Faces Behind the Bags #3

We are excited to continue our series of biographies featuring the women who participate in Profugo’s Tailoring Training Program this month, with our third tailor, Nalini. Nalini also hails from Prashanthagiri. She and her husband met at her uncle’s wedding. They are working very hard to support their daughters, ages 5 and 9.

While Nalini spends her days at the tailoring workshop, her husband works far away in the district where he was born and can only return home about 4 days a month. Despite this, their income is only enough to cover basic needs and leaves no room for urgent expenses, such as medicine. Nalini was unable to continue her education beyond 9th grade because her family could not afford it and there were problems at home. In previous jobs, she has done agricultural work and other manual labor.

Nalini’s favorite part about stitching is completing the inside of the bags. One of her favorite parts of the training program is the spoken English class and she is proud of the progress she has made! Nalini says she is very happy with the tailoring school and is looking forward to the launch of the tailoring cooperative.