How Skill Training Programmes Are Transforming Rural Women Into Leaders
12/08/2026Resilience & Livelihoods1650 views
When a woman earns her own income, the entire family benefits: children stay in school longer, family nutrition improves, and domestic violence rates plunge. Zycon's Matri Shakti initiative turns traditional crafts into sustainable livelihoods.
From Domestic Isolation to Business Owners
Through certified 90-day tailoring, kantha embroidery, and organic soap crafting workshops, over 850 rural women have established self-sustaining producer groups.
Equipped with UPI QR codes and smartphone accounting apps, these women are directly supplying products to regional retail markets.
WRITTEN BY
Pulak Mistry
President, Board of TrusteesSocial worker, community organizer, and founder at Zycon Foundation with over a decade of grassroots service across West Bengal.