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| "HITESH TURNS POVERTY AROUND" |
 HITESH MODI, 20, is a rural entrepreneur who manufactures Acrylic items. Prantij is an hour’s drive from Ahmedabad and is situated in Sabarkantha District. He got himself enrolled in a two year technical course after which he got in touch with ICECD. ICECD helped him to initiate the business of Acrylic Fabrication for which he purchased raw material from Mumbai and started production after getting a Rs.10,000 loan from the ICECD. This loan was enhanced by Rs.10,000 after complete repayment of the initial amount. Thereafter, ICECD helped to link him up with PMRY (Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana) for a loan of Rupees one lakh. This was a great morale booster for him.
Hitesh gets orders from Prantij, Himmatnagar, Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad. He makes siwtchboards for new construction sites, besides manufacturing Bangle boxes during the marriage season. He earns a monthly profit of about Rs.5000.
Hitesh lives with his parents and reinvests most of what he earns in business. Now he wants to go for better machinery which would enable him to accept bulk orders. |
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| "NEVER-SAY DIE" |
 MANJULABEN JAGARIA, a resident of Guptanagar slum had her house burnt down during communal riots in Ahmedabad. She built a concrete, one-storied house in the plot provided by the Government to the riot victims.
The training provided by ICECD and a series of loans have helped Manjulaben to firmly establish herself in the business of resurrecting old clothes. Initially she began with old pants and gradually added women’s garments. She gets used / semi used clothes in a variety of ways – in exchange for stainless steel utensils, from wholesalers and through retail shopkeepers. With the first loan of Rs.4,600 she got a sewing machine. The garments undergo a remarkable transformation under her hands. They are washed, mended and packed in plastic bags. Even well-to-do people come to her house by car to buy clothes for their servants. She has a garment to suit every taste and purse. Some of the garments are sent to neighboring villages. She sells such garments at festive times like Diwali for a premium. At such times her income goes up to Rs.15,000 from the usual gross income of Rs.6,000 per month.
With further help from ICECD, Manjulaben wants to go in for a proper shop in the market where she can attract customers.
ICECD considers her an ace community organizer and plans to utilize her services in other slums. Currently the 35-year-old mother of three children, is able to save Rs.1,200 a month.
Manjulaben is a bundle of energy and endowed with a never-say-die spirit. She is always on the move prodding people to do better. |
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