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 Kiran Singh
President, Garima Swayam Sahayata Samooh and Unatti Mahila Gram Sangathan, Block Shahgarh, Sultanpur District
Today I have 17-18 buffaloes and I
now earn Rs 30-35,000 a month. I was told how to improve
the feed so that I get more milk; how to keep the cattle
sheds clean and hygienic. I was trained in when to
inoculate the buffaloes; I don’t consult a vet. I know
which medicines are required; I buy them and inject the
cattle. We were also trained in how to handle pregnancy
of cattle, when to stop and start milking the buffaloes
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 Sunita Chaurasia
Treasurer, Deepak Swayam Sahayta Samooh; Member, Sharda Mahila Gram Sangathan and Jagriti Mahila Block Sangthan, Block Deeh
My husband was unwell and we had to close down his paan shop – we had no earnings. My four children had to drip out of school and often went to sleep hungry. Then I took a loan from the samooh and reopened the shop under the charge of my older son. With another loan of Rs 6,000, I bought another shop and started earning Rs 2000 per month. This gave me the courage to take a loan of Rs 50,000 to start a potato wholesale business. Then I bought some land and another shop with a loan of Rs 25,000. Today my family earns Rs 9,500 a month and we have a pucca house. The samooh has changed my life completely. |
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 Sursati
Member, Ram Mahila Swayam Sahayta Samooh , Jagriti Mahila Gram Sangathan, and Astha Mahila Block Sangthan Sangathan, Village Kohaar
Before joining the samooh, my life was miserable. We were so poor that my husband used to beg on the streets. Then my son and daughter-in-law died leaving me with a grandson to look after. At 60 years of age, I could find no solution to my problems. I did not even have money to become a member of the samooh but the village women knew about my situation and pooled in money to make sure that I became a part of the samooh.
First I took a loan to se a small shop to sell salt. Then I took another loan of Rs 5,000 and started selling vegetables in the nearby villages. At this point, my husband passed away, and put my grandson in charge of this business. I gathered the courage to take a much larger loan of Rs 20,000 and started buying and selling grain. Today I earn about Rs 4,000 a month from both my businesses. Without the samooh, I don’t know where I and my grandson would be.
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