BHUBANESWAR, March 9 -- While the world is all set to celebrate International Women's Day with the theme 'Inspire Inclusion,' as an encouraging display of women empowerment and community inclusion, the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) Team of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar initiated a tailoring training initiative for the women of the institute's adopted villages. The initiative was launched on March 1 in Kansapada and Podapada villages.
Led by Dr Seema Bahinipati (Coordinator-UBA, IIT Bhubaneswar), Dr Madhusmita Dash (Faculty Theme Leader of Self Reliance) and Joyasree Mahanti (Founder of Amara Biswas), the drive aims to empower women with valuable tailoring skills under the guidance of a local trainer from Kansapada village a...