Kriti’s vocational training program supports women who wish to supplement their household income and build sustainable livelihoods. Evidence consistently shows that when women earn, they are more likely to invest their income in their families’ nutrition, healthcare, and children’s education, creating long-term benefits for their communities.

In this context, Project Milan provides vocational training in tailoring and beautician skills, enabling women and adolescent girls to develop marketable skills, strengthen their confidence, and move toward economic self-reliance. Kriti has been running these vocational training initiatives since 2014.

Training Centers

• Beautician Centres: Talabkatta, Tolichowki, Tukaram Gate, Bhoiguda
• Tailoring Centres: Rasalpoora, Shamlal, Suraram, Vatepally

Self-Employed Tailor Course (3 months)

This course trains women to operate domestic sewing machines and to cut and stitch seven to eight commonly worn women’s garments. In addition to technical instruction, participants learn basic machine maintenance, fabric identification, and personal safety practices. The program also incorporates soft-skills sessions — including communication, time management, nutrition, and menstrual hygiene — to strengthen overall awareness and workplace readiness.

Beautician Program (3 months)

This three-month course provides foundational beautician training, covering waxing, threading, facials, massages, hairstyling, makeup, and related services. The program prepares participants for employment in beauty parlors or for independent self-employment. At the end of the training, the Kriti team helps to place the beneficiaries in jobs in local beauty parlours. Many women start taking orders for home based services providing beautician services at their customers homes or start a small beauty parlour within their own home.

Women Trained in 2025–26:

• Tailoring: 388
• Beautician: 382

In addition, Kriti conducts Mehndi design summer camps each May, where over 400 young girls learn Mehndi design skills. Kriti also provides hand-embroidery training for women in the Talabkatta and Hakimpet slums. Recently, a new training program in crochet and thread bangle making has been launched in Talabkatta.