Mar 6, 2025 | Pragati, Stories
Arjun*, a 15-year-old boy from a small village in Uttar Pradesh, faced many challenges growing up. His family struggled financially, and when he was seven years old, his father passed away from tuberculosis. His mother, who struggled with mental health issues, became...
Mar 6, 2025 | Pragati, Stories
Vijay* is a 14-year-old boy from Solapur, Maharashtra, who used to live with his mother and three sisters. His family has faced significant challenges, particularly after the death of his father when Vijay was just 9 years old. This loss left Vijay and his family...
Mar 6, 2025 | Pragati, Stories
Shardul*, a 20-year-old young man from Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, grew up without family support. He completed Grade 12 and an ITI course in Electronics while living in a hostel run by an NGO outside Mumbai. When he turned 18, he had to leave the hostel, as he was no...
Aug 14, 2020 | Pragati, Stories
With the COVID 19 pandemic hitting the world, the worst affected have been the daily wage earners. For them, this lockdown has meant zero earning, and many have been forced to go without food. It is more than ever, that the need to address such existential crisis has...
Nov 22, 2018 | Pragati, Stories
Often parents face tough decisions of choosing better lives for their children at a heavy cost. Jay’s* mother had the burdensome task of raising her two children after the death of her husband. She struggled to provide the basic necessities for her family and...
