Chandan Singh Banjara, Age-36,Chakdeopur
She couldn’t walk because of her disability, but this didn’t stop her from standing against all odds. 24-year-old Pappu Kanwar has been using crutches to walk since childhood. Overcoming the social and physical obstacles she completed her graduation in arts with the help of a scholarship.
During the COVID-19 Lockdown, she came to know about Samarth SoochnaPreneur program run by Digital Empowerment Foundation and visited the Barmer Digital Center. She saw this as an opportunity to be independent and start something on her own. During the program she learnt using computer, smartphone, internet, government schemes and entitlements and more.
Shakti Singh, the district coordinator, supported and motivated Pappu during the start of her entrepreneurship journey. With the support of DEF she received all the necessary devices, guidance and handholding support to start a digital center. Today, she is well managing the center, helping the community people at their door steps and earning a living to support her family. Besides this, she is constantly working on improving her vocabulary and speaking skills. She is also acquiring advanced computer skills.
Pappu at her level is also working for the upliftment of persons with disabilities to connect with the mainstream and empower them.
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