Rakesh, a resident of a slum in Cuttack, Odisha, worked as an assistant in a small shop in his neighborhood. His daily tasks included organizing shelves, maintaining shop hygiene, and assisting customers. He took great pride in his work, always completing his tasks with enthusiasm. However, deep inside, Rakesh carried a regret. He felt that […]
Purnima grew up in a slum of Bhubaneswar. even after finishing her studies, she struggled to find a job she liked. But she didn’t give up. Purnima kept looking for work so that she could support her family Financially. After trying for a while, she got a part-time job at a small place that makes
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Since 2021, Ekta embarked on a journey with the Empower Educator program, and alongside, she started her own learning center after teaming up with ThinkZone. Now, we all know teachers are usually there for the kids, but this story is about how the kids ended up being the driving force in an educator’s growth. Fast
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Sarifa, a talented artist hailing from a slum in Bhubaneswar, has an incredible story of self-discovery. Despite winning numerous awards and recognitions in various competitions and exams during her childhood, she never truly recognized her potential.
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Manga is a dedicated teacher in Bhubaneswar, who grew up in a slum and attended a local public school. Living in a place where obtaining basic necessities like food and shelter was challenging, K. Manga understood how one’s surroundings could impact personal growth. During her upbringing, she had to prioritize obtaining these essential things.
National Youth Day is celebrated on January 12th in honour of Swami Vivekanand whose contributions to social reform, philosophy, spirituality, and youth leadership have been inspiring youth since generations. On this special day, we want to highlight the efforts and dedication of three young ThinkZone fellows who continuously work towards bringing positive changes in their
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Digital literacy is the foremost necessity of the 21st-century world. Common people, nation builders and the next generation of modern techno age are in the dire need of proper digital literacy. Digital Literacy is the new life skill of this age. The digital environment is spreading all around the society, hence well settled and comfortable
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Rinki, a 2021 fellow from Bhadrak, supported children’s learning in her area. Rinki is an aspiring teacher. Before joining any professional teaching course, she wanted to have experience in teaching children. So she joined the fellowship to have hands-on teaching experience. When she started teaching children, she observed that children lacked basic skills like number
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Chabirani Biswal is a humanities student from a tiny hamlet in Bhadrak district of Odisha. While studying, she had raised hopes to be a teacher. But lack of access to facilities, and family problems, she married early. After marriage, the hope of finding opportunities elsewhere, her dream was dashed by the responsibility of the house.
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ଭଦ୍ରକ ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ଏକ ଛୋଟ ଗାଁର ଜଣେ ବୋହୂ ଛବିରାଣୀ ବିଶ୍ଵାଳ । ଜଣେ କଳା ବିଭାଗର ଛାତ୍ରୀ ଥିଲେ ଛବିରାଣୀ, ପଢିବା ସମୟରେ ହିଁ ମନରେ ଆଶା ବାନ୍ଧିଥିଲେ ଶିକ୍ଷକତା କରାଇବାପାଇଁ ମାତ୍ର ପାରିପାର୍ଶ୍ଵିକ ସୁବିଧା ସୁଯୋଗର ଅଭାବ, ପାରିବାରିକ ସମସ୍ଯା ପାଇଁ ଉପଯୁକ୍ତ ବୟସ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ବିବାହ କରିଥିଲେ । ବିବାହ ପରେ ଘରର ଦାୟିତ୍ଵ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଛନ୍ଦି ହୋଇ ନିଜର ସ୍ଵପ୍ନକୁ ସାକାର କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଅନ୍ୟତ୍ର ସୁଯୋଗ ମଧ୍ୟ ଖୋଜିବାର ଆଶା
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