Give women adequate opportunities and they will be able to do anything.
— Oscar Wilde
Andhra Pradesh is a state in central-eastern India, where a third of the population lives below the poverty line. Although the caste system is officially abolished, rural society is still characterized by discrimination based on local customs.
Many families live in straw and mud huts, and health, nutrition and sanitation conditions are inadequate. There are numerous colonies of lepers living in precarious situations. Literacy in rural areas is around 35%. The level of alcoholism and violence is very high. Educating boys rather than girls is almost the norm, as the role of women is reserved for domestic work and family management. The phenomenon of early marriages is still widespread..
The change of these situations requires a long and prolonged effort that must come from within. For our part we can intervene by supporting initiatives for the promotion of education and training, focused on women, contributing to their social and economic promotion.
ABBA has started working with a local mission named Luci Charitable Trust to support a sewing training program for women.
At the end of the training, women who have acquired sufficient skills, if they so wish, have the opportunity to set up their own business and receive a sewing machine to start their own business.
It is a fact that women play a crucial role in humanitarian development projects.