A dimension within Home Craft Businesses
Leveraging skills like tailoring and sewing for self-employment and income generation with financial aid.
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If I receive 20,000 rupees, I will get the sewing machine and stitch readymade clothes.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
If I get 20,000 rupees, I will bring the sewing machine and stitch readymade clothes.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
If I get twenty thousand rupees, I will buy a sewing machine and sew clothes.
— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
If I am given 20000 rupees, I will buy a tailoring machine and with that tailoring machine, by stitching readymade clothes, my family.
— Parikshit Majhi
If the government gives me 20,000 rupees, I will buy a sewing machine and do tailoring work.
— Parsuram Sa · Kanika, Sundargarh, Odisha
If I get 20000 rupees, I will bring a sewing machine, start tailoring, and do business.
— Anjana Khadia
If I am given ₹20,000, I will buy a tailor machine and stitch ready-made clothes with that tailor machine for my family.
— Parikshit Majhi
If I get 20000 rupees, I will get a sewing machine.
— Laxmanlal
If I get 20000 rupees, I will get a sewing machine.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
If you give me 20000 rupees, I will buy a sewing machine and support my family.
— Bijayalaxmi sabar · Khilapadar, Rayagada, Odisha
If we get 20000 rupees, we will buy a sewing machine.
— Sonmati · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
If you give me 20000 rupees, with that money I will buy a tailoring machine and somewhat advance my tailoring business, and stitch good quality clothes like dresses.
— RINA BEHERA · Sundargarh, Odisha
If you give me 20000 rupees, I will buy a sewing machine, stitch clothes, sell them in the market, and collect money.
— Anupama Mahanand
If I am given 20000 rupees, I will buy a tailoring machine and earn money by sewing, and I will repay that money.
— Parikshit Majhi · SKIP NO LOCATION
If I get twenty thousand rupees, I will do sewing work.
— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
If we get twenty thousand rupees, we will buy a sewing machine.
— Kachala Choudhary
I will buy a sewing machine if I get 20,000 rupees.
— Kachala Choudhary
If I get 20000, I will open my tailor shop. I will bring a machine to expand the business and earn some money by stitching.
— Parsuram Sa · Sundargarh, Odisha
If our women's group is given 20000 rupees, we will buy a sewing machine, sew clothes, and sell them.
— Dwadas Kumar Jani · Boudh, Odisha
If the women's organization gives us 20000 rupees, we will buy some tailoring machines and open a shop.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
If you give me 20000, I will buy a sewing machine.
— Bijayalaxmi Sabar
If I am given 20000 rupees, I can sustain myself. With 20000 rupees, I will buy two to four tailoring machines, do ready-made stitching, and earn a little money.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
Mother, if you give me 20000 rupees, I can buy a sewing machine, sew clothes, and sell them.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
I am a woman. If I am given twenty rupees, I will buy a sewing machine. After buying the sewing machine, I will sew clothes and be able to earn for my family. If my income increases, my family will live well.
— Parikshit Majhi
If I get ₹20000, I can start a sewing business.
— Lalita bhagora Lalita bhagora
If I get ₹20000, I will do tailoring work, which will help support my family.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
If women are given 20,000 rupees, they will buy sewing machines and stitch clothes.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
If we received ₹20,000, we would do sewing machine work and also sewing and embroidery work.
— Sunita Kumari · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
If I receive 20000 rupees, I will open a tailoring shop where I will stitch petticoats, blouses, and dresses, and expand the business.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
I will buy a sewing machine if I get ₹20,000, and with it, I will make traditional tribal dresses.
— Mohan AHARI · Sarera, Udaipur, Rajasthan
If I get 20000 rupees, I will open a pencil shop and also get a sewing machine with that money.
— Malti mandavi · Sargitikra, Kondagaon, Unknown
If we receive ₹20,000 from personal funds, we will start a business and provide sewing machine and sewing work for the girl, so that our family can progress.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
If our group receives an initial capital of 20,000 rupees, we will do sewing work.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
I will buy a big tailor machine and sew readymade clothes. I will ask for twenty thousand. If the government gives twenty thousand, I will buy a tailor machine.
— swornalata nayak · Balangir, Odisha
If we receive 20,000 rupees, we will buy a machine and start a business.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Alamguda, Rayagada, Odisha
If I get 20,000, I will open a sewing machine shop.
— Laxmanlal
If I receive 20,000 rupees in assistance, I can buy a sewing machine at home and earn an income, enabling me to manage all household matters.
— RINA BEHERA · Hemagiri, Sundargarh, Odisha
If I get 20000, then I want to start a sewing machine business.
— vijay malhotra · Nawagarh, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh
If I get 20000, I will do tailoring business.
— SHIVRAM YADAV
I need a ration card. I would get ₹20,000, then I would buy a sewing machine and do sewing work, teach my children too, and run my family with the remaining amount.
— Chanda
AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.
Families in Sonbhadra envision transforming a modest sum into thriving small businesses, securing their livelihoods and investing in their children's future.
Margareta Pradhan from Kandhamal shares how buying a sewing machine allowed her to earn money and contribute to her family's well-being.
When provided with initial capital, local women's teams are ready to create products and establish their own businesses, strengthening the community economy.
By investing a modest sum, villagers can establish and expand home-based enterprises, from crafting to livestock, fostering local economic growth and self-sufficiency.
