Stories of Hope

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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Usha belongs to a low socio-economic background. Meeting ends meet was always a challenge for her family. Her father got her married at an early age and she migrated from Tirchi (her home town) to Bangalore. Since her family’s monthly income was still low, it was imperitive for her to acquire a skill and support her family.
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Rudina and her siblings were abandoned by their father, when he realized he could not fend for them. They live with their mother, who struggles to make ends meet. Every day, after her mother leaves for work at the break of dawn, Rudina and her siblings walk to their school -- Sakshi Centre – where a hot meal awaits them.
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Parmeet is 11 years old and he has big dreams to become a Doctor. He lives with his father, mother and a younger brother who is yet to start his education.With his father’s meagre income, his family can barely afford two meals a day. The family lives in a single room with no sanitation facilities. Despite these challenges, Parmeet found his footing through non-formal education and meal programme at Sakshi Centre in Gurgaon, four years ago.
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As a child, Sunil lived with his ailing mother in a bus stand, living off of the streets and the kindness of strangers. After his mother’s death, Sunil was left alone and had nowhere to go. Deenabandhu decided to take him under its wings, give him a new home and the opportunity at a better future. Today, with support from Deenabandhu, Sunil is the main lead for a popular Kannada TV Series and one of the most celebrated TV stars in Karnataka!
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