Self-sufficiency

These ladies from poor families of rural West Bengal have formed a self-help group with the local government initiative and some financial help from rural banks. Now they are also the earning members of their families with their sewing activities and having a better living standard.

These ladies from poor families of rural West Bengal have formed a self-help group with the local government initiative and some financial help from rural banks. Now they are also the earning members of their families with their sewing activities and having a better living standard. [Photo was taken by an Indian amateur photographer Gautam Basu in Bankura District of West Bengal, India on August 13, 2012.]