Milaan

At a very early age, Anita left her studies due to her family's poor financial condition. She wanted to continue her studies however her family didn't allow Anita to join school again. After two years, she is back in school and is studying in class 5. She is 13 year old and lives with her joint family. Her father is a laborer. Anita aims to be a teacher and enjoys playing kabbadi.

With very meager income, her father finds it difficult to support the family. Being a farmer, his income is very inconsistent, earning between INR1000-2000 every month. There is no other earning member in the family. She has two brothers and three sisters. Her family has been through a very tough time when her brother, the eldest of the six children, had been falsely accused of burglary. He was put behind bars and his family is waiting for his release. She says she loves her brother and she can't wait for him to come home. Puja used to attend a Government run school but had to drop out after class 6 as her father felt that the quality of education provided was very poor. But when they came to know of the Swabhiman program run in Swarachna Learning and Resource center they registered her without any hesitation. She loves to hang around with her friends. Her favorite subject is Sanskrit and she wants to be a teacher because she feels it will earn her respect in her society along with a better future.

Sonam is studying in class 7 under Swabhiman program at Swarachna Learning and Resource Center. She is an active girl. She participates in every activity especially performance competitions. She likes dancing. She participated in Baal Kalakar cultural event. And she performed dance. Her aspiration is to be a dancer.

Vishal is an athletic boy. He works hard both in studies and playing games. He likes playing games with his friends. He lives with his 4 siblings along with his grandparents. Someday, Vishal hopes to become a police officer.

Pushpa is fun loving girl. She likes to chit chat with her classmates. She likes to participate in every activity of school. She is an average student . Pushpa is the second one in her five siblings. Her financial condition is very poor because her father doesn't do regular work for earning. Her mother is a house wife. She is very happy that she starts again studies. In her community health issues is one of the biggest problems. All good hospitals are very far from her village (around 16 km). And there are no good doctors near by of the village. With these all concern she aims to become a doctor.

Roopa is a bright student. She attained 182 marks out 250 in her half yearly exam. She got first ranked in her class. Apart from studies she likes to cook food. In her free time she plays with her friends. Her aspiration is to become a teacher. In her family her father is no more. So she lives with her uncle. Her uncle is a farmer. Her mother is a home maker. She does only domestic farming. She can't afford Roopa's school fees. She has a younger brother. Her brother is student of class 6 at SLRC. Roopa wants to finish her higher studies first. Then she wants to economically independent.