She Overcomes Challenges!

04 February 2023, Patna: Khushboo Kumari was born at Rampur slum of Patna, belongs to a poor OBC family and recently completed her 24 years. She is a physically challenged youth but struggler and did graduation from Patna University despite difficulties.

In a dreadful incident, Khushboo has lost her right hand at the age of 5 only. She was playing in a nearby ground and opened an unclaimed Tiffin Box out of curiosity. That was a Tiffin Bomb actually and exploded with a great loss to the child Khushboo.

Khushboo has learnt to do her daily activities with left hand only and never became dependent to others. She thanks her parents those motivated her to live an independent life. Her father Shri Om Prakash Mahto is no more and elder sister got married. Khushboo lives with her mother and a younger brother who is enrolled at a local Govt school.

When Bajaj Finserv supported Community Based Inclusive Development & Rehabilitation of PwDs Programme by NBJK has promoted a DPO at Rampur Slum, Khushboo has joined the body as an active member.

During meetings of the DPO, the programme team has noticed her as she used to maintain minutes register very promptly, grasping contents sharply, compassionate and with traits of leadership. Considering her qualities, the programme manager has instructed concerned CBR worker to observe Khushboo as how she spends her spare time etc.

Soon a request message from Khushboo reached to the programme office through the CBR worker that Khushboo is in need of any job with this programme and seeks some monetary support to sustain her family.

The programme team has discussed the issue and consulted higher authorities over Khushboo’s problem. After getting nod, it decided to facilitate Khushboo and she has been provided assistive devices to improve her ADLs. Also she got some basic orientation and has been appointed as a CBR Worker with the programme. Besides this, her mother is linked with the Programme’s Income Generation Activities and now she runs an Egg Shop near her place. Khushboo has availed small seed money to initiate this endeavor.

Khushboo works hard. In daytime, she performs her duty as a CBR worker and at evening she joins her mother at the egg shop. She assists to deal with the customers and contributes a lot to raise her family income.

A physically challenged but mentally strong girl shoulders a duel responsibility well!