Samsung India is helping women from the villages of Santhavallur and Sirumangadu, near its Sriperumbudur facility, build sustainable livelihoods through a tailoring training programme.

Around 200 women from these villages are receiving two months of hands-on tailoring training. The programme combines practical stitching skills with basic entrepreneurship guidance. Upon completing the course, every participant receives a sewing machine, allowing her to immediately begin working from home or establish a small tailoring enterprise within her community.

“Many women joined the programme with little or no formal tailoring experience. Today, they are confidently stitching garments, taking customer orders and thinking about how to build a steady income,” said K. Kumari, tailoring trainer for the programme in Santhavallur.

A. Divya from Santhavallur, who hopes to contribute to her family’s income through tailoring, said: “I always wanted to learn a skill that would help me support my family. This training has given me the confidence to start working from home, and receiving a sewing machine means I can begin immediately.”

For R. Nandhini from Sirumangadu, the programme has opened the door to a more independent future. “This training has shown me that I can build a livelihood with my own skills. With the sewing machine I received, I hope to start taking tailoring orders in my village, contribute to my household income, and encourage other women to become financially independent,” she added.

The company is also empowering young students with STEM learning through its DigiArivu programme in Ranipet and Kancheepuram. Across the State, the company is also empowering school and college students through Samsung Solve for Tomorrow, developing future technology talent through Samsung Innovation Campus, and equipping young people with industry-ready retail and technical service skills through Samsung DOST.