Meet Kawaru, a young woman from a remote village in Rajasthan, where traditional values often limit education for girls. Her father defied the norm, ensuring she learned to read and write.
With EquallyAble’s support, Kawaru set up a digital agency to help her community access essential government services. Despite her mobility challenges, a motorbike provided by EquallyAble now allows her to serve others in need.
Kawaru’s impact is profound – she helps illiterate villagers with tasks like applying for ration cards and pensions. The community that once discouraged her education now relies on her.
-Kawaru lives in a far-off remote village in the sand dunes of Rajasthan. Raised amidst traditional values that don’t encourage education for girls, her father went against the grain to make sure his daughter Kawaru learned how to read and write.
With EquallyAble’s help, Kawaru received the education and resources she needed to set up a digital agency for government services in her remote village. Her own mobile disability made it difficult for her to walk the long distance to deliver services to others in need. Equipped with a motorbike by EquallyAble, she’s now easily able to offer services to senior citizens in her village.
The Bigger Impact
Many of the villagers are illiterate; thus, they need Kawaru’s help to fill out ration cards, apply for birth certificates, receive government pension, and more. The village that once discouraged her education now turns to Kawaru for help.
Going Online As Leaders
Khatun, a 35-year-old digital entrepreneur from Eastern India, is a remarkable example of self-reliance and perseverance. Despite facing a locomotor disability that limits her movement, Khatun was determined to achieve her goal of becoming an entrepreneur, and her family supported her every step of the way.
Unfortunately, her peers and community members did not share her vision and often demotivated her. However, with the help of the GOAL (Going Online As Leaders) Samarth program, an initiative of EquallyAble and Digital Empowerment Foundation, Khatun was able to turn her dreams into reality.
As a GOAL mentee, Khatun enrolled in the digital literacy program, where she received training on how to use digital tools and the internet to access information. After completing the program, she founded her own digital center with support from EquallyAble and Digital Empowerment Foundation, providing digital literacy to her community and meeting their digital service needs, such as photocopying and enrollment in government schemes.
Thanks to her digital center, Khatun now has a steady source of income that supports her family financially, while also serving her community. Her story is one of many that highlight the impact of the EquallyAble GiveHope1000 initiative, which has been made possible through the support and cooperation of Digital Empowerment Foundation, India, Accenture, and other organizations.
Khatun’s determination and success are an inspiration to us all, demonstrating that with the right support and training, individuals can overcome obstacles and achieve their goals.