impact that continues long after training is complete.

Another Reason to Celebrate

This project update also included another important milestone for a nearby community. 

Through support from the Young Living Foundation, a new drinking water pump was installed in Arundhathi Nagar, a community in Guntur where families often struggle to access water during the hot summer months.

While the tailoring program is helping women build sustainable incomes, the water pump is helping families meet another essential need.

Together, these efforts reflect what happens when communities are equipped with practical resources that create lasting change.

Whether it's a woman earning her first income through tailoring or a family gaining access to clean water close to home, your support is helping create opportunities for healthier, more stable futures.