With a view to creating sustainable livelihood and facilitate skill building, the Amway Opportunity Foundation (AOF) opened a vocational centre for tailoring for the lesser privileged students of the Palli Unnayan Seva Samiti (PUSS) at Naharkanta here on Monday.
State MSME Department Secretary Panchanan Das inaugurated the AOF-PUSS Tailoring Centre. The centre would also provide women of Naharkanta and neighbouring villages an opportunity to develop their sewing skill and create a sustainable livelihood for them.
A total of 150 students and women would be provided training in the first batch. The centre would conduct a six-month course in sewing and designing and issue certifications to the successful trainees. The products would be sold at the PUSS hut provided by the Textile Ministry.
Amway India vice-president (East) Diptarag Bhattacharjee said the centre would serve the dual purpose of skill building and income generation for the students.
Among others, Utkal Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Ramesh Mohapatra, Amway India State area manager Bishnu Mohapatra and PUSS secretary Swati Suchismita Patra were present.