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Himanshi Kumari lived with her mother and brother in Jagannathpur, Jharkhand. Her mother is a vegetable vendor. With the pandemic affecting the finances of the household, the mother is unable to afford to send both his son and daughter to school.
Electricity: Yes Ration: Yes
| Cycle | Fan | TV | Refrigerator | Scooter | Gas | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Hariksha was born in 2008 and lives in Ranchi, Jharkhand. She lives with her parents and a sibling. One of her sisters lives with her grandmother due to financial constraints.
Electricity: Yes Ration Card: Yes
| Cycle | Fan | TV | Refrigerator | Scooter | Gas | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Andrea was born 2010. She lives with her mother who is a single parent is struggling to educate her child with what she earns. Andrea is a bright student who loves going to school. Her dream is to become a teacher and help educate other children.
Electricity: Yes Ration Card: Yes
| Cycle | Fan | TV | Refrigerator | Scooter | Gas | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Nivedita was born in 2017. She lives with her father, a watchman, and her mother who is a domestic maid, both struggling to educate their children with what they earn. Nivedita is a bright student who loves going to school. Her dream is to become a doctor and live in one of the flats her father work at.
Electricity: Yes Ration Card: Yes
| Cycle | Fan | TV | Refrigerator | Scooter | Gas | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Priya’s father (name changed) has been battling extreme health issues, and resultant loss of job before the pandemic. He had liver surgery couple of years ago. Has recovered his health partially, still under heavy medication, and has considerable physical difficulty even now. All of his past savings were spent on his medical treatment.
The family income is between 10000 to 15000 INR per month (equivalent to £110 – £160. The mother is a homemaker.
They own their home, although the construction is incomplete for many years.
Priya’s brother is in Grade 8 in the same school. His fees is also being sponsored . When the brother was being sponsored, we were pleasantly surprised by Priya interrupting her father to ask him “Papa, aap mere padhai ke liye nahi baat karenge?” (meaning, “Dad, will you not talk about my need as well, to continue studying?”).
Priya has had a period of being practically disconnected from academics for more than a year until late 2021, owing to the instabilities in the family. With Priya getting back to regular schooling in recent one year, we enquired from her whether she is liking her studies. Her spontaneous response was “Sir, bahut majaa aa raha hei” (meaning “It is very enjoyable”).
