I am Shivani Paunikar,  a class 11th student from Government school Nagpur. My father is an auto driver  and my mother is a homemaker. My hobby is drawing and I want to be a teacher when I grow up. 

I am a student of Gram Sewa Sangh Nagpur’s learning center and have been studying here since last 6 years. I like how subjects are taught here and then tested after every month so that we can monitor our 

progress regularly. I also learn a lot of new things like art and craft etc. I learn new habits from my teachers who are kind enough to teach us and answer all our doubts. I always secure the top rank in my class. Every year we get a school kit from Gram Sewa Sangh Nagpur, which consists of bag, tiffin, bottle, notebooks, drawing pads, color box, and geometry box. We also get fruits and milk products as part of the nutrition program started at the learning center.

My parents are both uneducated so there was no learning atmosphere in our home. That is the main reason I was not able to understand my homework and concepts taught in school properly. One of our neighbors suggested us to get enrolled in Gram Sewa Sangh Nagpur’s learning program. After enrolling myself, my studies have improved a lot, I am now scoring very good in my class. Also I am helping other children with their homework in the slum. I thank Gram Sewa Sangh Nagpur for my life changing improvements. Now along with my studies I am also preparing for entrance tests in teaching program.

Hello, My name is Harshal Shekpetwar, and here i wanted to share my short impact story about how Gram Sewa Sangh Nagpur helped me to grow leadership qualities in me. Since school time I was interested  in social and youth activities and always  wanted to do something which is good for our community but due to low confidence and stage fear i was unable to speak in public. Then I came into contact with Gram Sewa Sangh Nagpur who mainly work among underprivileged children who lives in slums. And there I started volunteering in social activities of Gram Sewa Sangh Nagpur and become a part of it. at the same time they had given me opportunity to participate in international youth leadership program, There I got chance to meet  people from various countries and got to know about there amazing cultures.

I also  gave presentation about a 'project which is good for our community' and from than I overcome my fear in public speaking, I gained confidence and able to lead a team, I am also a singer and guitarist now I can perform in a big crowd .

After that I decided to make my dream true. I wanted to become a cabin crew and visit all over the world. I started studying and cleared all the exams and interview. Today I am professionally working as a successful cabin crew for Air India International flights.

I really thank Gram Sewa Sangh Nagpur and it is really a very big blessing to me. Today I feel proud to be a part of the team of Gram Sewa Sangh  Nagpur as a volunteer. Thank you so much.

I am Jenny Jessica William, 24 years old living in Nagpur. Gram Sewa Sangh Nagpur had given me the opportunity to participate in a huge summit with many overseas participants and Japanese students as well. It was an overwhelming experience for me to interact with the youth of various countries and exchange ideas with them on community development. I learned a lot from different presentations given by other participants on what can be done further for the development of communities. We shared ideas and became friends with each other. It also united our ideas and visions and strengthens our policies into a single strong policy which can bring changes on global level.

After discussing and knowing about the condition of poor people and how they are struggling in their day to-day life, made me realize that I must to do something for the underprivileged community. I got myself enrolled in Master in Social Work Program to learn about how to work in these communities. I have also helped women of rural areas with skill development. 

To serve these vulnerable people I did my nursing training from a government College of Nursing, Indore (Madhya Pradesh). Then I started preparing for Nursing job entrance exams for which Gram Sewa Sangh Nagpur has supported me financially. I got passed in the exam with very good marks and Now working as a  Nursing  officer in All India Institute of  Medical Science Nagpur. Along with that I am also working as a volunteer for Gram Sewa Sangh Nagpur. I am thankful to Gram Sewa Sangh Nagpur for supporting and giving me the opportunity to develop my skills.