About St. Mary’s Mahila Shikshan Kendra

St. Mary’s Mahila Shikshan Kendra aims to provide fair employment opportunities to women from diverse social, cultural, and religious backgrounds in Gomtipur. The center focuses primarily on hand embroidery using cotton fabric. Skilled women immigrants create high-quality mirror work embroidery in traditional designs and colors.

Their product range includes cushion covers, letter boxes, bags, purses, bedspreads, tablecloths, Christmas decorations, and wearable articles, which have gained recognition worldwide.

By maintaining rigorous quality control standards, the center fosters self-respect and integrity among the women. They earn their wages without any sense of pity or condescension, emphasizing their basic human dignity. Additionally, surplus profits are shared equitably among all the women.

St. Mary’s Mahila Shikshan Kendra imparts professional embroidery and stitching skills through government-recognized two-year courses, enabling women to find gainful employment and contribute to Third World Handicrafts for both the Indian and overseas markets.