Her eyes
were filled with tears and were just repeating the words, “I want to learn and I
want to work”. Her house was situated in a secluded place away from the core of
the city of Roopnagar (Punjab). The living condition of this girl, and many
others of her community, was worse than our imagination. They themselves were
responsible for their situation to a large extent. Women in her family were not
allowed to work or go for higher studies because of some old tradition and
profound superstition that girls are just to do household work. But I was there
with my team members of Enactus to
transform their lives. We were there for a survey intended to know the problems
of people who have been kept away from the main stream of the society.
This was
not the only incident of poverty and declined state of living which I have
encountered. Being a new Enactus member and engaged in a project intended to
help the farmers, I have seen the way of living of many communities of Roopnagar.
Eagerness to help them with better ideas and make their life better, motivated
me to give my best till. Dealing with farmers, advising and making them agree
for our projects required a lot of effort and smartness even if it is for their
better livelihood. This nature of farmers was justified because in past they
have been ditched by many helping communities; by government, NGOs, etc. But with
our dedication and trueness, team Enactus was successful in making them a part
of our project.
The best thing that enactus provided me is to
explore my ideas and implement them to its very helping projects. Working as a
team and presenting myself before the different categories of society are the
most wonderful experiences for me. I will like to be the part of the enactus
team and give my full support in making this team better and better as long as
I am the student of iit ropar.
-AVINASH KUMAR
(member-farm fresh)
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