PLEASE MEET MAYA AND ABUNA!

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This past February, while on our annual Seva Trip, we met with two hard-working daughters, Maya and Abuna, in a rural village in West Bengal. They are both graduates of YGB’s Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE), successfully graduating with bachelor’s degrees. Maya is an elementary-level teacher at NGO NISHTHA’s Day Care Center, and Abuna works in sales at a major electric appliance store.

Their mother endured ridicule and scorn from the villagers for a long time because no boys were in the family. THESE TWO DAUGHTERS PROVED THEM WRONG!

With their stable earnings, Maya and Abuna are now supporting their parents and saving to rebuild their  home that was severely damaged during the horrendous Cyclone Amphan of 2020. Today, their mother is so happy and proud of her two wonderful daughters, who have become important role models in this remote village. We were so inspired to witness these two girls’ dedication to their family’s lives and the tremendous progress in their own lives through their higher education despite many obstacles.

After ten years, our SHE scholarship program now sends hundreds of graduates just like Maya and Abuna into the real world, who inspire and model, through their own lives, the fact that educational opportunities are the best tools for generational transformation. We are pleased to see their shining smiles!

 

Education truly transforms lives with generational impact. Join us from where you are as we benefit from YOGA as our education for life.