A dimension within Craft & Livelihood
Centers on the journey of small businesses in crafts and clothing, driven by income generation and entrepreneurial spirit.
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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.

Margareta Pradhan from Kandhamal shares how buying a sewing machine allowed her to earn money and contribute to her family's well-being.

Villagers are finding creative ways to start small businesses and leverage traditional farming to secure their livelihoods and support their communities.

When provided with initial capital, local women's teams are ready to create products and establish their own businesses, strengthening the community economy.

Families in Sonbhadra envision transforming a modest sum into thriving small businesses, securing their livelihoods and investing in their children's future.
I will buy a sewing machine, sew clothes, sell them, and earn money.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
I will buy a sewing machine, sew clothes, and save money by doing business.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
I will buy a sewing machine, sew and sell clothes, and save.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
I will buy a sewing machine, rent a house, set up a shop there, and do business by stitching clothes.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
I will buy a sewing machine, rent a house, set up a shop there, and do business by stitching clothes.
— Anjana Khadia · Sundargarh, Odisha
I will earn my livelihood with a sewing machine.
— Vijay kanesh · Mathwad, Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
I will buy a sewing machine, sew clothes, sell them, and collect and save money.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
My own business. I will start my own business by getting a sewing machine.
— संगीता मीणा · Metali, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
With that money, I will buy a sewing machine and start a sewing business, which will become a source of income for me.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Simga, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
I will buy a sewing machine and sew clothes in the village to support my family.
— Subhadra Suna · Badgurjibhata, Balangir, Odisha
I will buy sewing machines and sell sewn clothes.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
Will start our own business with a sewing machine.
— संगीता मीणा · Metali, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
We will buy a sewing machine and sew.
— Manjusha Marko · Dudhi, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
With that money, I will buy a sewing machine and sew at home, which will increase my income and fulfill people's needs.
— Pushpalata Surtange · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
I will buy a sewing machine. Whatever income I generate from that sewing machine, I will use to support my family, and with that, we will all live.
— Bharati Khandapatra
Will buy a sewing machine.
— अमर जीत · Salkhan, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
I will bring the machine and sew.
— संगीता मीणा · Dungarpur, Rajasthan
Will do sewing machine work.
— अमर जीत · Salkhan, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
I want to sustain my life and livelihood independently by taking a sewing machine, operating a tailoring business, and creating excellent designs.
— Padmalochan Majhi · Ratachua, Rayagada, Odisha
By taking sewing training, bringing a sewing machine, and making clothes, I will be able to become self-reliant.
— Bharati Khandapatra · Mayurbhanj, Odisha
If I get 20000 rupees, I will bring a sewing machine, start tailoring, and do business.
— Anjana Khadia
I am associated with the Savita Katara group. I will take a loan from the group and set up a shop to sell goods, and I will also install a sewing machine for sewing. With this, I will run my family.
— narayanlalbaranda5@gmail.com · Jhapa, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
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 I get twenty thousand rupees, I will buy a sewing machine and sew clothes.
— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
We will do sewing work.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
If I get 20,000 rupees, I will bring the sewing machine and stitch readymade clothes.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
We will take 20,000 rupees and use our sewing machine to sew and sell dress clothes.
— Amrita
If I earn a thousand with the tailor machine, I will diligently sew clothes like pants and keep selling them continuously.
— Parikshit Majhi · Balangir, Odisha
I will bring a sewing machine for 20 thousand and start tailoring work. Rita Kanesh
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
I will get twenty thousand rupees. I will definitely buy a sewing machine and sew, and from now on, I will manage the business.
— Astami Patra · Sundargarh, Odisha
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
Wherever the government may be, whatever is destined to happen, will happen. I will buy a tailor machine, sew clothes for the house, and earn more. If I get some money from that, I will manage.
— Ulapi Sahu
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 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
Will open a tailoring shop.
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
If I receive 20,000 rupees, I will get the sewing machine and stitch readymade clothes.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, 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
I will get twenty thousand rupees, I will buy a sewing machine and sew, and then I will do Vignesh's work.
— Astami Patra · 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