Hyderabad : Bubbling with confidence and exuberance, young girls stream in and in no time, the big hall is replete with hubbub as many exchange pleasantries in Mararthi dialect, for having met after a long time. Dressed in their best and made up for the alumni meet, they take selfies in small groups, without forgetting to call their favourite instructors also to pose for the picture.
Being able to earn a 5-digit salary at a very young age, the girls, all aged between 18 and 23 years, feel proud and delighted with their jobs in Hyderabad. With contentment beaming on their faces, they thank Dhatri Foundation, for having made their dream, of being independent and self-sufficient, a reality.
Dhatri’s role does not just stop at securing a placement, it goes beyond– facilitating their accommodation in the metropolitan city, away from their parents, and above all, making them feel at home despite being away from their parents.
Dhatri Foundation won awards twice for offering quality training in skill development to youngsters in the automotive sector, BPO, Hospitality and retail marketing. They have been providing a bright future to youth hailing from the rural hinterland for the last 10years, by equipping them with skills and making them industry-fit under DDUGKY Maharashtra project
Though hailing from different hamlets abutting Nagpur, they had dared to venture out of their comfort zones and do jobs in a different state, all due to the motivation and training offered by Dhatri. For full three months, the Dhatri team provided boarding facility and rendered training in skill development to more than 700 girls, out of 875 target. who had pursued education up to Class XII, without them needing to shell out at least a penny from Nagpur and wardha districts under Maharashtra state rural livelihoods mission DDUGKY program.
A different state, foreign language and unusual food did not deter the girls from taking up the challenge to prove their mettle. Surprisingly, even the employers, who gathered at the meet, were happy to have recruited the girls as their workforce. Initially, many of the companies had inducted girls trained by Dhatri Foundation in single digit numbers but later, impressed by their performance and handling of work, approached Ms Hyma, director of Dhatri, for more girls, whom she could send in a matter of few days.
The parents of the young employees became emotional when their little daughters thanked them for their unflinching support. Witnessing their daughters’ boasting of their salaries in public, tears ran down their cheeks in happiness. Above all, the reciprocation of help by the girls to their parents, could not stop those attending the programme from giving a big applause. A majority of the young girls send a large portion of their salary home to help their farmer parents run the family, as their income is meagre.
The Ceo MSRLM Mrs.R. Vimala, IAS , gracing the programme, as chief guest expressed happiness over seeing a large number of girls at one place and felt that their initiative to uplift the economically backward youth in rural areas was reaping desired results.
George Bernard Shaw, State Mission Manager for Maharashtra State Rural Livelihood Mission who was also present at the programme, also expressed satisfaction over the progress of their project.
Mr. Shaji Varghese from Swagath Group of Hotels, Mrs. Nessy Jones from Magus Customer Dialogues, Mr. Karthik from Metro Cash & Carry and Mr. Aditya from D-Mart who hired the Dhatri Foundation trained candidates were also present on the occasion.
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