Meet the class

My class is going well. We found women in difficult situations, and are basically giving them a scholarship to take our tailoring class. The class will be for 2 - 3 months. We pay the women a small salary to attend. This is so they don't have to work other jobs to support their families. Prior to coming to our class these women worked as laborers or as paid servants. Most of them still have 2nd and 3rd jobs, but they are ours from 10 - 4 every day.

At the end of the course, we are opening a tailoring shop on the VSN school property. This is so great because the women have garunteed empolyment. They will be comissioned to make the school uniforms and we will send all the volunteers who want surwal kurtas made.


Mandira - married when she was twelve. Is now 19. Has a 7 year old and a 2 year old. Her husband beat her and left her. She is completely illiterate. In addition to my class, she cleans houses .

Vishnu - husband beat her and she ran away. She has one child who comes to the class.

Saraswoti - Was raped and has a two year old from the rape. The man who raped her also left his son with her and disappeared. So now she is raising two of his children. Her 11 year old son (who she calls her son) has just been sponsored to go to the VSN school.