TRAINING PROGRAMMES RUN BY THE UNIT
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BREAKING THE 4 WALLS Women EmpowermentTender Heart functions in a community, where the women are trapped, within the 4 walls of-
PATRIARCHY POVERTY ILLITERACY INEQUALITY Tender Heart felt that the need to EMPOWER these women to counter this menace, by strengthening their economic security, and hence, BREAKING THE 4 WALLS. To achieve that, Tender Heart proposed to equip them with vocational skills. The aim of this project is to teach basic job skills to women in local rural villages. These women are now manufacturing a variety of handicraft products such as handbags, laptop cases, wallets, scarves, folders and jewellery. All are paid a fair wage, and the women set their own prices for the products. When the women receive their first wages, they're encouraged to use it to buy things for themselves instead of turning it over to their husbands. This has done a tremendous amount to instil pride. |
From a depressing environment at home due to lack of funds, she finds great happiness when she is at Tender Heart where she can learn and earn a living out of it. She also encourages other women to follow her footsteps.
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Before coming to Tender Heart,
she was not able to provide milk to her children,
which was her only desire. We made sure to
empower her through skill development training,
hence making her realise her wish!
she was not able to provide milk to her children,
which was her only desire. We made sure to
empower her through skill development training,
hence making her realise her wish!