By Kevin Croke | Project Leader
Reshma, 19, lives in the village of Velhale in Maharashtra, India. Reshma lives with her parents, grandparents, cousins, sisters and brother. The family took in Reshma’s cousins after their parents died in an accident. In all there are ten family members living in a two roomed tin hut.
The family live on a small plot of land that they grow crops on to sell at the market. However the area is drought prone and the crop often fails. The grandparents are dependent on the family to pay their medical bills. Reshma had always wanted to help the family financially but didn’t have the skills to find a job.
The project team held a meeting for young people in the village on vocational skills training they were providing in the area and Reshma was immediately interested. The girls who went to the meeting wanted to learn garment making skills so the team agreed to make these available. Reshma completed the course in 2 months making the 10km journey by bicycle that the team had provided for her as transport.
When Reshma finished her training she got a loan from her Aunt to buy a sewing machine. Soon she was taking orders from the local area. With the money she had been able to enroll in university as well as help her family with some of their costs. Now Reshma is facing a much better future as a result of the help given to her by the project and its supporters.
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