By Kamal B. Damania | Project Director
Jyotsna* (name changed) - Std IX , Jalna District
There are six members in Jyotsna’s family comprising of her parents, two older sisters, one older brother & herself. Her parents are not interested in any of their children’s well-being. Her mother forces them to go to work on daily wages so that the family can survive.
Jyotsna the youngest child in the family is a quiet, withdrawn girl. Her parents are uneducated. They do not get along with one another and are always fighting & arguing. The older siblings are not so affected with this constant fighting but being the youngest Jyotsna is highly affected by the vile environment at home.
Though she was attending the weekend empowerment workshops she was not attending the SFSEP classes at all since the last two months. When she was asked about it she shared that due to a big fight at home she was not living at home anymore but was residing with her uncle in another village.
Her parents initially refused to meet the social worker during home visits both jointly and individually. After continuous follow ups and attempts to talk to them at length slowly one by one inroads were made with both the parents. Her mother has understood the need for her to be more supportive towards Jyotsna and has started making the efforts of rekindling her relationship with her husband and her children. Her father is still aloof but is more receptive than before.
After three months of continuous efforts the team has achieved success in reuniting Jyotsna with her parents. She has moved back to her parents’ home and has begun to attend the SFSEP classes regularly.
LOLT team continues to work with her parents to sort out issues ailing their relationship for the betterment of the entire family and its progress
LOLT supports 1700 beneficiaries like Jyotsna towards their holistic development which will enable them to break free of the generational cycle of poverty across five districts in rural areas in Maharashtra & Madhya Pradesh, India
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