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Hailing from a small village near Nagpur, Swapnali moved to the big city of Mumbai and struggled to land a job. She started work at a Customer Service Centre after she received coaching at ACT's vocational guidance cell, and she never looked back! She quickly became a role model and showed the way for other aspirants.
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Gangabai earns her living as a domestic servant but nurtures dreams of a better life for her family. At ACT's tailoring classes, she got just this opportunity to learn a new skill and earn respectably. She has transformed into a confident woman, unafraid to launch her own business from home.
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Pooja, chief caretaker of the household while her parents go to work, and her younger brother Balram discovered a love for science and maths at ACT's after-school learning centre. Now, they aspire to become tomorrow's geniuses like Shakuntala Devi and Narayan Murthy.
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Indians have idolized many successful and powerful female leaders, yet we are a nation riddled with woeful cases of violence against women. A basic tool provided to women at ACT centres everywhere is self-confidence and independence. Sumitra underwent this transformation and is now an avatar of Goddess Shakti, as she earns a living as a tailor-cum-designer and is a doting wife and mother.
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When we complain about things like not having the latest iPad or PC, do we ever imagine the world as it is for a person who has never seen ANY computer at all! Lack of sight does not hinder Manju, a budding artist, from dreaming of a life of fame and riches. Initially, she struggled to make ends meet,
but she never gave up. She now works as an online consultant using a-voice enabled laptop gifted by ACT.
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Priya, residing in Bhopal, is a brilliant student pursuing her degree in Mass Media & Communications. As her family could not support her higher education, she was opting out of a college education. Her entire future looked bleak, until ACT. stepped in to cover her entire fees and ensure her graduate education. She has topped her class in all semesters so far and is sure to graduate as a university top ranker.
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Dhanashree, aka Khushi, strives for excellence and is always smiling, despite the hardships and responsibilities on the home front. She is utterly grateful to the tutors who help her master Algebra at ACT’s after-school learning centre.
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Beauty is not just skin deep, as our budding beautician Suvarna proves! Since coming to ACT, she
has enhanced herself from a timid housewife, into an accomplished professional and is brimming with
confidence on both work and home fronts.
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Ulfath has no schooling background, and she was always apprehensive of visiting her children's
English school due to this drawback. She seized the opportunity to join ACT's free English classes. In six
months, she worked hard and honed her English skills and now can hold her own at school PTA meetings.
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Shraddha's dream, to play any sport for her country one day, was briefly shattered when her mother
threatened to withdraw her from all sports activities due to falling grades. She is happy now as her grades
have improved, while she juggles between school, the ACT learning centre, and her basketball court.
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Sangita was despondent that she could not go to the ACT tailoring classes, because of her inability to
use her limbs, but now,she has a reason to smile as the class and an electric hand machine came home
to her. She is thankful to ACT for providing her a means to support her large family.
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'Teach a man to fish' is a well-adapted adage at ACT , working to uplift women beneficiaries like Rupali
who wish to work in the corporate sector but lack English or computer skills. She was one of the top rankers
at the ACT computer class and will soon be gainfully employed, thanks to ACT 's placement support.
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