Giving Tuesday
Do you remember your first paycheck?
Perhaps you bought something for yourself. Or perhaps you took your parents out for a meal.
For many Anudip graduates, that first paycheck means helping their family for the very first time.
Help someone take that first step.
A first paycheck. A moment of pride.
Kumarika had a degree in computer engineering, but finding a job wasn't easy. She lived in Hooghly, West Bengal, where opportunities were limited, especially for women hoping to build careers. After her marriage, with both she and her husband facing uncertain employment prospects, the financial pressures were growing.
Then she attended an Anudip awareness session at her local Gram Panchayat office. She enrolled in training at Anudip's Bally Centre and continued learning despite the disruptions of the pandemic.
In August 2022, Kumarika joined Bank of America as an apprentice.
Then she attended an Anudip awareness session at her local Gram Panchayat office. She enrolled in training at Anudip's Bally Centre and continued learning despite the disruptions of the pandemic.
After six months of working from home, she and her husband moved to Mumbai so she could continue building her career.
Since then, she has earned two promotions, received Bronze and Silver awards at work, and increased her annual earnings by 40%.
But perhaps the most meaningful part of her story is what she has done with her earnings.
She has renovated her family home, arranged health insurance for her parents, and bought her father a gift of gold. And now, as a new mother, she has started investing for her daughter's future.
Today, Kumarika is a Senior Technical Associate Officer. She is looking forward to returning to work after maternity leave, with a career she has worked hard to build and a family whose future she is helping secure.
