By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh
12th September:- Determined to keep its spirit of
restorative rehabilitation, Delhi Prisons in collaboration with Pearl Academy
had set up Tihar Fashion Laboratory in February, earlier this year. The idea
was to provide the women inmates in Jail no.6 with set of skills that will
enable them to create avenues for self-employment, entrepreneurship and ensure
that the inmates can lead an independent life. Under this initiative, the
fashion lab is a modern facility with the latest equipment with complete
industrial standards of machinery, pattern tables and sewing machines.
In line with government of India’s
‘Skill India Mission’ program that aims to transform India’s workforce into
skilled work force, ‘Tihar Fashion Laboratory’ has
gone one step further to redefine the meaning of integration serving to build
an ‘inclusive community’ of change agents by including these inmates who might
not find themselves any avenue in the context of skill–building. The
inmates have been trained by the academy in pattern making and construction of
Indian wear.
Setting up new benchmarks in skill
development, Pearl Academy awarded
certificates to the first batch of women inmates of Tihar Jail who have
completed their course from the ‘Tihar Fashion Laboratory’ at convocation
today. The certification course was aimed at linking creative exploration
and market understanding. The program has empowered each inmate
to recognize their true potential, and develop aptitude in their area of
expertise.
Based on Pearl Academy’s domain
expertise and experience, workshops were also conducted by the faculty and the
inmates were able to develop strong skill sets. Following the footsteps of
Tihar, Presidency Correctional Home in Kolkata has collaborated with designer
Abhishek Dutta to train 40 inmates through a fashion unit to stitch trendy
apparel—like Nehru jackets, kurtas, shirts and harem pants — besides bags,
belts and shoes
Sudhir Yadav, Director General of
Prisons, Tihar Jail, and Professor Nandita Abraham, CEO, Pearl Academy, awarded
the certificates and encouraged the inmates. Also present on the occasion to
extend their support to this unique initiative were Kailash Gehlot, Minister
for Law, Justice & legislative Affairs, Delhi Government; Swati Jaihind,
Chairperson-Delhi Commission for Women.
Professor Nandita Abraham, CEO, Pearl Academy said
that this certification programs is a unique initiative
that has helped the women inmates to learn self-sustaining skills and has
equipped them with the means to earn a livelihood in their life-after-prison.
It gives me immense satisfaction and pride that we have been able to add skills
that will contribute to make life more sustainable for these inmates. We
believe that society is best served when we use our collective skills and
experience to create positive and lasting change. As Pearl Academy celebrates
its silver jubilee journey this year, we look forward to taking more such
initiatives and imparting skill-based learning that strongly promotes inclusion
as a part of the learning process.
Commenting on this initiative, Sudhir Yadav, DG Prisons, Tihar Jail,
said that the Pearl Fashion Laboratory initiative has seen an amazing response
and participation from inmates. He is happy that they have completed their
course and have been imparted with skills that will help them lead an
independent life after prison. This is for the first time that an education institute
has partnered with us for such an initiative and he thanks Pearl Academy for
their continuous cooperation and efforts in starting this well thought-out
certification program for the inmates.
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