Berozgar Mahila Kalyan Sansthan

Established in 1993, it is an initiative founded by women of the Godda district in Bihar for the spinning and weaving of tussar silk. The group, which is supported by its parent organisation Dastkar, has over four hundred women members and provides employment to over three thousand people in the area.

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