Parvati

It was a busy winter morning during my fieldwork when I received a call — a single confident voice on the other end. That was my first ever interaction with Parvati.

Parvati was looking for a job that let her earn from home; her physical condition made travelling hard. Around that time we had begun engaging our community in cotton-cloth bag making, and I discovered her talent with the sewing machine. She is hardworking and sincere.

Life has never been easy for her. She lost her ability to walk to Polio as a young child, and was raised by her parents with very little. Her second chapter brought more sadness — her husband left her after the birth of their second daughter.

Today, she struggles to make ends meet but refuses empathy — she wants opportunity. Under our Wings of Fire project, REIN India Foundation sells the handmade cotton bags she creates, and looks after her financial needs to the extent we can.