Pushpa’s License to Freedom

Manjari Corner

Two new 'Didi Ki Dukan' shops unveiled in Dholpur, Rajasthan. Capacity-building workshop hosted on effective communication in finance & accounting. Solar pump installation for irrigation in Sitarganj (Uttarakhand) under the FRDP project. New Production house inaugurated in Nurabad, Muraina (MP), in collaboration with JK Tyres. Training session organized for SHG members at Dariba location on MGNREGA, labour rights and entitlement. Training and animal feed distribution program organized at the Manjari office in Sarmathura, for 100 scheduled tribe goat farmers.

Pushpa’s License To Freedom

Jun 07, 2023

Pushpa is a mother of three from Zawar, Rajasthan. In 2016, she joined a Self-Help-Group, thanks to Manjari Foundation’s intervention in her village. Having studied till class 5, she was assigned the task of a bookkeeper. In 2018, her husband who worked in a hazardous mine developed silicosis and passed away suddenly. “Had I not joined the SHG, what would’ve been the plight of my family?” says Pushpa. The tragedy however didn’t deter her spirit. She started learning to drive and soon became good at it. Today, Pushpa is driving a Hindustan Zinc vehicle and earning a handsome Rs.13,000 monthly salary. “I need not worry about finances anymore. I am confident in looking after my family’s needs and making sure that my children get a good education,” she says. Pushpa hopes that one day they will secure government jobs and make their mother proud!