TARA Akshar Success Stories
Name : Smt. Jaina Bai Uike
Husband Name : Sh. Mishri Lal Uike
Village : Gunwant Nagar, Athner
Dist : Betul
State : MP
Thirty-five-year-old Jaina Bai Uike is a resident of
village Gunwant Nagar, Athner Block in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh.
She is married and has two sons and three daughters. Her husband Mishri
Lal works as a labourer and they are all living below the poverty line.
On the opening of TARA Akshar centre in her
village on July 9, 2007, Jaina Bai became interested in learning when
she came to know from her friends that TARA Akshar teaches Hindi
with modern techniques in just 30 days. One of the students of the
centre informed Maya Aarse, the instructor who then informed Neeraj
Chaudhary, a Master Trainer. Neeraj Chaudhary, in turn, met Jaina Bai
and her family members.
On August 17, 2007, the second teaching cycle
commenced in Gunwant Nagar. Jaina Bai joined the centre. Her performance
steadily improved and in no time she was way ahead of her fellow
students. In her exam conducted on September 24, 2007, she passed with
flying colours. Jaina Bai can now read and write Hindi. Her confidence
level has increased tremendously and she is very happy with her new
image as a literate woman and now wants the same for her children.
After becoming a TARA Akshar graduate, Jaina
Bai was elected as a Sarpach. She is performing her duties very
effectively and efficiently. She is very thankful to TARA Akshar
and Naman Sewa Samiti for increasing her confidence level and her image
as a Sarpanch.
The particulars of TARA Akshar staff and
organisation:
Master Trainer : Neeraj Chaudhary
Quality Controller : Rubeena Kaji
Instructor : Maya Aarse
CSO : Shishir Kumar
Organisation : Naman Sewa Samiti, Athner, Betul, Madhya Pradesh
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Name : Kanta Bai
Husband’s Name : Bhaddu Lal
Village : Dori
Dist : Betul
State : MP
Kanta Bai, aged 42 years, is a resident of village
Dori in Betul District of Madhya Pradesh. Her right leg was affected by
polio when she was 2 years old. Since then, she is unable to walk
properly. Her husband, Bhaddu Lal, who is also affected by polio, has a
small shop. They have one son and five daughters. Their eldest daughter
is a TARA Akshar student. The family lives below the poverty
line.
When a TARA Akshar centre opened near her
village Dori on August 17, 2007, Kanta Bai became interested in learning
Hindi in just 30 days. She met Sunil Patil, the instructor, and
expressed her desire to learn Hindi. She joined the TARA Akshar
centre on August 17, 2007 and started learning very diligently.
Her performance improved and she cleared her exams on
the very first attempt. Her husband and other family members are very
happy and are very thankful to TARA Akshar. Kanta Bai’s
confidence level has increased tremendously and she is very happy to be
known as a literate woman.
The particulars of TARA Akshar staff and
organisation:
Master Trainer : Sunil Masatkar
Quality Controller : Sanjay Mallaiya
Instructor : Sunil Patil
CSO : Sahab A Syed
Organisation : Srub, Ghoradongri
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Name : Prema Devi
Husband Nam : Ram Dev
Village : Bhaismari
Dist : Hamirpur
State : Uttar Pradesh
Prema Devi, aged 28 years, is a
resident of village Bhaismari in Hameerpur District of Uttar Pradesh.
She and her husband Ram Dev work as labourers. Prema Devi has a
3-year-old son. Her complete family is illiterate and they are living
below the poverty line. On getting the news of the opening of Tara
Akshar centre in her village, Prema Devi came to know from her
friends that TARA Akshar teaches Hindi to complete illiterates in
just 30 days.
On June 8, 2007, the second
teaching cycle commenced in Bhaismari. Prema Devi started studying and
her performance was exemplary and in no time she was way ahead of her
fellow students. Prema Devi cleared her exams on the very first attempt
on July 13, 2007. Prema Devi was so grateful to Tara Akshar that
she herself wrote a letter of thanks to TARA
Akshar.
The over whelming enthusiasm
and the interest generated by Tara Akshar compelled Prema Devi
her to take the literacy movement forward in her own little way and she
has now started teaching small children of her neighborhood. Presently,
in the evenings, she is teaching 20 children who have picked up a few
alphabets. The parents of these children are paying her Rs 10.00 per
month. Indal Prasad, Master Trainer, visited her while she was taking
the class and he was highly impressed with the spirit and enthusiasm
with which she was moving ahead. Prema Devi has requested for some
stationery, etc., which is being sent to her. The entire village is
impressed with Prema Devi and she has emerged as a role model not only
for the women but for everyone in and around her village.
The particulars of Tara
Akshar staff and organisation:
Master Trainer : Indal Prasad
Quality Controller : Brajesh Kumar Rajpoot
Instructor : Satish Kumar Soni
Organisation : Antyoday Sansthan Sisolar (Maudaha) Hameerpur, Uttar
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Name : Reena
Father’s Name : Karamchand
Village : Karheda
Dist : Mewat
State : Haryana
Sixteen-year-old Reena is a
resident of village Karheda in Mewat district of Haryana. Her both legs
were affected by polio. Unable to walk, Reena uses her hands to move
around. Her father Karamchand is a shepherd.
On June 7, 2007, with the help
of the S. M. Sehgal Foundation, a TARA Akshar centre commenced in
Karheda village. Reena came to know from Kamlesh, an instructor, that
this programme teaches Hindi in just 30 days. Reena was very keen to
learn to read and write. Kamlesh informed Razia, the Quality Controller
and they met Reena and her family members.
On July 25, 2007, the second
teaching cycle commenced in Karheda. Reena joined the centre and soon
excelled in her studies. During the rainy season, Reena’s clothes would
get ruined with mud and slush as she struggled to come to the class but
she continued every day.
Reena cleared her exam on
August 19, 2007. Reena can now read and write Hindi. Her confidence
level has increased tremendously and she is very happy being literate.
She gives the following message to other girls of her village:
‘Come to TARA Akshar
Centre
Get Akshargyan Within 30 days’
The particulars of TARA
Akshar staff and organisation:
Quality Controller : Razia
Instructor : Kamlesh
Organisation : S.M.Sehgal Foundation, Gurgaon, Haryana.
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