Stories of Hope
‘This pond will end my poverty’
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- Badku belongs to a schedule caste family in Maudaha Block of Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh. With just one hectare of land in a drought-prone region, Badku was forced to work as a daily wage labourer.
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‘I can now give water to those who don’t have access to it’
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- Like millions of farmers in India, Sanjay Chandanse, a farmer in the Relgaon village of the drought-prone district of Jalna struggled with getting sufficient water for his crops. A small farmer, with a land holding of just 4.5 acres, Sanjay grew cotton, soybean, maize and wheat in the kharif and rabi seasons respectively.
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'I will be the guiding light for others'
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- Shivu had to discontinue his studies, when his parents moved to Bengaluru in search of work from their native village. Away from his village, his school and friends, Shivu was eager to pursue his studies and kept looking for ways to do so. But his family was not in a position to support his education financially.
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'I will provide for my family now'
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- She was born into a family ridden by AIDS and poverty. But she still dared to dream. Now, an aspiring engineer, she vows to take care of her family. This is the story of Adilakshmi – a little girl, who fought HIV and the stigma associated with it and dares to be ambitious.
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'The wheels gave me and family wings to fly'
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- Rajesekaran, a resident of Vinayagapuram village completed his twelfth standard but could not continue his studies due to the financial crisis in the family. To support his father and two younger brothers, he started working in a brick making industry as a load man. The family continued to struggle to make ends meet.
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