By Lizzie Guinness | Programme Manager
Our project in Goa is ably led by Project Co-ordinator Anil. He's a passionate advocate for the transforming potential of education as well as being an excellent accountant!
Anil comes from a rural community close to the border with Maharashtra state. It's a quiet, peaceful village where his extended family also live. Chickens roam around and villagers gather in the evenings around the banyan tree. He lives in this village with his wife and two girls. His oldest daughter is in 9th standard and aspires to be a psychotherapist. His younger daughter has just started school.
Anil's dedication to providing educational support is rooted in his own childhood experiences. Anil was one of the first batch of students to join the hostel in 1997. The hostel provided a place for him to concentrate on his education and complete his studies. It also provided the foundation for life-long friendships, and he remains close friends with many of the first batch of students, some of whom you met in our last report.
Because of his experience at the hostel, he decided to dedicate his life to social work. He has gained university-level qualifications, including his accountancy qualifications whilst working at the hostel for the past 17 years,rising up through the ranks to become Project Co-ordinator 2 years ago.
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