Women at Insha-e-Noor, a micro-enterprise that deals in handicrafts such as ‘sanjhi’, ‘aari’ embroidery, and tailoring.
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In India, the 700-year-old Nizamuddin basti has changed since all the renovations works. It is no longer a "ghetto", thanks in large part to the change brought by the Nizamuddin Urban Renewal Initiative of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC). The women of the basti have become important stakeholders in this change. 50 women have…
In India, the 700-year-old Nizamuddin basti has changed since all the renovations works. It is no longer a "ghetto", thanks in large part to the change brought by the Nizamuddin Urban Renewal Initiative of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC). The women of the basti have become important stakeholders in this change. 50 women have been trained and survey the neighbourhood regularly, creating awareness about hygiene, the importance of antenatal checkups and immunisation. Insha-e-Noor and Zaika-e-Nizamuddin are women enterprises which have roots in the Quality of Life Survey carried out by the AKTC in 2008. The AKTC conducted the initial training, with six-month to year-long courses in tailoring and machine embroidery, and the women received certificates from Jan Shikshan Sansthan, a government agency. From being the most vulnerable group in the basti, the women of the basti are on their way to becoming among the most empowered.