This is a story of a 23-year-old girl, Sushma Kumari from village Khoka Beyan, District Ramgarh, Jharkhand.
She has an eye vision impairment disability. She belongs to a vulnerable family where her father work as a daily wager labour and mother is a housewife.
Life has not been so kind to Bandana, she was born with a locomotive disability. Married at an age of 18 to a older man. It didn’t stop here; she lost her husband just after three years of marriage. Left with a child to take care without any financial support; her life came to a sudden stop.
Livelihood is critical to combating poverty, especially for rural women. Situation only turns bad for women when they are not educated. Dalima Kumari lives with her family in a small village in Bihar, since childhood her locomotor disability has restricted the free movement.
Reshma belongs to a marginalized background, living in a small village in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh. She lives together with her parents and siblings and is the only earner in her family. Before joining DEF and becoming a SoochnaPrenuer she used to be a teacher in a primary school.
Pratap is a true inspiration for persons with disabilities and others. Once a school dropout now holds a Postgraduate degree in Computer Applications. It is his never giving attitude that pushed him to row in difficult waters. In addition to all the courage, his mother, being a visually impaired, always encouraged him to pursue his…
Hira Bai and her husband were facing problems in getting a domicile certificate for her husband. They were not able to understand the process and the requirement and thus not able to apply.
Mohini is a housewife, her husband’s name is Ajay Kumar. She is a permanent resident of village Saidanpur and she is also associated with Asha work. During her pregnancy she got to meet Pooja Devi who is a SoochnaPreneur of the same village.