By Dr. Deepak Sharma | Chief Executive Officer
An Small IMPACT!!
My name is Bano & I am 40 years old. I live in Pisangan & I belong to the Muslim Community. I had to be deprived of education since childhood, after which I used to work in households chores & goat grazing. Illiteracy is a fact of my life that I have not forgotten yet. I have a husband, 3 daughters and son as my family. I also wished that I could cooperate with my husband in household expenses but my illiteracy was my biggest barrier & I could not do some employment.
After some time, I came to know about the project of a Women Program which is operated in collaboration with GG. I urged the representative of RSKS to join the self help group, after which I joined the Maa Women self help group. After joining the group we had a monthly meeting where we discussed about schemes in banking section, & savings. After some time I got the loan with the help of the bank. I opened a shop of peanuts & gram with the help of bank loan in the village market. Initially I had to face some problems because I had never ventured out to the house & employed, but over time everything will be fine and my peanuts & gram shop started running well.
Today I have 3 years associated with this project & I remain self reliant. Through the group there has been interaction with all women about end casteism. I have learned to fill & sign a bank transaction saving form even after I am illiterate. Now I do not feel that I am not illiterate. Today I have become so capable that I can stand up among the people in the society & keep my point. Now I am giving better education, health & nutrition to my family after joining this program. I have seen positive changes in myself. Now there has been a change in the perception of society that a woman can move out of the house & get employment. I express my gratitude to the RSKS and GG as they have changed my life.
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By Deepak Sharma | Chief Executive Officer
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