Through a series of skill-based training workshops in Bangalore and Delhi NCR, the MG SocialCare Foundation has played a significant role in empowering women and marginalized groups in a heartening step towards community upliftment.

Our project Swaach centers on soap-making skill training. It is more than just a training course; it serves as a gateway to independence, creativity, and financial security.

The Goal: Empowerment through skill training

This initiative’s main goal is straightforward yet impactful: To give people from disadvantaged backgrounds the skills they need to improve their future and contribute to their family’s income.

Women and men from families who have historically worked in low-paying occupations including press workers, housekeepers, laborers, drivers, and street sellers are among the trainees. Even though many of them had never handled a soap mold before, they now confidently and proudly make scented, skin-friendly soaps.

The Training Model

Ten workshops in diverse underprivileged regions of Dwarka, Noida, and Bangalore have been successfully completed by the MG SocialCare Foundation. Passionate professionals like Meena Kapoor, a seasoned businesswoman and soap/candle maker in Delhi NCR, and Khushbu Kumari, Director of the MG SocialCare Foundation, who pioneered the initiative to bring these trainings to Bangalore, are leading the sessions.

These workshops instruct participants in:

• The fundamentals of producing soap
• Adding natural ingredients, scents, and colors to soaps
• Techniques for safe packaging and branding
• The maintenance of product quality is guaranteed by post-training supervision.
• Every soap is derma-tested to guarantee it is mild on the skin and free of adverse effects, and participants receive ongoing guidance to fix any errors.

The trainees now produce a vibrant range of soaps that are both aesthetic and therapeutic. Popular varieties include:

• De-Tan Soap – perfect for sun-exposed skin

• Neem & Haldi Soap – known for their antibacterial properties

• Coffee Soap – for exfoliation

• Lavender & Rose Soaps – for relaxation and fragrance

• Orange, Tooty Frooty Soaps – bright and fun for all ages

Each soap comes in creative shapes and sizes, making them ideal not just for personal use but also as eco-friendly gift items.

Here are just a few stories that emerged from these workshops:

• Ubjana, a housemaid from Bangalore, now earns additional income by selling her handmade soaps in local markets.

• Sushma, a young woman from Noida, has started her own small home-based soap brand after the training.

• In Bangalore, a group of 8 women from a low-income neighborhood have formed a cooperative to produce and sell soaps in their community.

Join the Movement

The MG SocialCare Foundation keeps up its advocacy for rural skill development with programs like this. The foundation is inviting volunteers, donors, and CSR partners to join this transforming journey, and more seminars are scheduled soon.

Visit the MG SocialCare Foundation or follow us on social media to learn more about our goal, support a workshop, or give materials.

One soap opera at a time, let’s work together to empower more lives.