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    Hopes Rooted in Community Support

    Across Kandhamal, families facing deep poverty find a crucial lifeline in government assistance and community groups, striving to build better lives.

    Hopes Rooted in Community Support
    In villages like Rangaguda and Barade Gudi, families grapple with profound poverty. Women like Lalita Raita, Santi Majhi, and Pranita Pradhan, members of Self-Help Groups, share how government assistance has been a vital support. For many, these funds, whether 20,000 or 50,000 rupees, represent a chance to provide for their loved ones and move forward. Binati Potara and Sabita Patra express their deep desire for support to overcome their families' struggles. Adit Kumar Ondho, a mason, dreams of purchasing enough materials to continue his work and secure his family's livelihood. Sameer Padra, a farmer, also found help to sustain his family through assistance. Even in the face of extreme vulnerability, like Damodar Pradhan, who is blind, the promise of government programs offers a beacon of hope. This support allows individuals to consider poultry farming, educate children, and strengthen their ability to care for their households, demonstrating how a helping hand can empower communities to build a more stable future.
    Poverty alleviationGovernment aidFamily supportCommunity groupsLivelihoodsResilience

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    My name is Lalita Raita. Village Rangaguda, Panchayat Brahmanigaon, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman, my family is a very poor class family. The government provided me with 50,000 assistance. I...

    — SUBASH SABHASUNDAR

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    My name is Binati Potara. I am a member of the SHG group. Since my family is very poor, I am unable to provide for them. If I receive 20,000 rupees from the government, then I will be able to support my family.

    — Susila Behera

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    My name is Rajya Nirohita. My village is Rangaguda, Panchayat Brahmaniga, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG member. My family is poor. The government's Pradhan Mantri Yojana will help poor women.

    — Usharani Dandasena

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    My name is Kumud Podra. Village Khariuda, Panchayat Chakia, Block Jaribadi, District Kandhamal. I am a youth. Government of India.

    — SUBASH SABHASUNDAR

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    My name is Adit Kumar Ondho. I am a mason. My masonry work helps support my family's livelihood. Since I haven't been able to buy enough masonry materials, I can't do the masonry work properly. If the government had provided me 50,000 assistance, then by buying more masonry materials, I would have been able to support my family's livelihood through masonry work.

    — SUBASH SABHASUNDAR

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    My name is Santi Majhi. I am an SHG (Self-Help Group) woman. My village is Barade Gudi. Gram Panchayat Jhinjiriguda, Block Daringbadi. I am an SHG woman. The government gave me 20,000 rupees to support my family.

    — Tanita

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    My name is Sameer Padra. My village is Gudamundi, Gram Panchayat Katingia, District Kandhamal, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am a farmer. The government gave me ₹50,000 assistance, which would help in supporting my family.

    — Susila Behera

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    My name is Sabita Patra. My village is Ramgudi, Panchayat Katingia, block Daringbadi, district Kandhamal. I am a very poor woman. My family belongs to a very poor class, being a Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe woman. If the government had given me 70,000 rupees, I...

    — SUBASH SABHASUNDAR

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    My name is Damodar Pradhan, village Kantapada, Gram Panchayat Gajungi, block Daringbadi. I am a blind person, I cannot see at all.

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    My uncle also, in a helpless state, in the village Barapanna Panchayat, Jhinjiriguda block, Daringbadi, received 20,000 rupees from the government. I would have done poultry farming and educated the children.

    — Tanita

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    My name is Blessy. I have joined my SHG. My village is Khariguda, Gram Panchayat Katinga, block Daringbadi, district Kandhamal. My family in my SHG is a very poor-class family. I have received fifty thousand rupees from the government.

    — SUBASH SABHASUNDAR

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    My name is Pranita Pradhan. Village Mandipanka, Panchayat Brahmanigaon, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. My family is from a very poor class. The government has provided me 40,000 assistance...

    — SUBASH SABHASUNDAR

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    My name is Sabita Padra. My village is Swaramgudi, Panchayat Katia, Block Daringbadi, District Kandhamal. I am an SHG woman. My family is a very poor class family. If the government provides me 60,000 rupees in assistance, I will...

    — SUBASH SABHASUNDAR

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    My name is Anita. Village Biranagar, Gram Panchayat Kumbarigaon Block, Upazila Kantabanji. I am an ordinary woman. My family is a very poor family. If the government had provided 20 thousand rupees in assistance, then I would have been greatly benefited and could have been more effective in supporting my family.

    — SUBASH SABHASUNDAR

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    My name is Minati Majhi. I am an SSG (Self-Help Group) woman. My family is a very poor class family. The government provided me with 50,000 (rupees) in assistance. More.

    — SUBASH SABHASUNDAR

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