Moving beyond the comfort zone
Her eyes swell with pride as she walks to the factory where Devi has to pack medicines. She is now able to earn around Rs.6000/- per month (about 100 USD). Devi, a home maker is from Tondiarpet community. She has twin girls who are in their primary school. Her husband...
Selvi – A Good Samaritan
Selvi is a mother of 2 adolescent children. She lost her husband around 12 years back. Since then she works and takes care of her daughter and son. She is the leader of the Malligai Transformation Group. She and her other members are very active in their group and the...
Renuka Devi…..my story of change!
“What a joy to come out of the house and attend these regular TG meetings. It was Beena Akka (another TG member) who introduced me to TGs and asked me to be a member of the group. She said that I can be empowered in many ways. Before I joined WISHALL‘s TG, I was...
A report on the impact of our Skill Training Initiative
Seashell Ornament Making - Pudhumadam village, Ramnad District In this year, we have been able to bring significant change to the lives of women in this community. We organised a 10-day training for the TG Groups in Pudhumadam on Ornament Making with Seashells. About...
Lonely Women to a Confident Mother
Geetha is from Tondiarpet community, she has been part of the Transformation Group (TG) for the past 3 years. She is a mother of 2 young boys and her husband is working in a goods packing company. Geetha shares her experience of being part of the group as follows,...
Story 6: Children’s Centre – Its Impact
Sathiswaran is a 6th standard student in Tondiarpet. As the schools are completely locked for two years, Satheeswaran completely forgot everything, which he learned, he even struggled to recall the basics. In that situation his mother admitted him to WISHALL Education...
Story 5: Rekha –Roja Transformation Group – Rameshwaram (Leadership training)
Rekha is a successful leader of Roja Transformation group, Rameshwaram. The group members are also so proud about their leader, but she said that “When I got this leadership opportunity, I was not so serious instead I considered it as a game. I don’t know the...
Story 4: TG helps member to read and write
Pandiyammal is an elderly and active member of Aavarampoo TG, she also owns a small business to support herself. Although she lives alone she led a happy life but she had a only worry that she doesn’t know how to read or write. she said, “ I was worried that I don’t...
Story 3: Change of Character in Madhu’s life
Mathu is from Mathur, like many other girls of her age, she used to fight with her mother often. Due to her behavior, she lost inner peace in her heart. She started to fight even for small things with her mother, which worried her mother to a great extent, she...
Story 2: Restoring Broken Relationships in YG2
I am so worried about my father’s silence towards me” said Fedolia (3 rd from right) a YG2 member of Tondiarpet community. she further narrated “Long time ago due to some understandings between me and my father, he stopped talking with me , initially I felt nothing...