Learning a skill can change more than the way a person works. It can change how they see their own abilities and what they believe they can do next. For many women in Bangalore, practical skill training can open a path towards earning from home, taking small orders, or building a business over time.
With this thought, Nichi Embroidery joined hands with Links Education Centre’s Project Aaina for an Aari embroidery training program for women. The aim was simple: teach a useful skill, give women time to practise it, and help them see where that skill could take them. It reflects a simple ideal: learn a skill, earn from it, and grow with confidence.
About Project Aaina and Links Education Centre
Project Aaina works with communities through activities built around creativity, expression and social connection. Its wider work includes community welfare initiatives where art and creative activities are used to give people opportunities to learn, express themselves and connect with others.
For a women-focused skill program, the value of this approach goes beyond teaching a craft. A useful skill can become something a participant continues to practise after the training ends. It can become a product she makes for a customer, a service she offers from home, or the first step towards a small business.
This is where the collaboration with Nichi Embroidery becomes meaningful. Nichi focuses on practical Aari embroidery training, with learning that starts from the basics and moves towards creating detailed designs. Its wider mission is closely linked with helping women build skills, confidence and opportunities for home-based work or entrepreneurship.
The Embroidery Coaching Program
What Was Taught
The training covered Aari embroidery from basic stitches to intermediate techniques. Participants learned through demonstrations and hands-on practice, helping them understand each technique and improve their work step by step.
Training Format
The program followed a small-batch, hands-on approach, with around 10 women completing the training. The focused sessions gave participants enough time to practise techniques, ask questions and receive individual guidance.
Who the Trainees Were
The trainees came from the community supported through Project Aaina. For them, learning Aari embroidery was more than gaining a creative skill. It gave them a practical ability they could continue using and develop towards future income opportunities.
From Skill to Income – Nichi Embroidery's Approach
Learning Aari embroidery is just the first step. The journey moves from Skill → Practice → First Order → Income → Entrepreneurship. With regular practice, learners can improve their work and begin creating pieces for customers.
Post-training support through mentoring and a WhatsApp community helps them stay connected and continue learning. Portfolio building also helps learners showcase their work to potential customers. Over time, a simple skill can grow into paid work, greater confidence, and a possible home-based business.
Impact & Outcomes
Around 10 women completed the Aari embroidery training, gaining more than classroom knowledge. They moved from learning basic stitches to creating finished embroidered pieces on their own. The focused, small-batch format allowed each participant to receive individual guidance, practise techniques, and improve their work with confidence.
This is where the training can make a lasting difference. A new skill can build confidence, help a woman create a product she can be proud of, and open the possibility of taking orders and earning from her work.
Nichi Embroidery
Photos & Moments from the Training
Why NGO Collaborations Matter to Nichi Embroidery
Working with NGOs can help take practical skill training to more women who may benefit from new livelihood opportunities. Nichi Embroidery aims to train 1,000 women every year, with a focus on helping them build useful skills that can grow into income opportunities.
Along with Aari and Zardosi embroidery , training areas can include tailoring, saree tassels and Kuchu , saree draping , and brooch making .
These collaborations can help NGOs create meaningful skill-development programs that give women practical knowledge they can continue to use, practise and develop after the training ends.
Partner with Nichi Embroidery for Women Skill Development
NGOs and CSR teams can partner with Nichi Embroidery to create practical skill-development programs for women. Training is available in Tamil, English, Kannada and Telugu, helping organisations reach diverse communities and support women in learning useful skills that can grow into future livelihood opportunities.