Monday, July 18, 2011
Small Hands, Big Dreams
Kumari Mahima & Chandrama are sisters, living in a family of 10 members, with their parents, grandparents and other siblings. The earning from 1 ½ acres of land is hand to mouth for the family. This situation led both sisters dropped school. Where basic needs were outreached, desires & wishes had no room. Living an underestimated life both sisters were concealing their desires like Dresses, Cosmetics, Jewelry etc.
In the mean time, friends of Mahima & Chandrama intimated them about Lac Handicraft Training in their own village Chhotegumda. In curiosity they expressed their eagerness for taking training. Henceforth both sisters enrolled their name and completed the course with much pump & gaiety.
Products like Paper weights, Mobile Pen Stand, Plates, decorative items & other stationary goods proved them exceptional among other trainees. Except making traditional products like Bengals they brought new dimension in Lac products. Introduced new range of variety by putting their own intellectual. Good finishing in the products made them unique and popular.
Nowadays they give 5 to 6 hours for making Lac items being at home and earned up to Rs.4000/- to Rs.5000/- per month. Contributing less and more in family expenses. Apart from giving time to it they extend hands in domestic works. No more financial constraint is there to fullfill their desires now. They often go to different occasions, Melas(festivals), Markets and visit cloth shops, cosmetic shops to buy dresses, jewelry, cosmetics like fairness creams, talcum powders, hair bands, clips and many more.