{"id":2604,"date":"2026-10-30T23:57:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T18:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fstindia.org\/in\/?p=2604"},"modified":"2026-10-30T23:57:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T18:27:22","slug":"from-homemaker-to-entrepreneur-seemas-journey-to-empowerment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fstindia.org\/in\/from-homemaker-to-entrepreneur-seemas-journey-to-empowerment\/","title":{"rendered":"From Homemaker to Entrepreneur: Seema’s Journey to Empowerment"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Seemshree, a resident of Kharguli, Guwahati, had always been passionate about stitching clothes. However, as a homemaker, she never thought she could turn her hobby into a profession.<\/p>\n

Everything changed when Seema started attending meetings conducted by FST under the Awahan project. For three years, she actively participated in the meetings, gaining confidence and encouragement from fellow members.<\/p>\n

The Awahan team recognized Seemashree’s potential and provided her with a double-sewing stitching machine. This marked the beginning of Seema’s journey from a homemaker to a professional woman.<\/p>\n

With determination and hard work, Seemashree captured a loyal customer base in her area. Her big break came when she landed a job as a professional tailor with Northeast Network, a renowned organization.neighbours neighbors to join her in fulfilling orders, creating a ripple effect of economic empowerment.<\/p>\n

Seemashree’s story is a testament to the power of empowerment and the impact of FST’s Awahan project. By providing women with opportunities and resources, we can unlock their potential and create a brighter future for themselves and their communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seemshree, a resident of Kharguli, Guwahati, had always been passionate about stitching clothes. However, as a homemaker, she never thought […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2605,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-informal-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fstindia.org\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fstindia.org\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fstindia.org\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fstindia.org\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fstindia.org\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fstindia.org\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fstindia.org\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fstindia.org\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fstindia.org\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fstindia.org\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}