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Babita Singh

I am the fourth sister of five in my family. I have always had an interest for stitching and making clothes. Before I heard about the MAST project I was helping my mother with….

I am the fourth sister of five in my family. I have always had an interest for stitching and making clothes. Before I heard about the MAST project I was helping my mother with the daily work around the house and taking care of our farm. One day MVDA staff in the village told me about the MAST course where I could learn both stitching and design during a three month course. The course was very good because we normally don’t have that opportunity here to meet a designer a teacher, and have different kind of activity and material to work with. Before taking the course I knew maybe 5% of what I know now. I was even able to work in the production centre while taking the course so I was earning at the same time as I was learning.

Now, I have my own shop and centre where I sell my products and train other girls. After the course I could use the money I had saved from my time in the centre to pay the rent for my shop and centre.

So far I have trained 10 girls in 8 months. I want these girls to have the opportunity to be independent and earn so that they can continue their studies. I feel really good because that is what I am doing now. I am earning for myself so that I can help my mother economically and continue my studies at a distance. I am currently studying my BA in political science & history and I am planning to continue with higher education after graduation. The work of MVDA is good because they benefit the women here by giving them the opportunities we did not have before.

Livelihood

Training, capacity building and linking to the market are the essential tools for the economic development of the villages. We are aiming to give the beneficiaries, liberty to earn for their family.

Training, capacity building and linking to the market are the essential tools for the economic development of the villages. We are aiming to give the beneficiaries, liberty to earn for their family.

Education

The changing ways of modern education is creating a huge gap in between the urban and rural areas. We are minimizing the gap by introducing technology and learning methods in schools and through learning centres.

The changing ways of modern education is creating a huge gap in between the urban and rural areas. We are minimizing the gap by introducing technology and learning methods in schools and through learning centres. Also our education development programs are designed to empower individuals through quality learning initiatives, ensuring brighter future and improved life prospects.

Agriculture

Mitigating the issue of crop production, damage and climate change. We are encouraging farmers to link their surplus production to the market with best practices.

Mitigating the issue of crop production, damage and climate change. We are encouraging farmers to link their surplus production to the market with best practices.

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