Excerpt – The ladies of Sarai can be seen in new outfits these days – a novelty for a village that’s never had its own tailor before.
After the earthquake, Naseera, her mother and four young siblings spent two years in a temporary camp living off uncertain charity. But their lives changed with a housing and micro credit scheme introduced by the Aga Khan Foundation.
Jalil Lone, on behalf of the AKDN, distributed funds to build 300 quake resistant houses in the area as well as three schools and a health centre. And once people were settled in their new solid homes, they were ready to think about the future.
“We gave them each a sewing machine, and provided them with needles, thread, scissors and cloth. They were given a basic tailoring course with the help of a local trainer in Uri.”
via Quake shattered her life, she stitched it back | Radio Netherlands Worldwide.
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