Urmila's typical day begins at 5 in the morning, when she cleans the house, cooks, and sees her husband off to his auto-rickshaw job

• With two young children to care for, Urmila intersperses embroidery throughout her daily routine, cumulatively working about four hours a day from home.
• When you ask Urmila about allowing her children to finish school and possibly attend college, she says that they'll wait and see-it depends on finances and on the children's willingness to study hard.
• Aside from buying household necessities, Urmila saves a small amount of her earnings each month as a "savings fund" for her daughter's marriage or education-whichever happens first.

Aside from wanting to help her two children achieve their dreams, Urmila thinks about security.

• She dreams of the day when she's no longer worried about having money to buy food.
• Urmila takes great pride in her ability to significantly contribute to her family's income each month.
• With great passion, Urmila says she dreams about being able to have even bigger dreams!

The difference having work creates in Urmila's life goes far beyond a mere financial transaction.

• Embroidery gives Urmila confidence-she's able to make money and materially-contribute to her family's living.
• Besides a fair trade wage, Urmila also takes advantage of the health camps offered, the food security loans, free books, and other related resources.
• Perhaps the greatest difference working makes in Urmila's life is the ability to feel like a valuable member of her community. "Thank you very much. Please enjoy my pieces."