Success Stories

“I Owe Every Inch of my Success to IGSSS”

Stories from the ground: RinngamlaKaping is 27 years old. She is from Hunphun village, settling with her family in Ukhrul Town. She is single and has five siblings. She is the eldest among siblings. She completed her Higher Secondary School in JAWAHAR NAVODAYA...

A Gift of Ration

Urban Poverty

I broke down when I heard “No Adhar, no ration”, from ration dealer. Thank you, Lakshmi, Lata and Manju didi for helping me in applying for my Adhar Card”, said Rekha, 20 years, Palaspali slum, Ward 53, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation. Rekha’s earnings as a...

I now till my own land. Neither do I need to migrate for labour work nor do I borrow

Sustainable Livelihood

“My father passed away when I was only 8 years. Responsibility of entire family fell upon my shoulders. As a marginal farmer, I was finding it difficult. Huge loans and high interest rate was pushing me to extreme poverty. Seeing my family suffer, I was getting...

Even though we are part of the city but we lack basic amenities… For almost 50 years we have lived without a toilet.

Urban Poverty

“Our slum is home to around 112 families. We live in deplorable condition but the bonding between the families is very good. Even though we are part of the city but we lack basic amenities. It is hard to make it believable that for 50 years we lived without a toilet....

Ours is a long struggle with hunger… But since we got involved with Seba Jagat, we have been learning new things.

Sustainable Livelihood

“Ours is a long and long struggle with hunger. We are 28 households in Kundeijharan village, living with similar stories of poverty and deprivation. Even though we have land available for farming but lack of knowledge on improved farming techniques affected us the...

My children had to drop out of school as I was not able to pay their fees. That was very heartbreaking for me.

Urban Poverty

“I am a happy mother now. I could not afford education, but my three children Misbah, Gulsam and Faizaan are currently in seventh, third and first standard respectively. Two years back, it all seemed very difficult. My husband, who used to sell vegetables door to...

I have increasingly started using art, dance and skits towards teaching the children.

Urban Poverty

My house is always filled with children. Children from our slum keep coming to me. We talk a lot. Sometimes I teach them too. It was a welcome opportunity for me, when with the support of Hriday organization, I got a fellowship to teach in the Jyotirmayee Primary...

The journey between dreams and reality is a long one. I struggled for months for a job…

Urban Poverty

“Everyone in my family thought I was losing my mind. For endless hours I would sit by the window and keep staring outside. We live in a small one room house. With utmost difficulty I completed my graduation and thought I would be a teacher someday. But the journey...

We live close to the Ganges and every year when it turns ferocious, it sweeps our homes and crops…

Sustainable Livelihood

Eating fresh vegetables everyday without needing to pay a single penny, isn’t it fantastic? Well, we get to do that every day. All thanks to my nutrition garden. However, life here at Kolsur village is not so easy. We live close to the Ganges and every year when it...

At any age change is possible. One just has to start and have the willingness for movement.

Urban Poverty

“It is unimaginable to live in a buzzing city like Ahmedabad and still live amidst endless deprivation. The city was progressing at a lighting speed but our lives were stagnant for long. For 40 years, I have been living in this slum without access to basic facilities....