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About us
When work first began in akshara industries, a few women came looking for work. When our founder talked to these women, they told her about their situation at their houses. Some of their husbands had lost their jobs and had a difficult time finding new jobs. Some of these women had never worked outside the house. Other women could not find jobs because they were unmarried and did not feel comfortable working in a male construction job where they had to carry sand and bricks. These jobs were seasonal and often they were out of a job.
They all said one thing, 'they wanted to be financially independent, but did not know how'.
Being a woman herself, our founder understood these women.
'Can you learn how to make agarbatti?', she asked them.
They all said YES.
Immediately after she hired them, more women came to join the company. We began teaching them how to make agarbatti since then.
Now some of these women have become teachers and teach other women who begin to newly work at our site.
Stories of our women
All names have been changed to remain confidential
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Vu grew up in a family of ten in a slum. She married at 18 and has four children. Her income from agarbatti supports her family to live in a bigger house.
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Pabi is an orphan. Today she lives in a slum in the southern part of the city and walks everyday to work for 30 minutes. When asked about it, she smiles and says she enjoys her work, so likes to walk. She still refuses to take any transportation to work.