From Silai School to Local Influencer: The Usha Didi Story
Meet the Silai School didis - women transforming their communities stitch by stitch. A look at how Usha Silai School empowers them to lead, mediate, and drive social change in their villages, inspiring others and reshaping women's roles in rural India
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In the Oraon tribal heartlands of Lohardaga, Lalita Kumari broke free from household shadows. Once confined to daily chores, a Usha Silai School training ignited her path-turning a single sewing machine into a beacon of leadership, culture revival, and community trust.
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From Bhojpur's constraints - married at 17, dreams stifled-Yashira Anjum seized a 2019 Usha Silai School chance. Returning with skills and a machine, she drew crowds, training over 5,000 women through NGOs like Save the Children, earning ?30,000-35,000 monthly as a governance voice.
