Project Navya: Turning Traditional Katha Stitch into Livelihood Opportunities

Under Project Navya, MUKTI launched a two-month Katha Stitch skill development training programme at the Kankandighi SWAS Office on 10 August 2026. The programme aims to strengthen women’s practical embroidery skills and help them explore Katha Stitch as a pathway to livelihood and self-employment.

Through hands-on sessions, participants are learning different stitching techniques, patterns, fabric handling, thread selection, design, and finishing methods. Regular practice is helping them improve their creativity, confidence, and ability to produce quality Katha Stitch products.

The training also creates a shared learning space where participants can practise together, exchange ideas, and learn from one another. This collective approach is helping build confidence while encouraging women to view their existing creative abilities as skills with real economic potential.

As the programme progresses, greater emphasis will be placed on improving product quality, consistency, and finishing so that participants are better prepared to create items suitable for future livelihood and market opportunities.

The initiative also reflects MUKTI’s broader approach of linking traditional knowledge with practical income-generation opportunities. By strengthening locally available skills, women can explore livelihood options that are accessible, flexible, and rooted within their own communities.

Through Project Navya, MUKTI seeks to preserve traditional craftsmanship while creating pathways for home-based work, self-employment, collective production, and greater economic independence. The training is an important step towards enabling women to transform their skills into more sustainable livelihood opportunities.