Dialogue with Women Beedi Workers at Chandan, Bihar

It was a follow up meeting with the beedi workers who have been trained as beautician last year. Purpose of this dialogue was to engage with trained women workers once again and to take stock of real situation of these women. Participants shared their experience, learning, challenges and opportunities. It has created hope for women beedi workers. After this training, 3 women (Ladhli Khatun, Mehak Praveen and Khushbu Devi) have started freelance work as a parlour didi in their neighbourhood area and one woman (Priya Kesari) is working in her own parlour. Priya said that this training has added value to her work. Now she has some permanent customers and enjoy the work. Khushabu  Devi shared her enthusiasm and said that she had earned enough to take care of his own expenses from the freelance work.