Catering for young girls and women with no formal educational background, the vocational skills training provided at the WIT centre have proved a boon for a number of women and girls. After the course the women either find employment in private companies or are employed as wage workers at WIT. Some have even set up on their own.

The teaching of skills involved in making soft toys and handicrafts is a further example of helping women to gain economic independence. The course includes skills to produce a wide range of popular and adorable children’s toys as well as handicrafts.

WIT provides Screen printing training for women to make handmade stationery, greeting cards, gift tags, paper bags, letterheads, letter writing paper sets, envelopes and customised stationery.The Block printing course is available to women to create items such as bed spreads, tablecloths, clothing and bags.

The WIT Online Shop showcases some of the products made by women who have been trained at WIT. The hand-crafted items are beautiful, unique and make excellent gifts.Visit the WIT online shop at wit.org.in and let your fingers do the shopping. Your products will be delivered to your doorstep!

PROGRAMMES

BLOCK PRINTING

This department was opened in 1984. There is a trained supervisor who trains the women with the help of one of the Board Members. In addition, work...

SCREEN PRINTING

The screen-printing department produces the WIT stationery, greetings cards, gift tags, gift envelopes, gift wrapping paper, paper bags and customi...

SOFT TOYS

The teaching of the skills involved in making toys is a further example of WIT’s aim to prepare women for the option of independent employmen...

TAILORING

This department was the very beginning of WIT. At the start, Kamila Tyabji bought material from Bombay market, took it home, cut it into lengths fo...