Power of Endurance

Star Bazaar’s outlet in Seasons Mall of Pune, is abuzz with activity on a Monday afternoon. A quick glimpse towards the billing counter shows a line of happy and helpful cashiers serving their customers promptly. One among them is Krishna Sudam Somoshe, a cheerful, sincere and hard-working cashier who refuses to sit despite his aching polio-leg. He was an aspirant of GROW – Chandan Nagar, Pune who is now working as a cashier in Star Bazaar.  read more

Fight for a bright future

Amudavalli is the quintessential married woman from Bangalore who lives with her husband and in-laws. What makes her a superwoman, according to us, is her spirit to provide a better future for her two children despite her financial condition. She and her husband, who works as an electrician, are doing their best to ensure that the household runs smoothly. Amudavalli’s day starts at 4 a.m. to get to her household chores and by 8 a.m., she is off to drop her kids to school. read more

Tale of transformation

Hari was looking for a job and having tried his hand at various small-scale offices before; he realized that there was something lacking that couldn’t make the cut. Opportunity came knocking in the form of the newspaper ad. Once he contacted and visited the GROW centre, Hari inferred that GROW provides training in a gamut of skills that are essential for a career in today’s times. He says, “The English and Communication skills lessons were what I was missing and were very useful. . read more

Promise Fulfilled